Quimperlé Terre Océane Touristic guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Tourist Office .................................................................................. P 2-3 Map of the Country of Quimperlé ....................... P 4 DISCOVERY Welcome to the Country of Quimperlé .......... P 6 • Quimperlé ........................................................................... P 8 • Clohars-Carnoët .......................................................... P 10 • Moëlan-sur-Mer .......................................................... P 12 • Riec-sur-Bélon ................................................................ P 14 • Scaër .......................................................................................... P 16 • Bannalec, Saint-Thurien .......................................... P 18 • Mellac, Baye, Le Trévoux ................................... P 20 • Tréméven, Rédéné, Arzano ............................. P 22 • Locunolé, Guilligomarc’h, Querrien ............. P 24 A Quimperlé Terre Océane publication 20 place de l’église - 29350 Moëlan-sur-Mer Tél : 02 98 39 67 28 E-mail : [email protected] Publisher: Madeleine Kergoat Graphic design: www.nuancesgraphiques.bzhs Printing: Iris Imprim Quimperlé Communauté has contributed to the publication of this magazine. Photos : Yannick Derennes, www.betermin.com, F. Le Mouillour, ESB Kloar, Dominique Vérité, Véronique Brod, Mairie de Clohars-Carnoët - Service communication, Maud Le Houerou, Photodune, Vedettes Aven-Bélon, i-Stock, TBK, Flyhd/fbetermin, Marianne Lemarre - Service Communication-Ville de Quimperlé, LubosHouska, neshom, Ben-Kerckx, Emmanuel Berthier, petrovhey, alamoureux, DarkoStojanovic. 1 OUR OFFICES HIGH SEASON MID SEASON LOW SEASON CLOHARS-CARNOËT’S • Open Monday to • Open Monday to • Open from Tuesday TOURIST OFFICE Saturday 9.30 to Saturday 9.30 to to Friday 10.00 to Place de l’Océan 18.30 12.30 and 14.00 to 12.30 and 14.00 29360 Clohars-Carnoët • Open Sundays 17.30 to 17.30 10.30 to 12.30 • Open on Saturdays from 10.00 to 12.30 • Closed on Mondays MOËLAN-SUR-MER’S • Open Monday to OFFICE Saturday 9.30 20 place de l’église to 12.30 and from Open from Monday to Saturday 9.30 to 29350 Moëlan-sur-Mer 13.30 to 18.30 12.30 and 14.00 to 17.30 • Open Sundays 10.30 to 12.30 QUIMPERLÉ’S OFFICE • Open Monday to 3 place Ch. de Gaulle Saturday 9.30 to • Open Monday to Saturday 9.30 to 12.30 29300 Quimperlé 18.30 and 14.00 to 18.00 • Open Sundays 10.30 to 12.30 RIEC-SUR-BÉLON’S • Open Monday to • Open Monday to • Open from Tuesday OFFICE Saturday 9.30 Friday 9.30 to to Friday 10.00 to Place du Docteur Yves to 12.30 and from 12.30 and 14.00 to 12.30 and 14.00 to Loudoux 13.30 to 18.30 17.30 17.30 29340 Riec-sur-Bélon • Open Sundays • Open on Saturdays • Open on Saturdays 10.30 to 12.30 from 9.30 to 12.30 from 10.00 to 12.30 PRACTICAL GUIDES 20 place de l’église 29350 Moëlan-sur-Mer • Closed on Monday +33 (0)2 98 39 67 28 SCAËR’S OFFICE • Open Monday to • Open Tuesday to • Open from Tuesday Place de la Libération Saturday 9.30 Friday 9.30 to to Friday 10.00 to [email protected] 29390 Scaër to 12.30 and from 12.30 and 14.00 to 12.30 and 14.00 www.quimperle-terreoceane.com 14.00 to 17.30 17.30 to 17.30 #quimperleterreoceane • Open on Saturdays • Open on Saturdays Office de Tourisme Quimperlé Terre Océane 9.30 to 12.30. from 9.30 to 12.30. • Closed on Mondays • Closed on Mondays and Wednesday and Wednesday mornings mornings. BANNALEC’S OFFICE • Open during the • Open during the 1 place de la Libération summer holidays Easter holidays HIKING GUIDES TOURISTIC MAPS 29380 Bannalec LES ROCHES DU • Open during the DIABLE’S OFFICE summer holidays 29300 Guilligomarc’h Love, Comment, Share! 2 www.quimperle-terreoceane.com Find all our news on our website #quimperleterreoceane 3 and our social networks! 4 Saint-Brieuc N12 Brest N165 N164 Rennes N24 Quimper Pays de Quimperlé N24 Lorient N166 N137 N165 Vannes N165 Nantes The Country of Quimperlé, is ideally located to discover South Brittany 5 The Devil’s Rocks Quimperlé WELCOME TO THE COUNTRY OF QUIMPERLÉ WHAT BETTER THAN THE COUNTRY OF QUIMPERLÉ TO TRY BRITTANY’S DELIGHTS WHERE LAND AND SEA INTERTWINE ALONG THOSE MAJESTIC RIVERS CALLED THE RIAS? EVERYTHING AWAITS YOU FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE FAMILY HOLIDAY... CHOOSE WHAT SUITS YOU BEST: DISCOVERING AN EXCEPTIONAL HERITAGE AS YOU GO ALONG, LAZYING ON THE BEACH, ENJOYING NAUTICAL ACTIVITIES, HIKING TO FEEL CLOSE TO NATURE. 6 7 Quimperlé The Archers House The Ursulines Chapel The Archers House which dates from the middle of the 16th century is located in The touristic map of Quimperlé is available from all our Tourist Offices. Dom Morice paved street and hosts exhibitions for the town of Quimperlé. Next to the Archers House is an old shop PRACTICAL with a stall made of stone and likely to be Quimperlé’s oldest house. Information desk Quimperlé Church of Notre-Dame de 3, place Charles de Gaulle l’Assomption (Our Lady of 29300 Quimperlé This Jesuit come baroque style chapel 02 98 39 67 28 the Assumption) which was part of a convent dating 17th [email protected] century possesses a magnificent roof gilded with gold leaves. The Chapel hosts MARKETS exhibitions for the town of Quimperlé. All year round: Do not miss the panoramic view of Tucked away at the confluence of the three rivers Ellé, Isole and Laïta, The Présidial Quimperlé accessible via the Bel Air park. • Friday mornings - DISCOVERY Quimperlé is best discovered from bottom to top so start your visit from on Saint-Michel square the lower town and make your way up to the upper town via cobbled • Sunday mornings - alleyways, stairs, bridges and footbridges. Dive into its historical past and The state forest of Carnoët on Hervo square find out how the town grew around its Abbey. Classified as Historical Monument, it GOOD TO KNOW Church-Abbey of Saint-Croix is perched on the hill of Saint-Michel DISCOVERY and thereby dominates the whole of Quimperlé’s Tourist Office (Saint-Cross) A model of industrial architecture, Quimperlé. This gothic Church was built organises guided visits of th th Quimperlé’s indoor market was built in two stages, 13 and 15 centuries. Quimperlé during the months In 1373 part of the Church was ruined in 1887 in the heart of Quimperlé’s Listed on the Historical Monuments of July and August. by Du Guesclin. The Church houses the historical centre by the Moreau brothers, Inventory, the Présidial is an ancient • The Bell Tower: every oldest dated sculpted beams in Brittany Parisian builders. An exact replica of judicial tribunal dated 1683 with its Wednesday at 11.00 (1430) and a rich statuary. this building was built in 2002 in the carved oak stairway still standing. It • The Town: every Thursday at same location. Fishermen, butchers and is used today for exhibition purposes, This forest also called "Toulfoën Forest", 15.00 greengrocers use the premises today. artistic creations and cultural outreach. The Frémeur Hospital is an old first ducal then royal forest and • For more information call and Saint-Eutrope Chapel its hundred year old trees and ruins have +33.2.98.96.04.32 th The Flowery Bridge Yann Kersalé’s Blue Trail made it a timeless site. This haven of Built in the 11 century and listed •The town is located at a crossroad Historical Monument, the Church-Abbey of peace is ideal for hiking or the practice of sport in general. A dedicated area to of two Santiago of Compostella Saint-Cross is a remarkable monument routes and is also crossed by the with a cruciform and circular shape. The discover the site through Orienteering Tro Breizh trail and the Long choir of monks, jewel of the Romanesque is accessible to all (from beginners to art and the crypt, one of the most beautiful advanced). Hiking Trail GR 34 whose topo- in Brittany have remained undamaged. graphic guide is available at the reception desk. The indoor market •Orienteering sport area of Toulfoën Classified as Historical Monument this EXTRAs Forest: ask the Tourist Office for Previously called "Pen-Pont-Ellé", this This artistic trail on the banks of the river exceptional Breton monument is the • Lothéa’s Chapel (visits available in the 12 orienteering circuit trails bridge straddles the river Ellé which stands Laïta was created by the visual artist Yan last medieval hospital of the West. A the summer, concerts, pardon) (beginners to advanced). as the traditional boarder with Vannes Kersalé in order to emphasise the local farmhouse and a chapel dating from • Down the river Laïta in canoe-kayak th Trails: diocese. It used to give access to one of heritage and add a contemporary vigour the 14 century make up this building. • Private Hotels of the Brémond d’Ars • Glenmor: 10 km long the three gates of the fortified town. to the historical centre of town. This is part The name "Frémeur" originates from street Dating from the medieval era, it has kept of a project to globally re-design the town. the Breton word "froutmeur" which • Krebs: 10 km long its donkey’s back-like shape, its powerful means big stream. Only the outside can • Heritage interpretation trail 108 spurs and two of its six gothic arches. be visited. (20 signs) 119 Abbey site of Saint Maurice Chapel of Notre-Dame de Clohars-Carnoët la Paix (Our Lady of the Peace) This enchanting former Abbey and its romantic ruins located in the heart The touristic map of Clohars-Carnoët is available from all our Tourist Offices. of Carnoët’s forest tell the 600 year old story of the Cistercian monks. The Chapel of Our Lady of the Peace The house, the chapter room and was built back in the 15th century. the Orangery will help you penetrate The chancel’s arcades date from the th PRACTICAL the secrets of this exceptional site.