Curiosities of Larmor Plage ,part III !!

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The town of Larmor-Plageis located on the entrance to the harbor of Lorient which marks the confluence of the Blavet and Scorff rivers, it faces the island of Groix and the Atlantic Ocean. The territory of the town extends inside the harbor of Lorient, allowing a view on the peninsula of Gâvres, the Citadel of Port-Louis and Lorient (see posts). I have done my road warrior tour of the coastal Morbihan coming to the town of Larmor Plage. Let me tell you a bit more on curiosities of Larmor Plage, part III !!! Hope you enjoy this post as I

One of the wonderful things to see here is the Church Notre-Dame de Larmor, (see posts) an ancient chapel of pilgrimage Notre-Dame de L’Armor, built before the creation of the town of Larmor-Plage, on the parish of Ploemeur. The church is built on a promontory near the shore which it’s situation facing the inclement weather imposes regular restorations. There are significant architectural elements of the 14C, 16C and 17C.

Lamor plage ch Notre Dame de Larmor side

The view from Port Maria beach is awesome looking across to the Fort of Port Louis and its beach, Grande Plage! (see posts)  The Plage de Port-Maria in Larmor Plage is the favorite of the locals bordered by a wonderful promenade de Port Maria, a humming place for all with several restaurants, and bars just by the water’s edge.

Lamor plage to port louis

The very nice architecturally and historicall villas of Kernével in Larmor Plage, This set of three resorts was built at the end of the 19C; aka Château des Sardines in connection with Augustin Ouizille, Lorient banker, industrialist and sardinier curator in Kernével. Today a wooden walkway allows pedestrians to go from the median from the old port to that of the marina along the walls of the three villas.

The Maison or Villa Kerlilon, (left on pic) ,rue des Châteaux, le Kernevel This villa was built in 1899 or in 1901, and was then the most important in the Kernevel district and owes its name to the daughter of the sponsor, Liliane Marie, Villa Kerlilon as a vacation house, until it was requisitioned by the nazis in 1940. The Navy transmissions center in Lorient remains there until it downgrade and its transfer in 1983 to the Hôtel Gabriel . The Villa Kerlilon is now the residence of the Comar, the command of Marine, The central part, with around twenty rooms including ten bedrooms, on three floors, It was chosen by Admiral Dönitz to house his home and HQ. The commander-in-chief of the fleet of nazis submarines, the U-Boote understood the strategic position of the premises for control of the Atlantic coast. Opposite, Port of Keroman, he built the largest German base of submarines from January 1941. We can now visit, during heritage days, the Dönitz bunker and Villa Kerlilon, a property with Villa Kerozen of the French Navy,

Lamor plage villas

The Maison or Villa Margaret, rue Marine, le Kernevel, This is a beautiful home of neo-Louis XIII style. Surrelevated, it consists of three elements: a central body of two floors, including a attic, of square basic and two square bases attached to the east. The sea view is privileged with large openings, a terrace where the entrance is made, openings at the roof at the Mansart style with balustrades giving the illusion that they benefit from a small balcony. The North Tower also looks towards the port, with a more advanced ground floor which allows the constitution of a terrace on the first floor, large bay windows and a shab on. On the other hand, the southern tower, oriented on the garden, does not have chimney stump or skylight. The towers have cornices with modillons, two high and fine chimney strains are emerging from the deer roofs. The Villa Margaret is the most western of the three villas which overlook the port and which was aka Château des Sardines , It was the second villa built, in 1896, The Villa Margaret was requisitioned by the nazis in 1940. It serves as a center transmissions during WWII. Without utility for national defense after the war, the navy resilled its rental lease in 1956 and gave the villa back to the Mertian family, a direct heiress. The villa was sold in 1959 at the Morbihan family allocations fund and served as a center for summer camps until 1987. In 1988, the Sivom (Multiple Intercommunal Syndicate) of Cap Lorient the bought it , and Installed the harbormaster of the marina. The villa is today occupied by the Le Margaret bar, whose attendance is made in connection with the marina.

Lamor plage Villas Margaret

The town of Larmor Plage on the ND Church: https://www.larmor-plage.bzh/religieux/

The town of Larmor Plage on Port Maria beach :https://www.larmor-plage.bzh/plage-2/

My fav plages tv on the plage de port maria beach: https://www.plages.tv/detail/plage-de-port-maria-larmor-plage-56260

The town of Larmor Plage on the Villas : https://www.larmor-plage.bzh/naturel/

The local Lorient south Brittany tourist office on Larmor-Plage:  https://www.lorientbretagnesudtourisme.fr/fr/immanquables/larmor-plage/

There you go folks a nice town for a day or weekend soaking on the nice Breton sunshine and great bounties of the sea on site! Not to mention the nice pure air walks along the ocean, always nice. The things to see are plenty and worth the detour. Again, hope you enjoy this post on curiosities of Larmor Plage ,part III 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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