And of course ,what else? I continue on updating my older posts. I find it amazing the changes in links and directions to be updated and at the same time bring me great pleasure in reviving these wonderful memorable moment in family trips. Again, really, thanks for following me all these years since 2010! Today , I take you to this is Crozon !! Hope you enjoy it as I.
There are many things to see in my lovely Bretagne, and we have been to many and there are many more to be seen. However, the coastal region is sublime and always a welcome to visit any time. We love it and will tell you a bit more so you one day can see it and love it too ok. We drove all the way on the D791 and D887 from the expressway N165 very easy with good signs. Here you see the wonderful cliffs at the different points such as Pointe de Pen Hir. One of the most beautiful scenery seen by me here so far can be done from the Pointe de Pen Hir, extending at sea by the Tas de Pois. From this point you can see the Pointe du Raz (see post) to the Pointe Saint Mathieu , and on nice clear days we can see the islands of Sein, Ouessant and Molène. It is here that at liberation day from WWII, a huge hill was chosen to built a cross of Lorraine in granite dedicated to the Bretons who fought for a Free France. Général De Gaulle came here to opened the tower on July 15 , 1951. This was part of the Atlantic wall of WWII and those who fought it are well remembered here.
Crozon is a town of Finistère dept 29 of my lovely Bretagne. It is located in the center of the Crozon peninsula, the town occupies the largest part of the peninsula. Among them, the seaside resort of Morgat , in the south, offers a nautical center and Le Fret , in the north, a small port overlooking the harbor of Brest. The Bay of Morgat is limited by Crozon to the east and the Pointe de Kador to the west. It once housed the sardine and tuna port of Morgat; with the depletion of fishery resources, the fishing port has become a recreational marina port. The town of Crozon is adjacent to those of Camaret-sur-Mer (see posts) in the west, from Roscanvel to the north-west, from Lanvéoc to the north, from Argol and Telgruc-sur-Mer to the east.
A bit of history I like tell us that the megalithic alignments of Lostmarc’h and Ty-ar-C’huré or House of the Priest prove a settlement from prehistoric times. Two bronze statuettes representing one horse, the other a cow, probably of Gallo-Roman origin, were found in 1931 in Saint-Fiacre. A Roman road from Vorganium passed through the Chapel of Lospars in Châteaulin, Dinéault, less than 3 km south of Argol, Crozon and the Causeway of the Anse du Kerloc’h to reach Camaret sur Mer. In the 12-13C, the County of Crozon was possessed by the family of Leon, before passing to the hands of the family of Rohan because of the marriage in 1349 of Jeanne de Léon (daughter of Hervé VII de Léon), Lady of Crozon and Kéménet-Even , with Jean I, Viscount of Rohan; the family of Rohan was still Lord of Rohan and of Quéménet in 1541. At the beginning of the 16C, the parish of Crozon received, probably from Rome, relics of the ten thousand martyrs (Roman Legionnaires converted to Christianity and crucified under the reign of the emperor Hadrian) and built, in the parish church, a reliquary to keep them and an altarpiece to honor them .
At the French revolution, the priests were very numerous at Crozon some of them were guillotined in Quimper in 1794. Several other priests from Crozon were either incarcerated or had to hide, or were deported to Spain, etc. The Bishop of Quimper and Leon, Justice of the peace in Crozon saved the lives of many priests persecuted for the faith, promoting their escape or hiding them in the homes of his parents or friends. The expulsion of the Sisters of the Holy Spirit in August 1902 under the congregations Act gave rise to demonstrations in Crozon; a first deportation attempt failed on 7 August 1902. In WWI , 450 German citizens and 250 Austrian citizens, transported from the United States by the Dutch ship Nieuw-Amsterdan in order to be incorporated into the armies of their respective countries, were captured by the French ship Savoie and interned for part in the Fort of Bouguen in Brest, and part on the forts of Lanvéoc and Crozon (in fact at Ile Longue island). The WWII military square of the Crozon cemetery houses the graves of 10 dead Commonwealth soldiers in Crozon or at sea in the vicinity and those of two unknown soldiers.
The things to see here if limited on time is St Peter’s Church. The parish Church of St. Peter (St Pierre), and its Altarpiece of the ten thousand Martyrs. (see post). Other things to see, need more time to see it all!
The town of Crozon has many wonderful beaches such as Aber Beach, Kersiguénou Beach, Goulien Beach, Lostmarc’h Beach, Palue Beach, Morgat Beach, Porzic Beach, Postolonnec Beach, spring Beach, Poul Beach, Trez-Rouz Beach, Kerloc’h. The area is very picturesque and rugged, and includes the Cap de La Chèvre, Pointe de Kador, Pointe de Dinan, Pointe de Lostmarc’h, Pointe de Kerdra, Pointe de Kerroux, Pointe du Dolmen, pointe de Rostudel, Pointe de Saint-Hernot, Pointe des Grottes , Pointe du Menhir, Pointe de Trébéron, Pointe of Tréboul or Pointe du Guern, and the pointe du Pouldu.
The megalithic alignments of Lostmarc’h. The megalithic alignments of Ty-ar-C’huré or House of the Priest. The Villa Ker ar Bruck, it is also called the “Eiffel House”, because it is made of metal. The Saint-Fiacre Chapel and the Saint-Fiacre fountain . They are also the Grotte de l’Autel, and the Kador, the Virgin Island, the Cap de la Chévre, the castle of Dinan, and the cliffs of Morgat. The painters took pleasure in painting this coast, such as Julien Thibaudeau, at the beginning of the 20C, from the pointe de Menhir to Morgat, restoring in depth the beach of Postolonnec, the Aber and the Bay, or Charles-Louis Houdard who painted in 1898 the heights of Crozon.
The town of Crozon on its history : https://www.crozon.bzh/a-propos/
The Crozon tourist office on Crozon:https://www.crozon-tourisme.bzh/trouver-son-activite/musee-et-patrimoine/?_commune=crozon
The Bretagne region tourist office on the Crozon peninsula: https://www.brittanytourism.com/destinations/the-10-destinations/brest-terres-oceanes/camaret-sur-mer-and-crozon/
There you go folks, another sublime spot to visit very nice natural and monumental complex in one, great views of the Atlantic ocean and great seafood; heavens on Crozon peninsula. Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is Crozon !! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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