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Ok this older post I am just going to refresh the text and update the links and do in my black and white series with no pictures, plenty of them in my other posts on Crac’h. This is a small town by the coast in my beautiful department 56 Morbihan , and my lovely Bretagne. We frequent often, very nice small town. Let me give you my take on curiosities of Crac’h, part I !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I

Just an update to tell you a bit more on the history and other things to see not shown before. Crac’h is located in the district of Auray, in the agglomeration or metro area of Lorient, and is part of the community of towns Auray Quiberon Atlantique Terres. The emigrants, who came from current Great Britain in the 5C and the life of this century, colonized the territories of Crac’h to such an extent that all the names of places are borrowed from their language, starting with that of the parish. Crac’h, in all likelihood, is a variant of “Kreac’h, Kreh” which means: Butte, or Hill. The most known things to see here the Saint Thuriau Church, passing by just for shopping fruits or going to the beaches down further.

Things to see in Crac’h:

The Church Saint-Thuriau the parish church dates from 1809. It has been the subject of several restorations. In 1828 the Duchess of Berry granted the municipality of a relief for repair: The steeple located near the coasts would be a useful point of view for navigators. Above the West porch, a stone bears a Latin inscription referring to the altitude. In 1904, the Church received three beautiful new bells from Villedieu-les-Poêles . It is built In the form of a Latin cross, it rises from a square tower to the west and from a porch at middle. The bell tower has three uneven floors and a pyramidal arrow. An oculus adorns the second floor. The same bell tower is open in four bent bays.

Inside the Church Saint Thuriau, the nave is stone-paved. The wings of the transept open with bold arches, which takes place on a circular podium. The bust and the reliquary arm of Saint Thuriau contribute to the richness of the sanctuary. (The relics of this Saint were brought to the Duke of Brittany at the château of Auray and then entrusted to the parish of Crac’h). Descent of the Cross by Jouvenet, whose original of 1700 is located at the Louvre museum in Paris, and separating the statues of Saint-Thuriau and Saint Clair. The side altarpieces include flower falls and wreaths surmounted by cherub faces. It is to the north of the Donation of the Rosary: the character of the left at the foot of the Virgin would be Saint Dominic and the dog, symbol of fidelity, carries in the mouth the torch of the faith. South Side, the other painting The Virgin, St. Anne and Saint Joachim dates from 1882. Other statues enrich the Church: Saint Isidore, Saint Mathurin, Notre-Dame de la Clarity on the left, and right, Saint Thuriau, Saint Appoline and Saint Avertin. At the bottom of the Church, a vast rostrum rests on four columns with Corinthian capitals and its balustrade is adorned with two angels reported from the old altar. The organ comes from Sainte-Anne d’Auray.

The two dolmens of Parc-Guéren, the door of the staircase turret of the Château du Plessis-Kaër, the dolmen of Kerourang, the dolmen of Mané-Rohenezel, the dolmen of the Mare the walkway covered by Luffang Tal er Roch, the Gallo-Roman aqueduct of Rosnarho. The Château de Kérantré is on the right bank of the Auray river. It was built in the late 18C as a replacement for a former manor house destroyed by a fire in 1788. The place served as an asylum for the escaped emigrants following the Quiberon affair in 1795 (plot by Bretons against the French revolution). The house chapel was dedicated to Sainte-Anne. At the Gouvello since 1620, the castle passed, by marriage, in 1871, to the family of D’Aboville, who still owns it. The large rectangular building pierced by windows with mullions opens with a monumental door perched on a porch with balusters and enclosed in a thomas of stone that extends a triangular pediment placed on the roof. Nearby was the bridge called Caesar’s bridge in the countryside, which put in communication the two parts of the Roman way between Vannes and Locmariaquer.

The City of Crac’h on heritage/history: https://www.ville-crach.fr/fr-histoire,5.html

The Bay of Quiberon tourist office on Crac’h: https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/crac-h

There you go folks, very easily connected and close to my house, so it is possible to see it often. Again, hope you enjoy this post on curiosities of Crac’h, part I as I.

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