Curiosities of Lannion, part I !!!

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I am back in lovely Lannion north of me in department Côtes d’Armor 22 of my lovely Bretagne in my belle France. I have written before on Lannion of course, and just came back from another visit. This is my ending posts of a wonderful trip, and bring back memories of my family’s visits over the years,The city is 95 km from Brest, 69 km from Saint Brieuc, 38 km from Morlaix, and 133 km from my house, I like to tell you again on curiosities of Lannion, part I !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The former chapelle Ursuline is today an exhibition hall. It receives on its halls about four exhibitions per year: sculpture, ceramic, painting, and any other form of art with the exception of photography which finds its place in imaging. Exhibitions at the chapel are reserved for artists in professional status or in the process of professionalization.

Lannion chapelle des ursulines now school sep24

You should walk the streets and the rue de Kérampont is a must, Here you find the L’Espace Sainte-Anne,(see post) house in an old convent ,now a spot dedicated to culture and associations but mainly is a street with a medieval look ;but mainly is a street with a medieval look ,Do admire the house at 15 rue de Kérampont with its medieval looks and tower.

Lannion 15 rue de kerampont wooden house and tower sep24

The small Aéroport de Lannion is located at Avenue Pierre Marzin in the zone de Pégase, only a few minutes from City center Lannion, and less than 10 km from the towns of Perros-Guirec, Tregastel, Pleumeur-Bodou ,and Trebeurden. It houses aeroclubs such as the Aéroclub de la Côte de Granit and the Aéroclub de Lannion, and the drones activities of the Ecole Référence Drone, Skydiving such as the 7ème ciel ,and ULM rides on the L’autre côté du vent, There, is also, an Italian grocery store and restaurant inside Italia Ker Guido.

Lannion airport regional passing sep24

Nice Hôtel de Ville and Les Halles behind it or covered market very nice; as well as a carrousel in the place de l’Aiguillon with kiddier rides overlooking the river Léguer.

Lannion hôtel de ville front sep24

There is quant carrousel in the place de l’Aiguillon with kiddier rides overlooking the Léguer river.

From the square across the river you see the magnificent building, this was the Monastery of Sainte Anne (see post). First there was a hospice here in the 12C until replaced in the 17C by a convent housing the order of the Augustinians (misericordia of Jesus) 

The Rue de Kérampont is a very old street with wonderful wooden houses decorated timber-framed façade and formerly served a dual purpose: defensive and commercial ; which are a must to walk by them, One is the Manoir de Langonaval, 15 bis Rue de Kérampont late 15C or early 16C. There is the Trégor Polyclinic, located at 7 Rue de Kerampont: It was in 1921 that the nuns of the Congregation of Divine Providence of Créhen opened the Sainte-Thérèse clinic here. You see the Sainte-Anne Monastery (see post), The town decided to acquire it with the aim of converting it into a media library and community spaces. The new media library was named after former mayor Alain Gouriou.

Next to the Church of St John du Baly,(see post), you will see a statue of Charles Le Goffic,  born and died here in Lannion, he was a poet, romancier, literary critic who dedicated his times and work celebrating Brittany/Bretagne. Member of the Académie Française in 1930.

The city of Lannion on its history/heritage : https://www.lannion.bzh/une-ville-dhistoire-une-ville-nature-et-culturelle

The local Granite Rose Coast tourist office on Lannion: https://www.brittany-pinkgranitcoast.co.uk/cities-of-the-pink-granite-coast/lannion/

The Côtes d’Armor dept 22 tourist office on Lannion:  https://www.cotesdarmor.com/a-voir-a-faire/patrimoine/villes-et-villages-classes/les-autres-villes-et-villages/lannion/

The Bretagne region tourist office on Lannion:  https://www.brittanytourism.com/destinations/the-10-destinations/pink-granite-coast-morlaix-bay/lannion/

There you go folks, blending architecture, and history all under one roof at Lannion. This is a wonderful monument that should be visited, and we did again, Again, hope you enjoy the post on curiosities of Lannion, part I !!! 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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