This is Pleubian !!!

Posted in Bretagne, France

Again in my road warrior mode and again, finding me older pictures new to the blog that should be here for you and me ! This is a passing town that glad to find me a nice picture to show in my blog for the memories of always. This is Pleubian in the dept 22 of Côtes d’Armor in my lovely Bretagne and of my belle France. The town is 32 km from Perros-Guirec, 37 km from Guingamp, 61 km from Saint Brieuc, and 141 km from my current home up the D767 road, Therefore, Let me tell you about this is Pleubian !!! Hope you enjoy it as I

Pleubian is located between Paimpol and Tréguier and borders the Breton coast. Located near the island of Bréhat, this town is home to famous Breton places, The main thing to see here me think is the Church Saint Georges 19C.

The Church Saint-Georges in granite and shale, has a bell tower whose design was developed in the 16C, built on the ruins of an older church of Saint-Maudez and destroyed by Norman invasions, its oldest pillars date from the 13C. In 1886, the double aisles and the campanile were rebuilt and organs were installed. In 1889, the sacristy was rebuilt. The restoration of the church was done at the end of the 19C. It is here that Saint-Yves frequently preached, in the priory of adjoining Benedictines, erected in 1034. The church has beautiful banners, a polychrome wooden pieta from the 15C, the statues of Saint Comes and Saint Damien, the relics (17C) of Saint Vincent Ferrier (Spanish preacher, died in 1515 in Vannes),The preaching exterior pulpit dates back to the 15C. There are many funeral tiles on the ground. This Church Saint-Georges is rich in three ex-voto, all three of the three-masts with square sails. The first of these ex-voto is the “Saint-Antoine”, a commercial vessel whose name and the port of registration (Pleubian) appear at the stern. The second model is a war vessel whose cannons are spread over three bridges. Its name is “Napoleon” and is endowed with a figurehead. Finally the third ship is the “Saint-Georges”, in homage to the Saint-Patron of the Church. This large sailboat with three masts is a procession ex-voto of 19C.

Other things to see here with more time and worth a retour are the Lighthouse of the Heaux of Bréhat (17C): at a height of 47 meters, it is built on a rock . The Calvary Chair (15C) in granite, a height of 2.20 meters, would be the prototype of historiated calvaries, retracing the passion of Christ, The Church Notre-Dame de l’Armor of 1932 which mixes classic and modern styles, nouveau and Celtic, the ruins of the semaphore of Creac’h Maoût: culminating at 41 meters above sea level, this old semaphore offers an unbearable panoramic view on the Jaudy estuary, the Talbert furrow, the Heaux lighthouse, the Pointe de l’Arcouest and the island of Bréhat. The B17 museum, which commemorates the B17 aircraft downed in the town of Pleubian and Kerbors in 1943.

A bit of history I like tell us that the town of Pleubian would be founded and evangelized by Saint Maudez in the 6C, Until the French revolution, the parish of Pleubian belongs to the Saint-Georges Abbey in Rennes which has had a priory of Benedictines since the year 1034, In 1943, two B17 planes, affected by the nazis DCA, crushed around Pleubian. The Yardbird crashed on May 29 in Pleubian while the Stinky Weather fell to Kerbors on December 31. On August 6, 1944, FFI resistance fighters captured the nazi garrison which occupied the semaphore of Pleubian and liberated the iodine factory of Penn Lann. But nazis troops from Lizardrieux, equipped with mortars and artillery, came to freed their comrades; The resistance fighters fled, but 21 of them felled prisioners. After the complete withdrawal of the nazis on August 16, 1944, a trench containing their bodies, which had been excrutedly tortured, was discovered near the semaphore.

The town of Pleubian on its heritage : https://www.mairie-pleubian.fr/decouvrir-pleubian/patrimoine

The local Bretagne côte de granite rose tourist office on Pleubian : https://www.brittany-pinkgranitcoast.co.uk/cities-of-the-pink-granite-coast/pleubian/

There you go folks, another dandy road warrior trip in my lovely Bretagne so much to see and do! This is a great area for family visits and great outdoor fun especially for walkers rando type folks. We shall return, worth the detour me think, Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Pleubian !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

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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