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j Street-by-Street: Concarneau

The walled town (ville close), Concarneau’s ancient
centre, is set on an islet in the Moros estuary that is
just 350 m (380 yds) wide and 100 m (110 yds) long.
With narrow paved streets and picturesque houses,
the islet is very popular with visitors. It is accessible
via two bridges leading to a postern bearing the royal
coat of arms. The outer defences here, consisting of a
triangular courtyard surrounded by high walls and q U a i d E L a P o R T E a U V i n
flanked by two towers, made the town impregnable.
Visitors enter this town of medieval streets by The walled town, Concarneau’s historic nucleus,
seen from the fishing harbour
crossing an inner moat. at the western end of rue
Vauban, with old, crooked houses, is the Maison du
Gouverneur, one of the oldest houses in the ville close.
P L aCE
S ain T -G U É no L É
. Logis du Major
Beyond the triangular
courtyard, which is
defended by the Tour
du Major and Tour du
Gouverneur at two of
its corners, is the Logis
du Major, built in 1730. M i L i T a i R E R U E V a U B a n
R U E
Musée de la Pêche
R U E V a U B a n R U E T h É o P h i L E L o U a R n

Maison
du Gouverneur
Postern

Causeway

. Belfry
Fronting the towers, and
set at the third corner of Tour de la Fortune
the triangle, the belfry was The tower commands a magnificent view
once a watchtower. of the yachting harbour.
For hotels and restaurants see p227 and pp239–41

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