PUSH THE DOORS OF THE PAYS des rives d'armorique...
Located between the harbour of Brest and the Mounts Arrée, at the junction between the provinces of Leon and Cornouaille, the pays des Rives d'Armorique abounds in treasures that you can discover all year long. Let yourself be tempted...
An exceptional heritage.
The characteristic features of Brittany
In every places of the pays touristique des Rives d'Armorique, you can find treasures of the religious and civilian heritage. These treasures were born thanks to the prosperity of the 16th and 18th centuries.
Follow the steps of our ancestors and discover the castles (Roc'h Morvan at La Roche Maurice, Joyeuse Garde at La Forest-Landerneau), manors and other bourgeois mansions.
 
Enter a sacred world, parish enclosures, churches, (L'Hôpital-Camfrout.), chapels (Saint-Sebastien at Saint-Ségal, Trévarn at Saint-Urbain.), fountains (Saint-Jean-Baptiste at Trémaouézan, Saint-Antoine at Ploudiry, Saint-Nonne and Saint-Divy at Dirinon, Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Jean at Logonna-Daoulas.), calvaries (Coatnant at Irvillac.) and crosses (The twelve Apostles cross Logonna-Daoulas).
And last but not least. ovens (Forsquilly at Saint-Eloy...), the « kanndis » (where linen was washed and bleached; Ile Kerafranc at Plouedern...), mills.
 
Linen, the blue treasure
Discover the heritage of the pays des Rives d'Armorique under a new light with linen trade. From the 13th century to the 19th century, the economy of the region was focused on linen trade, and more precisely on linen cloth which was wove in the countryside and brought to Landerneau. This prosperity enabled the construction of a large number of religious buildings, such as parish enclosures, shipowners' private mansions, notably in Landerneau. This activity was a true link between the city and the countryside. Nowadays, there are still traces of this activity: the "kanndis" (wash-houses) are dispersed in the countryside.
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