Curiosities of Josselin ,part II !!!

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 I was on my road warrior mode again in my beautiful Morbihan and lovely Bretagne region of my belle France, I have written several post on the town, but once coming for lunch with friends and my sons needed to stop by again, Josselin is worth the detour ! Therefore, let me tell you again about the curiosities of Josselin, part II !!! with new pictures ! Hope you enjoy the post as I

The Château de Josselin  was built between 1490 and 1505, taking up many elements from the Louis XII style. It is one of the peaks of the Rohannais triangle of three great fortresses la Chèze, Josselin and Pontivy (see post),  which is the center of the village of Rohan, the nominal fief of the House of Rohan whose castle is neglected for the benefit of the other three. The Castle is since its construction, the residence of the Dukes of Rohan.

Josselin chateau de Rohan entr jan24

In 1822, the Duchess of Berry, on her adventurous tour, convinced the Duke of Rohan to restore it. Around 1835, Charles de Rohan-Chabot, tenth duke of Rohan, decided to undertake a proper restoration of his home, which was largely dilapidated. The construction site starts around 1855, and work continues until open to the public around 1930. The castle is presently inhabited by the 14th Duke of Rohan, Josselin de Rohan, withdrawn from the affairs of regional or national politics, and his family.

The Chapelle de Bénédictins aka de la Congrégation has a weird destiny after been built in 1702 , the bishop refuses to consecrated, and it was later used as a cereal depot until 1805. Later, it held public hearings and meetings, then a classroom, and finally a place of exhibitions and works of arts exhibitions as today.

Josselin chapelle de la congregation cultural exhibits front jan24

The walkway known as the Promenade du Mail, Place de la Resistance along rue Lucien-Briend. The Mail measures approximately 120 meters in length and approximately 30 meters in width. The city’s war memorial occupies the eastern end of it, while its main access is via a staircase located to the west. The space of the Mail is delimited by a closing wall. A wonderful monument of the rooster, is here see my other post to know the full story. We parked by here!

Josselin park memorial front by rue Lucien Briend jan24

Josselin park memorial by rue Lucien Briend jan24

The Le Feu d’Or souvenir store. Loaded with Breton motifs in celtic décor on a wooden house very nice!  We used to come here and ate lunch at Le Guethenoc, right looking at the Basilique. Its a house is from the 15C !! However, lately we have found a dandy, see next post.

Josselin Le Fou d'Or tabac cadeaux rue Olivier de Clisson jan24

Josselin Le Guethenoc resto front pl Notre Dame front jan24

The official Château de Josselin: https://www.chateaudejosselin.com/en/homepage/

The City of Josselin on its heritage : https://www.josselin.com/josselin-et-son-patrimoine/

The local Broceliande tourist office on Josselin: https://www.broceliande-vacances.com/en/discover/our-must-haves/the-canal-from-nantes-to-brest/the-towns-and-villages-along-the-canal/josselin-a-thousand-year-old-city/

There you go folks, more on the beauties of my beautiful Morbihan ! The wonderful town of Josselin is worth to visit, a must I would say if by this area, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the curiosities of Josselin, 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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