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106  BRIT T AN Y REGION B Y REGION

a Tréguier VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

The capital of the Trégor and an ancient bishopric, Tréguier is Practical Information
today a quiet city. The narrow streets around the splendid Road map C1. * 2,950. n 13
cathedral are lined with timber-framed houses and grander Place de l’Église, Penvénan; (02)
96 92 22 33 ( Wed. _ Pardon
granite residences. The 16th-century timber-framed house in de St-Yves (third Sun in May);
Rue Renan that is the birthplace of the writer Ernest Renan is Beg Chopin music festival:
now a museum, and visitors can see the nursery, Renan’s mid-Jul.
studio and various other exhibits relating to his life and work. Transport
The Flamboyant Gothic Cathédrale St-Tugdual, one of the @ Paimpol or Lannion.
finest examples of Breton religious architecture, dominates
Tréguier. The Pardon de St-Yves, in May, honours the R Cathédrale St-Tugdual
cathedral’s patron saint, who is also that of lawyers. Place du Martray. Open Jul–Aug:
8:30am–7pm daily; Sep–Jun: 9am–
noon & 2–6pm daily. Closed to
Cathédrale St-Tugdual visitors during services. 8 Cloisters &
A masterpiece of Breton Gothic treasury: Open Mar, Apr & Oct: Tue–
religious architecture, the cathedral Sun pm; May, Jun & Sep: Tue–Sat, Sun
was built in the 14th–15th centuries. pm; Jul–Aug: daily. &
The cathedral was built on the
site of a 12th-century
The courtyard was Roman esque church,
The Tour Hastings, with hired out to traders the only vestige of
Romanesque arches, is the during the city’s fair.
cathedral’s oldest tower. which is the Tour
Hastings. The
Porche des
The spire, 72 m
(236 ft) high, is
covered with
playing-card
symbols, as the
Loteries de Paris
contributed
to the cost of
its rebuilding.
The Gothic tower over the
crossing once contained a bell.

Chapelle au Duc
contains the body
of Jean V, Duke
of Brittany.
Nave

Buttresses

The south door is a The Porche des Cloches
The west door is pointed archway divided is crowned by a
framed by an arch by a column. Above is a Flamboyant Gothic
with a terrace above. rose window. stained-glass window.
For hotels and restaurants see pp225–6 and pp235–7

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