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s Guéméné-sur- f Le Faouët
Scorff Road map C3. 35 km (22 miles) north
Road map C2. 19 km (12 miles) west of of Lorient via the D769. * 3,000.
Pontivy via the D782. * 1,500 £ Quimperlé. n 3 Rue de Cendres;
£ Lorient. n 5 Place du Château; (02) 97 23 23 23. ( first and third
(02) 97 28 01 20. ( Thu. _ Fête de Wed in the month. _ Pardons (last The stud at Hennebont, housed in a former
l’Andouille (late Aug). Sun in Jun, third Sun in Aug).
∑ tourismepaysroimorvan.com ∑ tourismepaysroimorvan.com Cistercian abbey
Once the seat of the Dukes of Isolated in undulating wood ed g Hennebont
Rohan, Guéméné-sur-Scorff landscape, the village of Le Road map C3. 13 km (8 miles)
was the object of bitter dispute Faouët has a fine 16th- century northeast of Lorient, via the D769
during the War of the Breton covered market. then the D769 bis. * 14,000. £
Succession (see p46). The town Set in a former convent, the n 9 Place du Maréchal-Foch; (02) 97
is now a centre of andouille Musée des Peintres du Faouët 84 78 14. ( Thu. _ Medieval
(sausage) production. The contains paintings of Breton festivals (late Jul, every other year,
buildings on Place Bisson country life. In the Musée de next in 2018); Pardon (late Sep). ∑
reflect its former prosperity. l’Abeille Vivante et La Cité des lorientbretagnesudtourisme.fr
Fourmis, visitors can observe
bees and ants. Overlooking the steep banks
of the Blavet river, Hennebont
Environs was once one of the largest
The chapels in the vicinity of fortified towns in the area. On
Le Faouët – St-Nicolas, Ste-Barbe Place Foch, with a central well
and St-Fiacre – are each worth (1623), is the Basilique Notre-
a visit. The most interesting is Dame-du-Paradis, built in the
the Chapelle St-Fiacre, 3 km (2 16th century. The walled town,
miles) southeast of Le Faouët, damaged during World War II,
Frescoes in the choir of the church in in the Flamboyant Gothic style is defended by the Porte du
Kernascléden and with a gabled belfry. It also Broërec’h. This 13th-century
contains a beautiful rood screen. gatehouse contains a museum
d Kernascléden The Parc Aquanature Le of local history. A view of the
Stérou, 6 km (4 miles) south- gardens and the river can be
Road map C3. 30 km (19 miles)
southwest of Pontivy via the D782. east of Le Faouët, is a 70-ha enjoyed from the rampart walk.
n ∑ tourismepaysroimorvan.com. (170-acre) nature park with The Haras National (National
a population of deer. Stud), where 75 thoroughbreds
It is worth stopping at this little (including Breton post-horses,
village to visit the 15th- century E Musée des Peintres du Faouët Arabs and Selle Français) are
church, which contains frescoes 1 Rue de Quimper. Tel (02) 97 23 15 27. kept, is housed in a former
that are among the finest of their Open Apr–Jun & Sep–Oct: Tue–Sat, Cistercian abbey. Visitors can
period. The choir is decorated Sun pm; Jul–Aug: daily. & see the farrier’s forge, the tack
with scenes of the life of the E Musée de l’Abeille Vivante room, the stables, the school
Virgin and of Christ’s childhood. Kercadoret, Le Faouët. Tel (02) 97 23 08 and a collection of carriages.
In the crossing is a chillingly 05. Open Apr–Jun: daily pm; Jul–Aug: At Inzinzac, the former Forges
realistic depiction of the Dance daily; Sep–mid-Nov: Tue–Sun pm. & d’Hennebont iron works operated
of Death, similar to that in the O Parc Aquanature Le Stérou from 1860 to 1966 and played
Chapelle Kermaria-an-Iskuit Route de Priziac. Tel (02) 97 34 63 84. a role in the local economy.
(see p107), in the Côtes d’Armor. Open Apr–Oct: daily. & Now a museum, the Écomusée
Industriel, exhibits metal working
techniques, and workers’ living and
working conditions at the time.
E Musée des Tours Broërec’h
Rue de la Prison. Tel (02) 97 36 29 18.
Open Jun–Sep: daily.&
G Haras National
Rue Victor-Hugo. Tel (02) 97 89 40 30.
Open mid-Apr–mid-Oct; phone
ahead for times. &
E Écomusée Industriel
Inzinzac, Zone Industrielle des Forges.
Tel (02) 97 36 98 21. Open Apr–Jun &
The Oratoire St-Michel, attached to the Chapelle Ste-Barbe, near Le Faouët Sep–Oct: Mon–Fri, Sun pm; Jul–Aug:
Mon–Fri, Sat & Sun pm. &

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