Curiosities of Malestroit, part I !!!

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So on my road warrior ways sometimes I come and go quickly and see things short. No problems, we will always have tomorrow and we always come back as we did today to Malestroit in my beautiful Morbihan and my lovely Bretagne. I need to tell you about curiosities of Malestroit, part I !!!  Hope you enjoy it as I.

I have given you plenty of history and architecture on previous post on Malestroit but this is again a pass by. The Chapelle Sainte Anne is on the road to Vannes, The lords of Malestroit erected a hospital in the 14C ; composed of a house and a chapel, it was destroyed in the 16C, during the Wars of Religion, then rebuilt. At the end of the 19C and beginning of the 20C, the Faubourg Sainte-Anne developed around the rebuilt chapel. Even today, the city of Malestroit perpetuates this hospitable tradition.

Malestroit chapelle sainte Anne de l'hôpital front sep22

Malestroit chapelle sainte Anne de l'hôpital side sep22

The Chapelle Saint Anne Chapel is located in the Sainte-Anne suburb, the chapel dates from 1839 and has a certain history. In the 14C, a hospital was founded by the lords of Malestroit. A chapel was built there around 1590 (between 1600 and 1617, according to some historians) in the pseudo-classical Renaissance style, in the shape of a Latin cross. Under the League, Mercoeur’s troops destroyed the hospital. In 1380, indulgences were granted by the Holy See , The Hospital was rebuilt in 1741 and the chapel in 1839. It belonged to the Daughters of Wisdom, The chapel, dedicated to Sainte Anne ,its dilapidation led to a new reconstruction in 1741 and a final one in 1839.

The city of Malestroit on its heritage: https://www.malestroit.bzh/d%C3%A9couvrir

The local Broceliande Vacances tourist office on Malestroit:  https://www.destination-broceliande.com/en/discover/our-must-haves/the-canal-from-nantes-to-brest/the-towns-and-villages-along-the-canal/malestroit-the-pearl-of-the-oust/

The Bretagne region tourist office on Malestroit : https://www.brittanytourism.com/destinations/the-10-destinations/destination-broceliande/malestroit/

 There you go folks, something different in my off the beaten path road warrior ways. This is a must for the nature lover, and those walkers, cyclists will enjoy it much. We have done some walks along the canal and its wonderful, worth the detour to the pearl of the Oust , and to see the wonderful architecture and history in Malestroit.  Again, hope you enjoy this post on curiosities of Malestroit, part I !!! 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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