The Abbey of Daoulas , part II !!

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Right off the bat, I have a previous post on the abbey with most of its history and pictures, However, looking at my vault , realised several pictures were not in the original post as were too many, Of course, Daoulas is in the Finistére dept 29 of my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France. Therefore, this is my take again on the Abbey of Daoulas,part II !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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The Abbey of Daoulas concentrates in one place the centers of interest: one appreciates the quality of the gardens of medicinal plants and trees from all over the world which invite the senses and the spirit to travel, one discovers there the richness of the diversity culture through exhibitions that invite you to discover the Other.

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The Abbey of Daoulas has the rare privilege of concentrating in one place the centers of interest: the charm of the gardens and their botanical diversity, the heritage quality of the site and the unique opportunity to discover distant cultures thanks to the annual exhibitions. Founded from the 12C by the regular canons of the order of Saint-Augustin, the Abbey of Daoulas still preserves beautiful testimonies of its initial splendor today like the 12C abbey church (now the parish church), a Romanesque cloister and its basin remarkable, a fountain and a 16C oratory.

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The Abbey of Daoulas overlooks the small town of Daoulas, once a strategic port between Léon and Cornouaille. It still preserves today beautiful testimonies of its initial splendor: a Romanesque cloister, remains of community buildings from the 13C. Sold during the French revolution, transformed into a bourgeois residence in the 19C then occupied by a religious congregation and a school after the wars, the site tells, through its transformations, the great History.

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It has exceptional gardens, including the simple garden bringing together species representative of the traditional pharmacopoeias of the five continents. All worth the detour I said.

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The city of Daoulas on the abbey : https://daoulas.bzh/fr/rb/854128/labbaye-de-daoulas-et-les-monuments-classes

The Landerneau-Daoulas tourist office on the abbey : https://www.tourisme-landerneau-daoulas.fr/sortir-bouger/activites-culturelles-et-patrimoine/sorties-culturelles/abbaye-de-daoulas-22636

The Bretagne region tourist office on the abbey: https://www.brittanytourism.com/offers/abbaye-de-daoulas-daoulas-en-2016044/

There you go folks, you are now arm to come see this jewel of a small quant town of Daoulas is super, small but packing a lot of history/architecture in it, worth the detour, me think. Again hope you enjoy the post  on the Abbey of Daoulas,part II !! as I.

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

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Published by pedmar10

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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