This is Guémené-sur-Scorff !!!

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Let me bring you back north of the Morbihan to another off the beaten path place and really worth the stop especially for its gastronomic fame and the architecture of its monuments. This is a bit of an introduction to this is Guémené sur Scorff !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I 

Guémené-sur-Scorff is located in the Morbihan department 56 , in the region of Bretagne. Located in Argoat, it is considered the capital of the Pourlet Country. Today it owes its fame above all to its gastronomic specialty: andouille de Guémené.

The history of Guémené is largely linked to that of its castle. The city owes its development to the presence of the latter. Guémené, at the beginning, was only a simple truce dependent on the parish of Locmalo. The stronghold of Kemenet-Guegant was absorbed at the beginning of the 12C by Alain Ier de Rohan, a member of the Rohan family. It was at this time that the feudal motte was replaced by a stone castle, including keep and dwelling. The castle gradually falls into ruins, even serving as a quarry for building houses; the keep was demolished in 1693. In 1843 the castle was acquired by the de Launay family, who in 1860 built a private residence, in neoclassical style ,currently the city/town hall, in the very heart of the old castle. Some other interesting things to see here me think are the Hôtel des Princes (16C), and the Seneschal’s house (17C).

Guemene sur Scorff old chateau de rohan jun13
guemene sur scorff hotel de ville side to chteau jun13

Guémené-sur-Scorff is quoted in Aragon’s poem, The Conscript of the Hundred Villages, written as an act of intellectual Resistance in a clandestine manner in the spring of 1943, during WWII.

The city of Guémené sur Scorff on its history/heritage: http://guemene-sur-scorff.com/lhistoire/

The local tourist office of the Pays du Roi Morvan on the church: https://www.tourismepaysroimorvan.com/preparer-votre-venue/a-voir-a-faire/patrimoine-religieux/les-eglises/eglise-notre-dame-de-la-fosse-1051263

And there you go folks, another dandy in my beautiful Morbihan and in my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France..Sights and stories to always amaze you. Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Guémené sur Scorff !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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