As said, we come by here always, we eat here , enjoy it here ,ride boats here, and do shopping galore on many items yet I need to tell you more,with new pictures from my latest round in town always here but sometimes need to tell you more for you and me, I will tell you a bit more on favorites spots in my capital City of Vannes, in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56, in my lovely Bretagne, and in my belle France. Therefore, here again the curiosities of Vannes , part XXXIII !!! Hope you enjoy it as I
Jardin des remparts or garden of the ramparts This site is one of the florets of the Vannetais gardens. Several accesses allow you to walk there along the Marle River. For the record, know that for the only garden of the ramparts, 30,000 flowers are necessary for its decoration. A playground, on the prison side, is reserved for young children. You can see the saule pleureur or weeping willow tree in the jardin des remparts along the Marle stream with a view afar of the Church Saint Patern belltower (see post) !
An imposing building built in street alignment on a large corner plot. With a double depth plan, the building shows an elevation on a mezzanine of 4 square floors under a circular dome and 2 square floors under a roof with long broken sides. The corner part is treated as a rotunda on high arcades and receives a neo-classical limestone decoration. For the construction of the dome, the building is made of reinforced concrete coated using the Hennebique process. Partial base in granite. Built for Mr. Chevreau, on plans drawn up on November 14, 1912 construction started in 1914, and was completed in 1923 “Au progrès” then “Saint-Rémy” and then Burton (see post), still today Au Progrés are the successive signs of the commercial stores installed on the ground floor and mezzanine of the building.
The La Tapenalgue house founded in 1937 ,and located in the historic center of Vannes,at 23 Rue des Halles, This old town known for its medieval architecture, particularly its stone and half-timbered houses. This house is also renowned for containing what cannot be found anywhere else, such as Ferney Branca, or Chartreuse which had their hours of glory and still retain their unconditional fans. Products from the Dukes of Gascony, local flavors, regional and other alcohols, Dammann Frères or Christine Dattner teas among others and very pretty gourmet baskets to compose yourself. It offers both regional products and high-end products, oils and condiments, spirits, spices, teas and even chocolates. Wonderful spot !
The Japanim store was at 14 bis Rue Emilie Burgault for several years, but it has grown and the space was very tight, Now they move to 3 Place Joseph le Brix. My boys have gone several times to both store location and now the new store has been my obligatory stop as well, with them,,,, The picture is from Rue Emile Burgault to the store seen at Place Joseph le Brix,
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, something nice around beautiful architecture and wonderful history I love it ,never tired of visiting Vannes !! Again, hope you enjoy this post on the curiosities of Vannes, part XXXIII !!! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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