Streets squares and districts to visit Quimper

City of Art and History, Quimper is also a green city where there are many natural spaces. It is around these gardens that the tourist office has set up a new discovery circuit called My city is a garden. The circuit starts in the retreat Garden and Garden of Peace. Here you will find trees and plants from all over the world! You will then follow the course from the Odet to the Theatre Garden, before leaving the centre to go to the Priory Garden. Other green spaces, such as the woods of Mount Frugy (where you can admire an overview on Quimper), the wild spaces of the St. Lawrence River and the park of Creac'h Gwen surround the city, but it will take a good day to explore them.

Tariff: the brochure is visible free of charge on the Office's website; the paper version is available free of charge at the tourist office.

Duration: 2 h; However, time passes quickly if you want to visit the parks in depth, so plan to segment the walk so that you don't have to hurry.

Difficulty: .

City of legends, Quimper sheltered many illustrious characters: kings, princesses, browsers, robbers, scientists… These are all stories that still speak of walls and monuments, which take life to the stories of these adventures. This is what the tour My City is proposing is a legend. From St. Corentin Cathedral, the legend of King Graldon, founder of the city, will be told. The saints will then be presented before passing through the beautiful quimperk residences to reach Max Jacob's birthplace. Finally, you will discover the places of penance and their secrets, finally a discovery of the legends of the Odet.

Tariff: the circuit and comments are available free of charge on the Internet, or in paper form at the Tourist Office.

Duration: 2 h.

Difficulty: easy.