Curiosities of Lannion, part IV !!!

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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 IV !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The parc Sainte-Anne park concentrates a large part of the 115 hectares of the green heritage of the City, It is nestled on the left bank of the Léguer river, the park houses a residence for the elderly, There are statues all over and a large skeleton with the air of large fish of 15 meters long perched 2 meters high in the middle of the park, There is ,also, a tower of a chapel as this was part of the former monastery of Sainte Anne, today with many cultural spaces in the Espace Sainte Anne (see post).

Lannion parc Sainte Anne garden sep24

Lannion parc Sainte Anne garden chapel sep24

The  Maison du Chapelier or hatters 16-17C, located at No. 29, Place Général Leclerc is something to stop and closer look. This house, which for a long time was millier, replaces a house destroyed during the wars of the League. It was rebuilt in 1646. Another one located at No. 31,  contains caryatids carved in the style of Henri IV and replaces an old house mentioned by an act dated 02 June 1444 in the renter of the factory of Saint Jean du Baly!  Very old houses at 21 and 23 Place Général-Leclerc, with the facades totally dressed in slate, The wooden house at 33 Place Général-Leclerc, corner with 1 rue des Chapeliers from the 16C now houses the restaurant Le Barn’s, This is a very historical street with beautiful architecture all over, nice to walk on.

Lannion pl du gen leclerc sep24

Lannion pl du Gen Leclerc wooden houses barns sep24

The Parking L’Aiguillon at 2 Quai d’Aiguillon was our parking on this trip, Free parking at the Quai d’Aiguillon goes to 1 hour maximum , The regulation of the blue zone applies every day from 8h30 to 18h30 except Sundays, Mondays and public holidays, We spent more than an hour so we paid but cheap 2 euros extra, There are street works all over the zones close to the Leguer river with routes directed by signs and dividers, The cars can circulate on the Quai d’Aiguillon, and cyclists will have their bi-directional cycle path. The tourist office of Lannion is at 2 Quai d’Aiguillon,next to the Léguer river, Very easy to get to from the parking of same name, Always good to stop by no matter how much you think you know of a City.

Lannion tourist office 2 Quai d'Aiguillon sep24

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/

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 IV !!! 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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