The Château de Callac of Plumelec !!!

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I was looking into my cd rom vaults and found me a couple pictures that should be in my blog for you and me, These are of Plumelec, in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 of my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France. The sights are endless in my neck of the woods and I am working on seeing them all !! health permitting. I dare go into the back woods to see the beauty of my Morbihan and see some more wonders of our world. Do see my other posts on the town in my blog. Therefore, let me tell you about the Château de Callac of Plumelec !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The château de Callac is located in the village of Callac about 9 km from City center Plumelec which it belongs,5 km from Trédion, and 42 km from my current home, The current castle was built in the 14C and then enlarged in the 15-16C. It was then remodeled in the 17C to give it its current appearance with four pavilions. The oldest part of the castle is a tower dating from the original 14C manor house. To the north, the « aile des tours » or wing towers was transformed in the 15C following the style of the manor houses of the time. This façade constitutes an ancient form of fortification, flanked by four round towers, The eastern wing, south of the 14C tower, dates overall from the 16C,

The castle belonged to the Callac family, then to the Le Forestier and Clairfontaine families by succession. In 1645, it was elevated to a barony by Louis XIV in favor of Sieur Rogier, a councilor in the Parliament of Brittany. In the 17C, Callac received the Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu, and later from 1670, it belonged to Amador du Guémadeuc, governor of Ploërmel. Callac passed through marriage to Julie-Eleonore de Marbeuf, wife of the Count of Marbeuf, governor of Corsica. It served as a refuge for the Chouans (it welcomed refractory priests and Chouan leaders such as Georges Cadoudal,who spent a brief time there ) in 1795 and as a rallying point for French paratroopers dropped during WWII. The surroundings of the castle are easily accessible and visible directly from the municipal road. The castle is open to the public and for guided tours during the Arts and Crafts Days and Heritage Days. The exterior is accessible all year round. The castle is undergoing rescue and restoration work which is still ongoing

The town of Plumelec on its heritage : https://www.plumelec.org/blog/decouvrir/tourisme-et-patrimoine/

The Morbihan dept 56 tourist office on the castle of Callac : https://morbihan.com/a-voir-a-faire/suivez-le-guide/chateau-de-callac-plumelec-fr-4411621/

The local Centre Morbihan tourist office on the castle of Callac : https://www.centre-morbihan-tourisme.bzh/decouvrir/tresors-architecturaux/69-le-chateau-de-callac-a-plumelec.html

There you go folks, another roundabout of beauties in my neck of the woods. Always something to see in my beautiful Morbihan, just need more time!!! Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Château de Callac of Plumelec !!! 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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