Curiosities of Douarnenez, part II !!!

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The town of Douarnenez is located 600 km from Paris, 250 km from Nantes and 25 km from Quimper, at the bottom of the Bay of Douarnenez, and is part historically of the Cornouaille. We go there on the N165 Nantes to Brest expressway connecting with the N765 going and back on the D 7 road into/out of Douarnenez. For info it is only 120 km from my house, I was just there again for the memories of always now coming back with my sons and dog Rex, Many beautiful sights but we came up with the main ones me think, As we left a bit late,we went straight for our lunch in our favorite spot there over the years, Therefore , let me tell you about the curiosities of Douarnenez, part II !!! Do read my several posts on the town in my blog, Hope you enjoy the post as I.

We came in straight into the place Edouard Vaillant, where the main bus lines converge and right in front is the Pizzeria Da Franco,18 pl Edouard Vaillant. The Italian natives family was very welcoming and the pizzas deliciosas! See the owner Franco head sticking out waiting for us and his wife did speak Portuguese to me and it was great !! I had the main dish of the day Lasagna, a platter of cheeses, and coffee expresso, all wash down with a Bardolino rosé Italian wine! My sons had pizzas and penne with desserts ,all good friendly talkative as we like it. One of my sons arriving in resto first below !  The RestaurantGuru reviews on the pizzeria Da Franco: https://fr.restaurantguru.com/Pizzeria-Da-Franco-Douarnenez

Douarnenez pizzeria Da Franco front XF arriv oct23

Douarnenez pizzeria Da Franco counter oct23

Douarnenez pizzeria Da Franco dining room et owner awaiting us oct23

The Douarnenez tourist office on the pizzeria Da Franco: https://douarnenez-tourisme.com/offres/pizzeria-da-franco-douarnenez-fr-2685501/

On way out we gas up cheaper here in the supermarket chain, our favorite is E Leclerc and of course it was the cheapest, yes 1.81 /liter of diesel or gazole !! For the sorry Floridian who boast of the higher cost of gas there, this is equivalent to 7.18 USD !!per US gallon. We drive !!!! The E Leclerc here is at rue Toubalan.

However, as said, we stop first by the pizzeria and this is at Place Edouard Vaillant a heavy bus depot for several lines including the useful 51 that goes to Quimper!  ,This is the place where the market in town is held on Mondays and Fridays all mornings. And when not, there is parking of 49 spaces here where we did ours for free.

Douarnenez place Edouard Vaillant bus front oct23

Douarnenez place Edouard Vaillant bus back oct23

Across from the Church Saint-Herlé de Ploaré (see post), you have the parc Laënnec, Where you will see a statue to René-Théophile-Marie-Hyacinthe Laënnec, He is the doctor who created medical diagnosis. He spent the last years of his life, from 1820, in Kerlouarnec village of Ploaré, now part of Douarnenez , where he died on March 13, 1826 and was buried in the Ploaré cemetery.

Douarnenez parc front ch st herle oct23

This is just the beginning, as there will be plenty of new posts on the beautiful wonderful Douarnenez in neighboring dept 29 of Finistére in my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France.

The Douarnenez tourist office on its heritage/things to see: https://douarnenez-tourisme.com/decouvrir/patrimoine-et-culture/

The city of Douarnenez on its heritage: https://www.mairie-douarnenez.fr/decouvrir/histoire-et-culture-locale/patrimoine.html

There you go folks, a dandy coastal town with plenty to see, Douarnenez is hidden in a harbor off the beaten path trail but worth the detour me think . Again, hope you enjoy this post on the curiosities of Douarnenez, 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 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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