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THE TOURISTIC ROADS
This enthralling route involve you in the discovery of a rich inheritance kept away from the "beaten paths". Feudal castles, traditional residences, elegant manors mark out this road which is prolonged towards the department close to the Coasts of Armor. Free or guided visits, concerts, exhibitions, events animate this enthralling and alive historical circuit which decorate the proximity of the sea, the bright tonalities of the vegetation, and the softness of the climate. Free delivered plate (Country of Leon Tel.: 02 98 29 09 09)

CIRCUITS OF THE PAROCHIAL ENCLOSURES
The Parochial Enclosures are today the witnesses of a religious devotion, of an artistic talent and of an exceptional ostentation of the last centuries. From the XVIth to the XVIIIth century, the Parochial Enclosure is an architectural unit including within a stone endorsement, the church and its bell-tower, the ossuary, the martyrdom, the cemetery and a triumphal door.
The emulation between the parishes, competing between them for the research of the most beautiful and the most sumptuous of the enclosures, added to the prosperity of the time, made it possible to the artists to bloom and to express all their creativity and know-how. Sculptors, cabinetmakers, painters, goldsmiths, glassmakers, embroiderers..., known or anonymous artists, they signed all there works of exception which will not fail to fill you with wonder.

Three circuits furrow the country through three loops from 50 to 70 km each one, presenting to you the architectural jewels of its Parochial Enclosures (document of free call, document with detailed description of the circuits and historical, economic and religious backgrounds: 1,52€ - available in the Offices of Tourism and Point I or in the Country of Leon Tel.: 02 98 68 90 70 or 02 98 29 09 09)