A castle and a church at Pontivy !!!

Posted in Bretagne, France

This is a nice town of Pontivy up the road from us and we have visited plenty of course, even one my sons worked ! I found some pictures not in my blog and they should be, So many interesting things to see here for a full day ! Of course, this is in my beautiful Morbihan, lovely Bretagne and in my belle France, Therefore, let me tell you again about the Basilica Notre Dame de la Joie, and the Chateau des Rohan !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

We walked all over here very easy and plenty to see, The one to see for sure is the Basilica Church Notre Dame de la Joie ,(see posts), a basilica since 1959 , (see posts), This is a beautiful church at Place Bourdonnay-du-Clézio, Built in the neo gothic flamboyant styles ,the statues of  Notre-Dame de la Joie, sculpture in a trunk of oak wood and of  Notre-Dame de la Délivrance, revered by the pregnant women are two wonderful sights to see inside.

pontivy ch ND de joie chapel of virgin feb20

The other wonderful monument to see here is the Château des Rohan,aka Château de Pontivy (see posts) ,built in the 15C and 16C by the family of Rohan. The irregular quadrangular plane of about 90 meters by 75 meters of the castle, flanked by four circular corner towers connected by a 20 meters high curtain, remains traditional. The thickness of the walls reached in places more than 5 meters wide, in order to withstand the progress of the artillery and the firing of the cannons, Access to the inner courtyard is through a sleeping bridge that replaced the two drawbridges thrown on the moats never filled with water. The counterscarp was levelled at the beginning of the 20C, the land thus recovered having served to bridge the gap. Only two bodies of dwelling remain, west and north sides. The residential wing at the western façade is flanked by two large towers in machicolations, topped with piercing spears, of the four that probably included the enclosure. You can visit the Guard room, the rooms on the first floor overlooking the round road, the ducal room with the beautiful ceiling and the chapel.

pontivy l aiglon resto facing the castle oct20

pontivy chateau rohan back wall feb20

The Château des Rohan was the place of the aborted declaration of independence of Brittany during the creation of the Breton National Committee by the members of the Breton National Party in July 1940. The castle was the headquarters of Lu Brezhon, the embryo of the Breton National Army created by Breton nationalist Celestine Laine in the wake of the creation of the Breton National Committee in 1940.

Several webpages for further information on Pontivy and a vote to bring you to visit this wonderful town.

The city of Pontivy on the castle: https://ville-pontivy.bzh/decouvrir/histoire-patrimoine/le-chateau-des-rohan/

The greater community of Pontivy on its heritage: https://www.pontivy-communaute.bzh/listes/patrimoine/

The Parish of Pontivy on the Basilica : https://paroisse-pontivy.fr/patrimoine/nos-eglises/pontivy

The Morbihan dept 56 Tourist Office on the Basilica Church Notre Dame de la Joie: https://morbihan.com/offres/eglise-notre-dame-de-joie-pontivy-fr-4411810/

The Bretagne region Tourist office on Pontivy:  https://www.brittanytourism.com/destinations/the-10-destinations/heart-of-brittany-kalon-breizh/pontivy/ 

There you go folks, a huge historical place in my beautiful Morbihan just up from my house , just 38 km or about 23 miles, A town full of history ,architecture, customs and thrills, Again, hope you enjoy the post on a castle and a church at Pontivy 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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