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richly decorated façade and the
south porch, with a pointed arch,
has some notable reliefs. While
the lintel is carved with a scene
of the Annunciation and with a
Pietà, the side panels feature a
host of carved figures, four of
whom stick out their tongues
at the viewer. In front of the
church is a rare 15th-century
outdoor pulpit.

y Port-Blanc
Road map C1. 8 km (5 miles)
northwest of Tréguier via the D70a,
the D70 then the D74. £ Lannion.
* 2,500. n 12 Place de l’Église,
Penvenan; (02) 96 92 81 09. ( Sat.
Stained-glass window in the Église Ste-Catherine in La Roche-Derrien _ Pardons (Whitsun & 15 Aug).
t La Roche-Derrien Environs Lying west of Plougrescant and
The 16th-century chapel sheltered by a barrier of dunes,
Road map C1. 15 km (9 miles)
northeast of Lannion via the D786 at Confort, 13 km (8 miles) the coastal village of Port-Blanc
then the D6. £ Guingamp or southwest of La Roche-Derrien is a pleasant holiday resort. The
Lannion. * 1,100. n (May–Sep) on the D33, is built in a highly picturesque 16th-century
10 Place du Martray; (02) 96 91 59 40. combination of the Flamboyant chapel, which nestles among
( Fri. ∑ tregor-cotedajoncs- Gothic and Renaissance styles. rocks, is the focal point of the
tourisme.com The bell tower, in the style of village. The chapel’s roof is
Lannion belfries, incorporates unusual in that it reaches almost
In the middle ages, La a stair turret. The to the ground. The 17th-century
Roche Derrien (Ker chapel contains an calvary in the close depicts
Roc’h in Breton, altar piece in which St Yves, St Joachim, St Peter
meaning Town of the the Virgin is and St Francis. The chapel
Rock), was a fortified depicted in the contains several old statues,
town over which likeness of Anne including the traditional group
many battles were of Brittany and the depicting St Yves between a rich
fought. The castle, Angel Gabriel in that and a poor man.
over looking the of Louis XII, king of From the harbour, trips out to
Jaudy valley, was Altarpiece in the chapel France (see pp48–9). sea are offered in an old sardine
besieged during the at Confort About 6 km (4 miles) boat, the Ausquémé. The coast
War of the Breton southeast of La path from Port-Blanc to
Succes sion, a conflict between Roche-Derrien on the D8, the Buguélès commands some
the English, the French and the church at Runan, dating from magnificent views.
Bretons (see p46). In the 14th the 14th–16th centuries, was
century, it passed into the hands once owned by the Knights 4 Ausquémé
of Bertrand du Guesclin (see p47), Templar, then by the Knights Tel 06 07 59 04 03.
who is said to have planted the of St John of Jerusalem. It has a Open Jul–Sep: daily. &
yew tree that still stands in
the close of the 18th-century
Chapelle de Notre-Dame-de-la-
Pitié, on the road to Kermezen.
Today, La Roche-Derrien offers
pleasant walks on the banks of
the Jaudy. In the town, several
timber-framed houses line Place
du Martray. The Église Ste-
Catherine, built in the 12th and
15th centuries, contains an
elaborate 17th-century altarpiece.
The modern stained-glass
window in the transept depicts
the battle between supporters of
Charles of Blois and the English. The 16th-century chapel at Port-Blanc
For hotels and restaurants see pp225–6 and pp235–7

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