Curiosities of Rohan !!!

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This is part of my new road warrior trips in my lovelyBretagne , where else !!!.. I have been here before ,see posts, This time saw a bit more on the marvels of Rohan, in my beautiful Morbihan and my lovely Bretagne in my belle France, Therefore let me tell you more of the curiosities of Rohan !! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

The town of Rohan is located 98 km from Rennes, 72 km from Lorient, 53 km from Vannes and, 51 km from my house, We arrived and quickly found nice parking at the Place de la Mairie or city hall square.  It is on the old lordship of the Rohan dukes of Brittany. The fortress and the town lost the title of seat of the Viscounty of Rohan for the benefit of Pontivy (see post)., Already in ruins when the French revolution occurred, the castle has now disappeared. In the middle of the 19C, its stones were given to the Trappists by the tenth Duke of Rohan to build the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Timadeuc in Bréhan (see post).

Rohan place de la mairie parking sep23

There is a nice small marina or Port de Plaisance de Rohan along the Nantes Brest canal! Here on the Oust river and alongside the road D125. Along this same canal, walkers and cyclists can walk to the abbey of Timadeuc (see post). On the canal, you can also go canoeing thanks to the CKC (Rohan canoe-kayak club).Nice nature we shall be back. A beautiful peaceful setting should be great for a picnic too !

Rohan port de plaisance jardin public ecluse sep23

Rohan port de plaisance jardin public sep23

Another wonderful sight is the Halle aux grains or cereals covered market is from the end of the 17C. In the first half of the 20C, a real destructive wave led to the disappearance of almost all the wooden halls. The rescue of the grain market in Rohan will make it one of the last 5 witnesses of these “wooden nerfs”, magnificent works of carpentry. It is call the halle aux grains, built between 1682 and 1700. Open hall with two sections of a single nerf of 8 spans,and oak frame, with a length of 24 meters, width 8 meters, floor surface 194 m2, and height at the ridge 6.76 meters. The statue of its sponsor Jean II de Rohan 15me Viscount of Rohan is right next to the halle.

Rohan

Rohan

The Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Encontre (16C),is located in the village of Saint-Samson,(see post) now part of the town of Rohan at a place called Le Point du Jour, Built by Jean II de Rohan to replace the old chapel of the first castle of 1104, it preserves an inscription of its foundation engraved on a stone of the south facade. The patron saint of the place is present here in the form of a Virgin and Child. We also note the coat of arms of the Rohans, composed of six half-parts of Rohan, and two ermines, half-parts of Brittany, recalling the union of Jean II de Rohan with Marie de Bretagne, daughter of François 1st Duke of Brittany.

Rohan Chapelle Notre Dame de Bonne Encontre side sep23

Rohan Chapelle Notre Dame de Bonne Encontre front sep23

The Town of Rohan and its heritage: https://www.rohan.fr/d%C3%A9couvrir-rohan/histoire-et-patrimoine/patrimoine/

There you go folks, more wonderful memories into my blog to relish for life and hopefully my sons will continue. This is a memorable town, and glad to have it in my blog, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the curiosities of Rohan 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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