Curiosities of Sarzeau !!!

Posted in Bretagne, France

Ok so I bring you back to my beautiful Morbihan and wonderful Presqu’Ïle de Rhuys where we have the main city Sarzeau. The area has a m ix of castles ,and seafares as well as beautiful beaches, I have written several posts on the town but found me older new pics to the blog that feel need to be in it, Therefore, let me tell you about the curiosities of Sarzeau , Hope you enjoy as I.

We at at the Connetable Hotel Restaurant, Place Marie Le Franc facing place Richemond by the church , and it was wonderful of mussels, steaks, banana splits, and good rose wine of Bordeaux! However, they are closed and new owners created the L’Hôtel du Golfe which we have not try yet. I see my family going in ,and my Dad already table waiting !! Here just for the memories !

sarzeau le connetable resto pl richemont MF XF NF jul11 closed

Sarzeau pipo unknown resto c2012

The Lesage property, birthplace of Alain-René Lesage, dating from the 16C, is made up of a set of two houses with a surface area of approximately 400 m² after restoration and a garden of 2500 m². The house was acquired by the City/town hall in 2009. This property located at no. 17 rue Saint-Vincent in the heart of the city, represents a historical testimony. He was a writer who depicts with biting irony the society of his time and the reign of money, which inspires a number of works: novels (The Bohemian Devil, History of Gil Blas by Santillane…) and plays (Turcaret, La Tontine…). He is recognized as one of the great authors of the 18C. His bust is erected in front of the Sarzeau City/Town Hall.

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As an anecdote: One of the famous of Brittany was born here Marie le Franc which while study here went to Montreal Canada to teach French as well as newspaper reporter from 1906 to 1929. She later made several trips between France and Canada from 1929 to 1958 , where she start to published novels such as Grand Louis l’Innocent ,won prize Fémina 1927; Du pays Canadien , chosen by the Académie Française (French Academy)! ; Enfance Marine, that traces her life in the Rhuys peninsula here. A lake in the Laurents (near Montreal) of Canada bears her name since 1934. She received the order of the Legion of Honor of France and knight and then Officer of the legion in 1953 . From 1957 she lived in Sarzeau or at the retirement home of the Legion of Honor in Saint Germain en Laye (Yvelines dept 78), where she passed away in 1964. Buried at the cemetary of Sarzeau in 1965 , her tomb is near the memorial to the Canadians soldiers perished in the Rhuys Peninsula during WWII.

You are well worth the stop at Le Comptoir Breton for all kinds of locally made goodies from food items to souvenirs. Open every day you can stop by the store or order online. The official Le Comptoir Breton : https://www.lecomptoirbreton.fr/

The City of Sarzeau on its heritage: https://www.sarzeau.fr/listes/patrimoine/

 The Local Gulf of Morbihan tourist office on Sarzeau : https://www.golfedumorbihan.bzh/explorer-vannes/decouvrir-vannes/golfe-morbihan/presquile-rhuys/sarzeau/?geol

There you go folks, another nice small gem in a nice quant pretty town of the Rhuys peninsula of my beautiful Morbihan. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the curiosities of Sarzeau 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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