Local history and culture Brittany

In 1675 the Forges settled in the heart of the forest of Paimpont-Brocéliande. They benefit from a good iron ore and a hydraulic network put in place by the monks from the Middle Ages. In the eighteenth century, Diderot and D 'Alembert hold the refinery to illustrate the Encyclopedia. Production is then 500 tons of Iron and 360 tons of iron. The Forges provide orders related to the war of independence of the United States of America. In the nineteenth century, under Louis XVIII, forges modernized. After their peak in 1850, the blast furnaces stopped in 1866, resumed the activity in the war of 1870 and stopped again in 1880. In the twentieth century, forges buy on the external market of iron and iron at low prices to produce agricultural tools, boilers and other equipment to equip the region. The latter activity stopped in 1954. Since 2001, forges are listed on the Supplementary List of Historic Monuments. A restoration program is undertaken with the assistance of the State, the Regional Council of Brittany, the General Council of Ille-et-Vilaine and the owner.

Mika is at the head of this establishment. It offers you to discover the Maritime maritime facade: at its side, you will be able to attend the sale of fish at the auction station, to walk over the fishing port and the shipyards, and crapahuter on the ramparts in the sound of historical anecdotes. Officially authorized by the port authorities, he can mount on the boats and allow you to be «directly with the workers of the seas». Note: Mika will introduce you to its artisan partners (brasserie, canning), which may offer you a tasting of their products!

The telegraph line of Saint-Marcan was decided in 1797 to help the invasion of Britain projected by the Executive Board, and today constitutes a real historic heritage. Located in the village of the Mass, the station was rehabilitated to operate and issue signals as at the time. You can visit the station, see the arms of the telegraph and see an exhibition about the history of telegraphy.

Today, Bréhat was also a coveted site, as evidenced by the vestiges of its past: Gallo-Roman remains, ruins of the monastery of Saint-Budoc, the Cordeliers and Récollets, the church Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Nouvelle (fifteenth) and the remains of the old citadel built from 1860 to 1862 in the pine forest of Goarevas, a truly enchanting site. We also discover, but at low tide, the remnants of the old fisheries used by the monks to support the community's needs.

At the foot of the Celebrated lighthouse, a small, exceptional site that gives the image of a port as it stood at the beginning of the th century… The Saint-Pierre rescue station, created in 1901 and restored, houses the only rescue canoe to sail in a state of sail from all over France! He is in wood, recovery, over 10 metres and includes copper air crates and 10 oars. As a historic monument, on 6 November 1992, Father Poydenot, a name given in honour of his donor's husband Mrs Poydenot, nevertheless holds a navigation title, allowing him to participate in local maritime festivals. It was functional until 1913.