Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Le Cairn de Barnenez & St Pol de Léon

It's been an amazing summer (as I know it has back in Blighty) and the days are still hot as I type this mid-September. So what a shame that our few days in Brittany coincided with some very murky weather.

We still ventured to Le Cairn de Barnenez, a structure dating from 4800 BC

Sadly the cairn was partially destroyed by quarriers up until the 1950s

One of eleven passageways that led to a burial chamber
The photos don't show how wild, wet & windy it was, the poor guide struggling to keep her papers dry and in order! 

On our way back to Roscoff we stopped in St Pol de Léon, managing to keep dry too!

A beautiful floral display outside the Kreisker chapel (sadly closing as we walked past)
We did get to visit the cathedral with its superb stained-glass window...

...and beautifully lit interior.



Originally the residence of the St Pol canon who had the right to collect a stipend from the local population. Lucky him living in such a beautiful building

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