Abbey Saint Mathieu de Fine-Terr. We continued following the coastline and discovered old abbey ruins at Pointe St-Mathieu. Alas, the scenery was a bit weird as there are also several lighthouses around the ruins. Founded in the 12th century the abbey had the right to gather all goods that were flushed to the shore from shipwrecks. Later, when lighthouses were installed, the accidents decreased and the abbey lost their most important source of income and went "out of business".
The pink rocks of the Côtes-d'Armor. The stretch of coastline between Paimpol and Trébeurden is particularly intriguing because of its bizarre rock formations made of reddish granite. The lighthouse of Ploumanac'h points to the entrance to the fairway that leads to the port of the same name. The building was of course made of pink granite and erected in 1860. Almost completely destroyed during World War II, it got rebuilt in 1946. A great hiking trail leads through the surreal-looking formations.
Meneham. Ménez Ham in Breton dialect. The so called village on the mountain (there was not even a hill nearby...) is a restored fishing village. Thatched houses made of gray granite bear witness to the hard and meager life of the algae fishermen. The village was so remote that it was never connected to any kind of infrastructure such as tarmac roads, electricity or water.
Johnnies from Roscoff. The distribution of particularly aromatic onions from the Roscoff area to England earned the Bretons the nickname “Johnnies”. This type of onions needs to be stored in a cool place, so the natives would hang them in bundles on the walls of the house. We stayed at the Residence des Artistes. After walking around in the old town and down the eternally long pier of the old port, we treated ourselves to an excellent dinner with a local brew in the Café du Port.
(Diary excerpt Sep 16)
Und wieder bin ich gerne visuell mitgereist. Bei der Abtei mit dem Leuchtturm treffen gleich zwei Welten aufeinander, sehr kontrastreiche Bauten sind das. Die rötlichen Felsformationen sehen sehr attraktiv aus, wunderschön!
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Die Geschichte von der Abtei und den Leuchttürmen ist auch sehr spannend. Wir hatten sehr ruhige See, aber das muss wohl normal sehr stürmisch dort sein. Die rosa Felsen fanden wir sehr photogen. Dort hätte ich noch länger verweilen wollen. LG SonjaM
Deleteder Leuchtturm an der Abbey ist ja sehr interessant irgendwie, aber wirklich ungewoehnlich. Das ganze Gestein in den anderen Gegenden find ich ja auch total toll. Wunderbare Eindruecke der wirklich schoenen Gegend.
ReplyDeleteDen Leuchtturm und die Abteil kannte ich schon vorher, die pinken Felsen waren auch für mich eine tolle Überraschung. Es gibt immer noch und überall viel Neues zu entdecken.
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