Things to see and do Côtes-D'Armor

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It is at the very heart of the Guingamp tourist office that you can visit this original museum created 12 years ago. As a result, it attracts a lot of tourists among tourists who generally find it somewhat unexpected. Boules of all kinds in boxes, unbreakable, wooden gaiac imported from Santo Domingo, spike by hand to play on the snow or ice, synthetic or plastic, loud balls, morlaisiennes, lyon, English or Moroccan boules, and other objects have been collected. The museum is therefore not limited to the Breton Ball which is part of the local heritage. However, the exhibition also highlights the names of large local players. The balls add many memories of the city's inhabitants. But what is the difference between the Breton ball and the bowls? This is the recurring question of visitors to the museum. Visit it and you will undoubtedly have the answer.

This beautiful park, designed by Barrel-Deschamps in the th century, allows you to walk among beautiful botanical species: ifs, redwood, trees and centuries-old plane. Walking through the aisles, you will discover various sculptures, one of Paul Le Goff inspired by Rodin work. At the entrance to the park, welcome a beautiful initiative, a book cupboard allows all the onlookers to use to enjoy the pleasure of reading within the park. Children are not left with the brand new playground created for them.

It is accessed through the north chapel, where you will be welcomed by the statue of the Black Madonna, celebrated on the first Saturday of July with a nightly torchlight procession. Note the labyrinth on the floor, a unique motif in Brittany, dating from 1854. The basilica mixes three architectural styles: the whole is Gothic, with some elements preserved from the first Romanesque construction, such as the arches of the transept, and a Renaissance part in the south-west, which came to overcome a collapse.

In 1887 in neo-Gothic style, it replaces the old college. It houses the statue of Notre-Dame-de-Deliverance, which is known to offer protection to women who want a child. It has an exceptional relic: one piece of one of the belts of the Virgin, as well as the relics of Saint Thurian. On the second Sunday in May, one can follow the forgiveness of Notre-Dame-de-Deliverance. Also the starting point of a procession to the torchlight organised on Friday Saint in memory of the passage of Saint Vincent Ferrier in 1418.

The parish church was built at the end of the 19th century, between 1879 and 1884, thanks to a precious competition organised by locals and tourists. The religious building could not be constructed without aid from the State. The parish of Saint Quay-Portrieux is very old even if it has no detailed history about its origin. What is certain is that there was a parish in this place before the 12th century because it was given to the monastery of Léhon near Dinan, by Juthaël who was the Archbishop de Dol between 1039 and 1076.

The beating heart of Paimpol, this pretty cobbled square, which hosts a lively market every Tuesday, is lined with traditional two-storey granite and freestone houses. Stop in front of the one located at number 2 to admire its Renaissance décor, with its two carved jamb doors on the facade, its window which has retained its full surround with cornice, supporting stone and triangular pediment, and its niche in which a statue of Saint-Louis is installed. Dating from 1581, it is one of the oldest houses in the city. At the corner of Rue de l'Eglise, the beautiful building with a corner turret was once a hotel, where Pierre Loti, the author of Pêcheur d'Islande, stayed. In the novel, the heroine Gaud Mével lives there. From the Place du Martray there are several pretty little streets, such as the Place de l'Eglise, one of the oldest, or the Place des Huit-Patriotes, one of the most beautiful in the historic centre. Its name refers to the eight maquisards who fell on 16 August 1944. This narrow pedestrian alley, very lively with its many restaurants, bars and shops, reveals superb facades, some decorated with statues. Among the most remarkable: the half-timbered house at number 6, which has housed the Jézéquel family hardware store since 1886. This 1570 building has columns and beams, as well as statues at each corner, a sort of caryatids with a strange posture, bent knees and hands resting on their thighs.

Since 1984, this gallery hosts permanent exhibits of visual art and photography. Taking advantage of its partnership with the ministry of Culture, departmental and regional assemblies as well as the town of Lannion. Since its creation, it exhibits art works by famous contemporary artists, as well as emerging, and confidential artists. But its role is not limited this first activity, for it also offers educational activities in relation to the activity of the house. Every summer, from June to September, L'Imagerie organizes the Estivales Photographiques around poetic themes like "De la même étoffe que nos songes ..." in 2013, or "Le monde vu de leur chambre" in 2011. Let's note that Estivales are also present in the neighboring towns of Tréguier and Pleumeur Bodou.

Villa Rohannec 'h, an Italian-inspired house built at the beginning of the twentieth century by the visomte Le Gualès de Mézaubran, a briochin shipowner, is built around a park of 7 hectares. It connects the city center of Saint-Brieuc to the port of Legué. Since 1946, the Department has become an agricultural educational institution and, in the 1990 s, hosts refugees from the Bosnian War. Today, Villa welcomes artists' residences and seldom opens to the public. The park remains a pleasant promenade, especially for its panorama on the bay and Cesson Tower, in the back of the villa. Fans of calm will appreciate less the permanent RN 12 RN.

Borrowed by customs officers in the nineteenth century to watch French coasts, the Customs Trail now offers 2,000 kilometers to hikers. It will take days off to make this GR in its entirety! Pending accumulation, you can start with an easy section: the Paimpol Trail in Plouha. This 13-kilometer walk brings you to the majestic cliffs of Plouézec. Overlooking the Ocean, this wild coast is suitable for picnics in love with sunrise or sunset. The circuit has other points of interest, such as the mill of Craca and the Beauport Sea Abbey, which have crossed the times with their shine.

Tariff: free.

Duration: 2 h.

Difficulty: easy.

This old house is one of the only ones in the city to have three sides of wood panelling. It dates from the 15th century and is located in the oldest street in the city, the Rue du Jerzual. The Governor's house is a beautiful mansion in which merchants and craftsmen lived upstairs, above their stores. Classified as a historical monument, this house was used as a warehouse and a place of sale with shops on the first floor. The Governor's house is to be discovered in summer along with temporary exhibitions of quality.

Built in the th century, in the Gothic style, on the edge of the old route of communication Merdrignac-Moncontour, Saint Lambert Chapel welcomes a large number of pilgrims on the day of their forgiveness, the penultimate Sunday in July. Known as Chandelles festival, until the end of the th century, because of the many candles lit for the occasion. Saint-Lambert is generally relied on by his charities on the protection of livestock. In Saint-Vran it would appear that the water of the chapel fountain would have the particularity of treating sows and piglets. It would help to give the necessary milk to progenies and prémunirait against all hazardous diseases.

The tourist information office of Pléneuf-Val-André is a branch of the tourist office Cap d'Erquy Val-André, holder of the Quality Tourism label, which guarantees you an optimal quality of service as well as a competent and available staff to inform you... without forgetting a very complete offer of services. In addition to the reception and information, you will find at the store a wi-fi access, a maritime ticket office, the sale of excursions for individuals or groups, as well as guided tours on reservation. The vintage posters of the resort are very nice to bring back as a souvenir of your vacation.

A huge program for the summer of 2018! The three guides - Aurélien, Marion and Jérôme - are waiting for you to discover the natural heritage of the two capes. A multitude of nature outings with different themes are proposed. Manufacture of wooden games using materials harvested from nature, discovery of life at low tide, seaweed, stroll in the Bay of Fresnaye, introduction to geology, trip to the heart of an underwater volcano, discovery of an active coastal quarry... The union also offers sea kayaking trips (along Cap d'Erquy, in front of Fort La Late or near Islet du Verdelet) and the intervention of specialists in sea rescue or on Cape Frehel during the Second World War. A whole program!