Curiosities of Saint Pol de Léon, part II !!!

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We continue our ride into Saint-Pol-de-Léon , another beauty of the  Finistère  department ,29 in my lovely  Bretagne, in my belle France. The town of Saint Pol de Léon takes its current name from one of the legendary founder saints of Brittany in the 6C: Saint Pol Aurélien. I have found older pictures new to my blog which should be in it, Therefore, let me tell you about some already expanded on but here are some more curiosities of Saint Pol de Léon, part II !!!  Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Notre-Dame du Kreisker Chapel, gateway to the episcopal city of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, is a major monument of Breton religious architecture, “The boldest piece of architecture he had ever seen” according to Vauban en route to Roscoff, Its 78 meters high granite bell tower, the highest Gothic monument in Brittany, is the prototype of many Breton up-to-date bell towers. The chapel is 36,5 long and 18,2 meterswide. The height, long underestimated by indirect measurements, was found in 1884 to be 78 meters, The pillars measure under the capital 8,5 meters, the choir under the keystone 11 meters, the tower up to the gallery, 40,2 meters, the spire without the cross,38 meters, the pinnacles, 16 meters. The gallery of the tower measures 8,8 meters on a side See post.

Saint Pol de Leon ND du Kreisker Chapel back jun22

Saint Pol de Leon ND du Kreisker Chapel founding ND statue jun22

One of the nice monuments to see here is the old Maison Probendales at 4 place du petit cloître and rue de la rive (now exhibition events place) and another one at 2 rue du Gén Leclerc  (former Hôtel de Kermenguy) , inspired by the new decorations disseminated at the beginning of the 17C, in particular the corner watchtower.  it was inspired by the new decorations disseminated at the beginning of the 17C, notably its remarkable corner watchtower reminiscent of those of Roscoff. It housed many businesses. The neighboring houses are from the 17C. The house has housed many businesses. A quant architecturally stunning building, Worth the detour ,me think.

Saint Pol de Leon maison prebendale rue gen leclerc side jun22

The city of Saint Pol de Léon on its heritage : https://www.saintpoldeleon.bzh/transitions/architecture-et-patrimoine/

The Roscoff tourist office on Saint Pol de Léon : https://www.roscoff-tourisme.com/en/discover/6-destinations/saint-pol-de-leon/welcome-to-saint-pol-de-leon/

There you go folks, a dandy of a town, and worth the detour ,already looking foward to be back, eventually. See my other posts on Saint Pol de Léon in my blog. Again, hope you have enjoy this post on curiosities of Saint Pol de Léon, 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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