landerneau-daoulas

Between Natural harbour of Brest and Arrée Mountains, the Country of Landerneau-Daoulas gathers 22 municipalities, which possess numerous treasures. Religious patrimony, monuments of an exceptional architectural wealth, natural landscapes of a unique magnificence, moments of holidays and unforgettable meetings... you will find all this in the Country of Lanerneau-Daoulas,
The Country of Landerneau-Daoulas did not stop, during the times marking its difference. Real osmosis between the Nature and the Man, the treasures that our country possesses confide bit by bit, at the rate of walks, of meetings, or holidays.
Country of Patrimony: Manor houses, castles, houses, churches, chapels, make it of Rohan, Damilas's abbey or still the parochial enclosures are so much testimonies of a glorious dress. Real objects of art, they knew how to keep intact the spirit of our ancestors...
Natural country: banks of Elorn or of the Mignonne in the heart of the natural harbour of Brest, through forests and paths... there are so much different landscapes to go through according to your desire, where you will discover a flora and a fauna of an exceptional variety. Country of meetings and holidays: On the ground or on the water, numerous playful or sports activities are proposed to you. You will be able to entertain yourself also on the occasion of multiple holidays and exhibitions, where you will find always a smile, a word or a particular attention to welcome you. Between Natural harbour of Brest and Arrée's mountains, between Armor and Argoat, the Country of landerneau-daoulas offers itself to you all year long.

Daoulas
Nested in the heart of the natural harbour of Brest, surrounded with hills, Daoulas is a harbour of charm and peace of mind. A city impossible to circumvent for the lovers of the religious patrimony, the culture and of natural protected spaces, the municipality possesses this small more cities where one feels well. Numerous points of view as luxurious as unexpected come to light to the walkers in the torn banks of the bottom of the natural harbour, the swampy zone (place of wintering for migratory birds), the panoramas of the internal hills, with notably the impressive viaduct dating of 1866.
But Daoulas is especially renowned for the profusion of her religious patrimony. Medieval prosperous city, the town developed mainly under the influence of its abbots from the XII-th century. Iron of lance of the community and current place of cultural exhibitions of international fame, the abbey, which preserved a primitive Romanic style, shelters treasures inherited from last centuries
• The abbey church, imposing Romanic building of a great sobriety,
• The Gothic hall moved in the entrance of the cemetery.
• The magnificent Romanic convent, the only one still intact in Brittany although deprived of one of its sides, forms a rectangle which shelters a bowl for toilets.
The monumental fountain and the oratory Notre-Dame of Fountains: the austerity of the abbey leaves place to the sweetness of this place in the heart of the park, where one came to implore the cure of eye diseases and infertility. Near the enclosure, is the Holy chapel Anne, which welcomed the pilgrims in the Middle - Age. The Descent towards the port is done then through the street of the Church, where the houses of XV-th and XVI-th centuries seem to transport us in these ancient times. The town centre also deserves that one lingers there, with notably the mill of the bridge, Kerisit's manor house (XVllth), Holy Nicolas fountain, building of the earthenware factory, and a little further, the Holy Roch chapel, snuggled up in a bouquet of trees.

Dirinon
Enclosed by the banks of Elorn in the North and those of the Mignonne in the South, the municipality of Dirinon offers a pleiad of different landscapes. Trees surrounded the territory of the municipality and numerous sorts populate wood and forests. The amateurs of ride will take advantage of this variety: the pond of Roual and the ruins of the mill of the same name ( 1622 ), the banks of Elorn, Kerivin's safari park, or the park of Daisies and its arboretum.
In the end of the VIth century, Nonne, a young nun escaping England, found refuge in Dirinon's wood. She gave birth in it to Divy (Future saint patron of the Wales) and multiple miracles occurred. The chapel which carries its name shelters its grave and the museum of Dirinon's traditions today. Within the parochial enclosure, a magnificent Calvary adjoins the church ( 1588 ) in the finely openwork bell tower. In the South of the village, a chapel was set up in honour of Saint Divy (on 1702, reconstruction in 1824), as well as two fountains, of whom one dedicated to Saint - nun (known for curing eye diseases).

La Forest-Landerneau
Rural district placed on the north hillside of Elorn, Forest-Landerneau is covered with forests on near 25 % of its territory.
Endowed with a very varied civil and religious architectural patrimony (Church Saint Ténénan (XIX-th), Holy Anne chapel(XIXth) the war Laouen castle (XIX-th), Coat-Mez's manor house (XIX-th), the manor house of Great Palud, the station), the community of Forest Landerneau is especially known for the ruins of the castle of Merry Guard, seat of a legend of the arthurian epic . In ancient times, atrocious crimes were committed in the surrounding wall of the castle, surrounded by bloodthirsty giants. By the courage and the bravery, fearless knight Lancelot of the Lake succeeded in freeing the castle from the " Painful Guard ". Celebrated by the king Arthur, the castle carries since then the name of " Merry Guard ". Of the castle, there are only ruins today, but legend remains and a strange feeling emanates from the places. It is doubtless the reason for which numerous writers drew their inspiration from it.

Hanvec
Hanvec is the vastest community of the Country of Landerneau-Daoulas and offers very varied landscapes. It is placed in the field of Armorique's regional Natural reserve, place of conservation and expression of the wealth of the patrimony of an authentic territory, where otters, beavers and almons still live... In the east of the community, the last summits of Arrée's mountains are found, protecting a space protected by moors, peat bogs and rocky spurs. The National forest of Cranou, which spreads out over more than 600 hectares, is one of the most watered forests within Brittany which gives it a considerable botanical wealth.
In the South, the peninsula of Lanvoy advances in the natural harbour of Brest and offers some kilometres of shores and cliffs.
Ménez-Meur's domain spreads out over 500 hectares within a magnificent hedged farmland. Safari park and place of exhibitions you will find there all the information relative to the P.N.R.A. (Information: 02 98 68 84 95 or 02 98 68 81 71)
Besides this extraordinary environment, the municipality also offers an interesting civil and religious patrimony: Kediver's manor house, the Church with the hall of the XVIIth century and Saint Ncodeme statue; near the Chapel St - jeans (XVIIth Century) and the ossuaire; Lanvoy's chapel (in ruin); numerous Calvaries.