The streets of Vannes, part VI !!!

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I have a lot of posts on my wonderful capital City of Vannes in my blog. In my quest to have more from my latest road warrior or rather walking warrior trip to the city for you and me, the memories of always ,The city has a gorgeous original architecture untouched by wars, one of the most beautiful harbors in the world (conde nast, great bays etc) which of course takes you into the Atlantic ocean. Let me bring you back to my capital City of Vannes,in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 of my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France. Therefore, here is my take on the streets of Vannes , part VI !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The Place des Lices is originally a former free space devoted to tournaments and other outdoor exercises that took place in the Middle Ages. The Lices, a term which was used to designate the field or the enclosed land surrounded by palisades, intended for these activities, recall this first use of the premises. This space was created in the 14C during the accession of Jean IV,(John) Duke of Brittany. The Place des Lices, formerly Place de la Réunion, is the main public square in downtown Vannes , It is lined with half-timbered houses in the heart of the historic center and a few meters from the ramparts and their gardens. It was on this site in the 14C arranged to coincide with the jousts and tournaments organized by the Dukes of Brittany whose residence was nearby. On  Wednesday and Saturday mornings. the flea market of Vannes, It is spread over the Place des Lices and the Place du Poids Public, that offer you all the fresh products you want: fish, delicatessen, caterer, dairy slag, cellar. From  8h to 13h. As well as the Halles des Lices covered market (see posts).

The City of Vannes on the Place des Lices : https://www.mairie-vannes.fr/place-des-lices

The tour du Connétable or Constable tower was built in the first half of the 15C, is a building integrated into the ramparts of Vannes. Despite its fortified appearance, resolutely turned towards the defense of the city, and although the tower has artillery casemates in the lower room, the initial destination of the Constable’s tower was to house the chief of the Duke of Brittany’s armies. . Its name therefore comes from its function, the most illustrious representative of which was Arthur III of Brittany known as “the Constable of Richemont”, Constable of France and Duke of Brittany. We parked here this time!

The City of Vannes on the Tour du Connétable : https://www.mairie-vannes.fr/tour-du-connetable

The rue de la Monnaie is a very old street where the mint was located from 1237 to 1488 and which from the cathedral descends to Place Lucien Laroche, The street is bordered by an old stripped plot where half-timbered corbelled houses were built. A project was taken up in 1860 and corresponds to a new north-south breakthrough, partly completed, to join the station to the port by crossing the rue du Mené and the center. In addition to the opening of the rue Billault and rue Victor Hugo, this breakthrough includes the widening of the rue de la Monnaie which sees the demolition of the old houses and the construction of new buildings. Some interesting half timbered houses here are at 5 rue de la Monnaie  house rebuilt in the first part of the 20C on the site of an old half-timbered house of which there is a declaration made in 1677 for Guillaume Guitton, Sieur de Sourville and Dame Marguerite Billy, his wife, acquired by his parents in 1661. The house was built in alignment with the street on an old plot, and forms an L-shaped plan. At 3 rue de la Monnaie house built in the 16C. There is a declaration made in 1677 for Paul de Tredazo, knight, lord of Keriscouet and where it is mentioned that it was formerly called Maison Gueho, probably from the name of its previous owners. At 10 rue de la Monnaie house built at the beginning of the 20C (dated by the current cadastre as 1920) on the site of a garden or passage visible on the cadastre of 1844 and adjoining the house erected at the bottom of a much older plot. The reform of 1677 attached to this file corresponds to the building which was built in the rue de la Monnaie and which was demolished during its enlargement.

The city of Vannes on its heritage: https://www.mairie-vannes.fr/lieux-remarquables

The local Gulf of Morbihan tourist office on Vannes:   https://www.golfedumorbihan.co.uk/explore/meet-the-exceptionnal/visit-vannes/

The Morbihan dept 56 tourist office on Vannes:  https://morbihan.com/decouvrir/le-morbihan-et-ses-perles-bretonnes/destination-golfe-du-morbihan/vannes-entre-art-et-histoire/

There you go folks, a bit of up close and personal post of the wonderful historically sublime streets of Vannes, We take the road warrior approach seriously and are on the move every day, This is one post for the memories of always, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the streets of Vannes , part VI !!! 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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