I like to take you again to areas where had wonderful experiences and great monuments, such as at Plouharnel, It’s another gem in my beautiful Morbihan , and lovely Bretagne and in my belle France ! I like to tell you again with my latest road warrior pics and a tad of text on the historically nice Chapelle de Sainte Barbe of Plouharnel, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
For a long time, the village of Sainte-Barbe remained isolated from the rest of the Quiberon peninsula. About fifty families lived there in family clans comparable to the Welsh or Scottish clans. Divided into several districts, the village was then called Pen-er-Bloé, which means “the end of the parish” in Breton. Today, Sainte-Barbe is one of the rare villages on the coast to have preserved an old and homogeneous building from the 16C and 17C. The farmhouses communicate with each other by dry stone walls and narrow alleys while the fountains, ovens and washhouses recall the habits and customs of another time.
The Chapelle de Sainte Barbe (Santa Barbara) which has a history of the Chouans rebels that were here camping with Gen Cadoudal back in 1795; they fought the French revolution. The bell tower has been famous since General Hoche (native of Versailles and revolutionary) established an observatory post there around 1795 during the Quiberon affair. In the choir, we discover the life and martyrdom of Saint Barbara
The City of Plouharnel on its heritage so the chapel :http://www.mairieplouharnel.fr/fr/information/87929/histoire-patrimoine
The Association of Friends of the Chapel Santa Barbara :https://chapelle-sainte-barbe.weebly.com/
There you go folks, a nice town to visit with history all around you and a nice chapel. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Chapelle de Sainte Barbe of Plouharnel, part II !!! 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
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