Curiosities of Guingamp, part II !!!

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 I like to tell you again on this historical , and architectonical marvel of my lovely Bretagne, This is  Guingamp in the Côtes d’Armor dept 22, I have written before much on its monuments and found more older pictures not in my blog and they should be, Therefore, here is the curiosities of Guingamp ,part II !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

Briefly, Guingamp is located 110 km from Brest and 130 km from Rennes. Saint-Brieuc, the prefecture, is 32 km away. It is about 109 km from my house , A nice ride indeed ! Picture below my Dad and boys going from parking to castle !!! 

Guingamp my gang going to chateau pierre II sep22

Let met tell you again and newer pictures in the blog on the wonderful Basilique Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours, located in the heart of the historic city of Guingamp. In 1093, the count of Guingamp, Etienne inherited the county of Penthièvre on the death of his older brother, Geoffroy. Inside the walls, the old castle chapel quickly became a respected and influential parish. In the 12C, the church known today as Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours bore the successive terms of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul before wearing that of the Church of the Blessed Mary ,a place of Marian pilgrimage . It was not until 1857 to witness the coronation of the Virgin under the pontificate of Pius IX and on October 24, 1899 that a papal bull from Leo XIII erected this sanctuary as a minor Basilica. Beautiful indeed, see post.

Guingamp basilica ND bon secours main street to spire sep22

Guingamp basilica ND bon secours inside back entr far ND bon secours sep22

Another marvel is the Château de Pierre II, a former fortified castle, from the beginning of the 11C. The original motte, called motte au Comte, was raised around the 11C. During the 12C, this mound was razed by order of the Plantagenets during the resumption of the Duchy of Brittany and replaced by a polygonal stone fortification, until the end of the 14C, when the Duke of Brittany Jean V ordered its destruction. It was then, later on that the new medieval structure was erected by order of Duke Pierre II de Bretagne or Peter II of Brittany. A nice place to visit, see post.

Guingamp chateau pierre II walls side sep22

The Guingamp heritage on the Château de Pierre II : https://patrimoine-guingamp.net/la-ville/les-fortifications/le-chateau-de-pierre-ii/

The City of Guingamp on the castle in pdf file : https://www.villeguingamp.bzh/images/fichier_pdf_theatre/chateau_4v.pdf

The Guingamp heritage on the Basilica Notre Dame de Bon Secours : https://patrimoine-guingamp.net/la-ville/notre-dame-de-bon-secours/la-vierge-noire-de-la-basilique-de-guingamp/

The City of Guingamp on the Basilica in pdf file: https://www.villeguingamp.bzh/images/fichier_pdf_theatre/basilique_8v.pdf

There you go folks, another wonder of my lovely Bretagne , and its wonderful monuments in Guingamp , A must see while in town, me think, Again, hope you have enjoy the post on the curiosities of Guingamp, 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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