Curiosities of Plélan le Grand !!

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The town of Plélan-le-Grand is located 38 km from Rennes, 82 km from Vannes, and 95 km from my house, It is in the dept 35 of Ille et Vilaine and in my lovely Bretagne, The name comes from the Breton Ple (parish) and Ian (Hermitage) or the parish of the Hermitage or monastery. It is at the border of the Forest of Paimpont aka Brocéliande on the N24 road between Rennes and Lorient. The town of Plelan-le-Grand is at equal distance from the Atlantic ocean and the English Channel or about 80 km, Let me tell you a bit on the curiosities of Plélan le Grand !! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

This magical land of Brocéliande of the Merlin fame you know… Truly enjoying the town and one of the places we finally went as a family and after seeing reading hearing the stories of king Arthur and Merlin was here in the forest of Brocéliande.  The other major town for it is Plelan le Grand.Plélan has been called Plélan-le-Grand since the presidential decree of 1920.

We walked this town up and down very lively , very friendly folks, we purchase our baguette for home here at  Michel Bellier boulangerie, pâtisserie on 53 Avenue de la Libération, the main road of the town. And the time for lunch ,we heard of all the famous ones at the tourist office, but we went to a people place, down to earth and friendly folks , full, but so friendly, the owners do the the cooking and serving and it shows. Les Boucaniers or the Buccaneers restaurant not far from the Church on the main street of ave de la libération, and rue Nationale ,same road. Here we got the big table by the bar, as the back dining room was full. We were behind a door with a picture of Marilyn Monroe, figure it was the toilet or restroom but it was the stock room so all the good stuff was right behind us! The lady owner server was laughting with us all the way. They serve several servings of bread and butter, plenty of water, and good Grimbergen blonde beers. We had the house menu du jour, for an excellent 10,70€ per person. You have entrée buffet with cold cuts, terrines of paté campagne and mousse de  salmon, hard boiled eggs, pasta with shurimi shrimps, potato salad, just to start, then the main dish was hash parmentier with pork and sausage meats, and bottom cut of steaks, with fries and salads greens, and for desserts, fondant de chocolat, and sorbet raspberry, and various fruits shunks; the beers we double it, so the total bill came to 16€ per person, a great bargain and sure to remember this place,

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The RestaurantGuru reviews on the resto: https://restaurantguru.com/Les-Boucaniers-Plelan-le-Grand

Some other things to see here me think are the Chapelle Sainte-Anne 18-19C, Chapelle dedicated to Saint Marc and Saint Julien 17C, vestiges of Haut-Fourneau 19C, the Village des Forges where the iron forges are is distributed in the towns of Plélan-le-Grand and Paimpont, The blacksmith’s forges, part of which is located in the territory of Plélan (former canteen of the workers became Gourmet restaurant, Maison de l’évéche). Also, the Manoir de la Chèze-Erbrée, located route de Maxent. Once had a private chapel which was in the courtyard of this manor, The Château de Pont-Muzard (or Château de Pontmuzard) is a historic building, attested since the 15C. 

A bit of history I like tell us that the local tradition attributes to Salomon, last king of Brittany, from 857 to 874, the birth of the town. According to legend it is in Plélan, at the Pont du Secret, that Lancelot, hero of the cycle of knights of the round table, and Queen Guenièvre would have confessed their love. The Motte Salomon, feudal hill, still visible with its moats despite a later decline, attests to the age of the site, headquarters in 1794 of Joseph de la Puisaye, deputy of the nobility at the Estates General and head of the Chouanne insurrection. The royal road. Royalist in Brittany, first established its headquarters in Plélan. The Chouans occupied the city in 1799. The Duchess of Berry stopped there in 1826 during her trip to Brittany. Plélan is, moreover, the original location of the Forges de Paimpont,(see post) which the two towns share. Indeed, in the 14C, a community of blacksmiths providing, among others, the city of Rennes, sets up there, In January 1940, the village welcomed Polish contingents from the mountain hunter brigade that will participate in the Battle of Narvik,

There you go folks, a wonderful road warrior tour into magical Plélan le Grand in around the wonderful Brocéliande forest. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the curiosities of Plélan le Grand !! 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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