Curiosities of Vannes, part XXIII !!!

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As said, we come by here always, we eat here , enjoy it here ,ride boats here, and do shopping galore on many items yet I need to tell you more, I was by there again for the grooming of my lovable dog Rex ! I will tell you a bit more on favorites spots in Vannes, in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56, in my lovely Bretagne,and in my belle France. Therefore, here again the curiosities of Vannes , part XXIII !!! Hope you enjoy it as I 

I parked by one of my favorites parking lots just overlooking the wonderfully beautiful ramparts of Vannes and right in front of picture, the Tour Joliette ; just perfect spot to see all the beauty of a beautiful city, Vannes or Gwened! Right in front you have the nice Esplanade de l’Ordre National du Mérite,(national order of merit) created by Général de Gaulle.

Vannes ramparts end by rue alain le grand jan24

The Rue de la Fontaine is in the St Patern district. It starts at the Bd de la Paix and ends at the Rue Saint Patern / Rue Saint Nicolas. Saint-Patern is the Montmartre of Vannes! a very active district. Tanners, craftsmen, traders live in the half-timbered houses that can still be admired today on rue de La Fontaine . One example I always look up is at 1 rue de la Fontaine. The house dating back to the 1st half of the 16C according to the type of molding applied and the trace of the primitive windows. The shape of its fireplace, the spiral staircase and the roof frame confirm this dating. The house is mentioned in 1677 in the archives of the Reformation.

Vannes rue de la fontaine to ch Saint Patern jan24

The rue Alain le Grand created through the former garden of the Saint-Nicolas hospital, now the Claret garden, according to the plan of Marius Charier drawn up in 1861, to open up the new préfecture (see posts). Connecting street between the prefecture and the Garenne gardens.  One nice example here is at 5 Rue Alain le Grand,(right of pic), This building was built between 1894 and 1906. It has a metal frame (Baltard type construction) and a T-shaped plan. of limestone (tuffeau), bricks, cast iron. Beautiful illustration of industrial art. See the ramparts Tour Joliette, and back of St Peter’s Cathedral afar (see posts).

Vannes rue Alain le Grand ramparts , architecture right and back of cathedral jan24

The city of Vannes on its heritage: https://www.mairie-vannes.fr/architecture-et-patrimoine

The local Gulf of Morbihan tourist office on Vannes:  https://www.golfedumorbihan.co.uk/explore/meet-the-exceptionnal/visit-vannes/?geol

The Morbihan dept 56 tourist office on Vannes:  https://morbihan.com/decouvrir/le-morbihan-et-ses-perles-bretonnes/destination-golfe-du-morbihan/vannes-entre-art-et-histoire/

There you go folks, something nice around beautiful architecture and wonderful history I love it ,never tired of visiting Vannes !! Again, hope you enjoy this post on the curiosities of Vannes, part XXIII 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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