A market and a theater in Pontivy !!

Posted in Bretagne, Food and Wine, France

There is always pleasant to be here, on Napoleonville now Pontivy and even one of my sons worked here for a while and of course we have visited the town several times, The folly or off the beaten path event here which i think is unique, is that in the same building you have a covered food market and a Theater, Yes this is Pontivy in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 of my lovely Bretagne, and in my belle France. Therefore, let me tell of this unique building as a market and theater in Pontivy !! Hope you enjoy the post as I

The area is wonderful for walks and we have enjoyed the market or Halles in the past while just passing by the theater. It is worth the detour around here me think. First, i have to repeat myself on Pontivy, a very nice town just 40 minutes from my house.

The covered market or Halles is open every Saturday, from 8h to 13h., the Halles market,at rue Lorois, managed by the city/town hall. Covered food market with many local producers. This building, inaugurated in 1848, succeeded the old wooden halles demolished in 1842. The ground floor is intended for shops and the first floor for an auditorium and meeting rooms. In September 1935, the Rex cinema opened in the theater renovated and decorated by Pierre Cadre. The murals of around 70 m² represent a retrospective of Breton costumes from the Pontivy region, notably Guémené, Baud, Pluméliau, Saint-Thuriau, etc., with scenes borrowed from the region and typical of Brittany, such as harvests, pardons, fairs, weddings, country festivals. The opening for the theater is on rue de Lourmel.

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A bit of history I like tell us that on  November 9, 1804 it received the name of Napoléonville from Napoléon I who else!  All is arranged to make this a model city with new architecture whereby the first stone was put on August 12 1807 in his presence. The town asked to be called Bourbonville after the first Restauration  1814-1815, and takes the name of Pontivy after the return of king Louis XVIII,later ,it comes back to be called  Napoléonville under Napoléon III. From  1870 the town regained the current name of Pontivy. Which of course in Breton is Pondi.

The City of Pontivy on the Theater market : https://ville-pontivy.bzh/presentation-du-nouveau-theatre-des-halles/

The local Pontivy community tourist office on the theater see no 14 : https://www.tourisme-pontivycommunaute.com/explorer/pontivy/parcours-pontivy-imperiale/circuit-pontivy-imperiale/

There you go folks, the short story of it. Like I said the area is wonderfully old great architecture all around in buildings to enjoy the walk and of course great food places. I have written plenty on Pontivy before, all is on my blog. Again, hope you enjoy this post on a market and a theater in Pontivy as I

And remember, happy travel, 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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