2020 FROM THE COAST… TO THE PARISH CLOSES THE PARISH TO THE COAST… FROM WWW.ROSCOFF-TOURISME.COM CLÉDER / ÎLE DE BATZ / PAYS DE LANDIVISIAU / PLOUESCAT / ROSCOFF / SAINT-POL-DE-LÉON DISCOVERY GUIDE N Distances T� G�ea� - Morlaix - Saint-Pol-de-Léon : 22 km (24 min) B�it��� , - Saint-Pol-de-Léon - Roscoff : 5 km (10 min) I��l�n�, - Roscoff - Cléder : 14 km (20 min) Sp��� WE WELCOME YOU - Cléder - Plouescat : 6 km (8 min) Île de Batz W E - Plouescat - Landivisiau : 20 km (21 min) - Landivisiau - Morlaix : 21 km (23 min) 15 min. ALL YEAR ROUND S 45 min. Roscoff CLÉDER PLOUESCAT 5 km Île de Sieck > Maison des Services au Public et du Tourisme > 5 rue des Halles • 29430 Plouescat Santec 1 rue de Plouescat • 29233 Cléder 00 33 (0)2 98 69 62 18 00 33 (0)2 98 69 43 01 / [email protected] [email protected] Santec State Château October to May Monday to Saturday: Forest Saint-Pol-de-Léon du Taureau Monday to Friday: 9.30am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm - 5.30pm 9.15am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm - 5pm (close on Sunday) (Friday until 4.30pm) July and August June and September 9am - 6.45pm (Closes at 2pm on Sunday and bank holidays) Monday to Friday: 9.30am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm - 5.30pm Plougoulm Carantec (and Saturday in September) Baie D58 Sibiril July and August ROSCOFF du Kernic Cléder D10 Everyday: 9am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm - 6pm > Quai d’Auxerre • 29680 Roscoff Plouescat D788 Sunday and bank holidays: 10.30am - 12.30pm 00 33 (0)2 98 61 12 13 Keremma [email protected] Dunes Monday to Saturday: 9.30am - 12pm & 2pm - 5.30pm Tréflaouénan Plouénan Henvic ÎLE DE BATZ October to March: opens at 10am and closes at 5pm D30 > Le Débarcadère • 29253 Île de Batz July and August Tréflez 00 33 (0)2 98 61 75 70 / [email protected] Monday to Saturday: 9.30am - 6.30pm Trézilidé October to March (Sunday and bank holidays: 10am - 4pm) Plounévez-Lochrist Mespaul Taulé Plouider D69 Monday: 9.15am - 12pm & 1.45pm - 4.30pm Berven Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9.15am - 12pm & 1.45pm - 4.45pm Penzé SAINT-POL-DE-LÉON Plouzévédé Wednesday: 9.15am - 12pm Lannuzouarn April, May, June and September > Place de l’Évêché • 29250 Saint-Pol-de-Léon Saint-Vougay Forest Morlaix Plouvorn Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9.15am - 12pm & 1.45pm - 4.45pm 00 33 (0)2 98 69 05 69 Lanhouarneau D35 D19 Wednesday: 9.15am - 12pm [email protected] Saturday: 9.15am - 12pm & 1.45pm - 4.30pm Monday to Saturday: 9.30am - 12pm & 2pm - 5.30pm Lesneven Bank holidays from May to September: 9.15am - 12.30pm October to March: close on Sunday and Saturday July and August: Monday to Saturday 9.15am - 1.30pm July and August Plougar D31 & 2.30pm - 5.15pm Monday to Saturday: 9.30am - 6pm Plougourvest (Sunday and bank holidays 10am - 12.30pm) Guiclan PAYS DE LANDIVISIAU Saint-Derrien > 53 rue du Calvaire • 29400 Guimiliau Bodilis 00 33 (0)2 98 68 33 33 EASY-TO-READ INFORMATION [email protected] N12 The Easy-to-Read Visitor Guide has been designed D32 Mid-September to end of May for people with learning and/or communication Monday to Friday: 9.30am - 12pm & 1.30pm - 5pm Plounéventer Saint-Servais Saint-Thégonnec disabilities, deaf people, the elderly and children. Sunday and bank holidays: 2pm - 5.30pm This version of the Visitor Guide provides more Landivisiau Close on Saturday accessible information by using short, simple sentences June to mid-September Guimiliau accompanied by pictures. It is available for free in our Tourist Monday to Saturday: 9.30am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm - 6pm Information Centres. Sunday and bank holidays: 2pm - 6pm Lampaul-Guimiliau Loc-Éguiner D11 Brest - Guipavas Loc-Éguiner Airport La-Roche-Maurice Saint-Thégonnec p. 2 p. 40 La Martyre Locmélar MAP / GARDENS / D30 Plounéour- Landerneau Saint-Sauveur Ménez MEGALITHS / p. 12 THE SEA / p. 42 PARISH CLOSES / p. 14 FERRY CROSSINGS AND CRUISES / p. 50 Commana D764 STONE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE / p. 18 ÎLE DE BATZ / p. 52 Sizun Drennec lake CASTLES AND MANORS / p. 24 THALASSOTHERAPY & SPAS / p. 56 N165 Parish Close BEACHES / p. 26 ENTERTAINMENT & ACTIVITIES / p. 58 Parish Closes Trail NATURAL AREAS / p. 30 TRADITIONAL FOOD & DRINK / p. 66 Regional train (TER) Saint-Cadou and high-speed train (TGV) routes WALKS AND HIKES / p. 34 IN THE SURROUNDING AREA… / p. 74 Bus routes : L25, L29, L80 2 / WWW.ROSCOFF-TOURISME.COM Saint-Rivoal DISCOVERY GUIDE 2020 / 3 THE WILD COAST - PLOUESCAT PARISH CLOSE - SIZUN CHARACTER AUTHENTICITY WELCOME HERE, THE WEATHER DECIDES! HESITATING A PLACE FULL BETWEEN AN AFTERNOON AT THE BEACH OR A SCENIC BIKE RIDE? FEEL LIKE ESCAPING TO AN ISLAND OR DISCOVERING THE LUSH OF CHARACTER COUNTRYSIDE? WANT TO VISIT A CASTLE OR HIT THE ROAD FOR A SHOPPING TRIP? WHAT FOR CHARACTERFUL ABOUT AN EVENING SAMPLING DELICIOUS CREPES OR GOING TO A CONCERT? BATHING SUIT OR BIG JUMPER? IT IS ALL UP TO YOU, AND DRENNEC LAKE - COMMANA PEOPLE! YES, THERE IS NO WAY YOU WILL GET BORED! 4 / WWW.ROSCOFF-TOURISME.COM DISCOVERY GUIDE 2020 / 5 PICTURESQUE ELEGANT CITY ARTICHOKES PAYS DE SAINT-POL-DE-LÉON PARISH CLOSE LANDIVISIAU BERVEN LEGENDS MAJESTIC BEWILDERING THE CATHEDRAL WALKING THE LÉON TRAVEL TIPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS History Secrets Discovery THE LÉON REGION IS SO MUCH MORE THAN MANORS (P. 18-25). GAIN ALTITUDE IN THE Learn about the rich Ask for our free children Want to visit the History of our region adventure booklets to Parish Closes with an THE SEA AND THE STUNNING CÔTE DES RELIGIOUS LAND OF THE MONTS D’ARRÉES, in our free heritage learn about some of the informed eye? Make SABLES, IT IS ALSO A REGION WITH A RICH WITH ITS CHAPELS AND PARISH CLOSES trail leaflets. best kept secrets hidden a stop at the Heritage in the old stones of our and Architecture ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE LINKED TO THE (P. 14-17), A LAND OF MYTH AND LEGEND, region! In french only. Interpretation Centre MERCHANTS’ PAST ENDEAVORS. COME AND WITH LAKES AND RIVERS, SWAMPS AND in Guimiliau, free admission (p. 15)! ADMIRE THE ARCHITECTURE OF SHIP-OWNERS BOGS AND MEGALITHS. HOUSES, THE CATHEDRAL, OUR CASTLES AND 6 / WWW.ROSCOFF-TOURISME.COM DISCOVERY GUIDE 2020 / 7 CLÉDER GRANITE HISTORICAL PORSGUEN PORT PLOUESCAT ICONIC ENLIGHTENING ENLIGHTENING PLOUESCAT ENERGETIC FASCINATING ON FOOT OR BY BIKE? TRAVEL TIPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Mystery Family Feel like riding your bike? ON FOOT OR BY BIKE, “LA CÔTE DES SABLES” SUNSHINE. EVER FANCIED TRYING YOUR HAND Ask for the free heritage Grab a picnic and go trail booklets of Cléder treasure hunting in the Plouescat Tourist (“THE SAND COAST”), STRETCHING FROM AT SEA FISHING? NOW IS YOUR CHANCE! and Plouescat to unfold morning to see out the Information Centre SANTEC TO KEREMMA, OFFERS YOU FEELING CURIOUS ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURAL the mysteries mysterious Roc’h Gozh recommends a lovely of The Côte stone! 17 km cycling loop KILOMETERS OF HIKING TRAILS (GR34) AND NATURAL GEMS HIDDEN IN THE des Sables! along the coast, the city AND CYCLING ROUTES (“LA VÉLOMARITIME LANDSCAPE? EXPLORE PLOUESCAT COVERED and the countryside! Ask for the map! BRETONNE”). TAKE TIME ALONG THE WAY MARKET, GUILLEC VIADUCT, THE COASTGUARD TO DRINK IN THE VIEWS, ENJOY A DRINK ON COTTAGES OF CLÉDER, THE STANDING STONES THE BEACH AND BASK IN THE LAST RAYS OF OF PLOUESCAT, KEREMMA DUNES… 8 / WWW.ROSCOFF-TOURISME.COM DISCOVERY GUIDE 2020 / 9 HISTORICAL COSMOPOLITAN INNOVATION ROSCOFF ÎLE DE BATZ PORZ KERNOC LEGENDARY FRIENDLY GARDENS BOTANICAL LET’S TAKE AN ENERGETIC TRAVEL TIPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS An easy trip Available in our Tourist Information Centres It takes only 15 minutes > Hiking trails. AND AWESOME BREAK! to reach the Île de Batz > Tide tables, to follow the rise and fall of the sea. from Roscoff, and > Activities, walks and visits in the there is no need area, updated each month. HEAD OVER TO L’ÎLE DE BATZ OR WANDER OF THE REGION, WALK PERHARIDY HEADLAND to book your > The Gourmet Guide to IN THE STREETS OF ROSCOFF, MANY OF AND ADMIRE BREATHTAKING VIEWS OF crossing! choose your restaurant, book your table WHICH RETAIN A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER TURQUOISE SEAS! AND WHY NOT END YOUR or a seafood platter! OF ANCIENT SHIPOWNERS HOUSES. UNFORGETTABLE DAY WITH A SEAFOOD Our friendly team is here to help! TRY SAND YACHTING ON THE VAST BEACHES PLATTER? 10 / WWW.ROSCOFF-TOURISME.COM DISCOVERY GUIDE 2020 / 11 THE MEGALITHS CAM LOUIS MENHIR - PLOUESCAT GUINIRVIT PASSAGE GRAVE - PLOUESCAT KOUGN AN DRE MENHIR - PLOUESCAT MOUGAU PASSAGE GRAVE - COMMANA MEGALITHS AND Address: Créac’h ar Vrenn (towards Saint-Pol-de-Léon) Location: Northern side of the Monts d’Arrée, Mougau Bihan This 3,70-meter-high menhir was registered Historic Monument in Registered in 1909, this passage grave, situated close to the 1970. Mougau bogland, is one of the most well-preserved graves in the THEIR MYSTERIES region. This 14-meter-long megalith holds an exceptional diversity IRVIT MENHIR - PLOUESCAT of carvings: the Mother Goddess represented with two pair of BRITTANY KEEPS AN ANCIENT SECRET: YOU NEED Address: Irvit (Route D330) breasts, polished axes, rowing oars etc. According to the legend, it ONLY FACE A VERTICAL STONE STANDING 7 METERS Registered Historic Monument in 1921, this menhir measures was named “the Tomb of the Giants”. HIGH, OR VISIT A SUBMERGED ‘PASSAGE GRAVE’ TO 4 meters high. According to legend, like a clock it strikes time, but only at midnight and midday! Accessible on foot and by bike. PONDER THE COMPLEXITY AND MAGIC OF SUCH MYSTERIES.