The Château de Crévy of La Chapelle Caro !!!

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Let me bring you back to my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 of my lovely region of Bretagne in my belle France.  The views,sights are indeed endless here and I am doing my best to introduce you to the off the beaten paths of my Brittany. This castle is located in La Chapelle Caro, however, since 2016, it is now part of the town of Val d’Oust which was created from the merger of towns of Le Roc-Saint-André, Quily, and La Chapelle-Caro.(see posts), Therefore, here is my take on the Château de Crévy of La Chapelle Caro !!! Hope you enjoy this post as I

The Château de Crévy is a former feudal manor house dating from the 14C. The castle is privately owned, and not open to the public, but the exterior is visible, from which I took the picture, and glad to find it in my cd rom vault to do this post for you and me. The oldest remains of the current castle, the keep and the isolated corner tower date back to the 14C or 15C. Today, the chapel is destroyed, as are the ramparts that surrounded the castle; the castle underwent significant restorations between 1970 and 1980: roofing of the main building and the small towers, renovation of the 75 doors and windows, repair of the timber frame of the large tower, which had collapsed in 1970, restoration of the floors, ceilings, and various decorative elements, etc.

The main building dates from the 17C. ; it is adjoined by a large 14C tower and a formal granite staircase, along with several outbuildings. The western section, including two turrets and an entrance, was rebuilt in the 19C under Charles X in the Gothic style. Also remaining from the 14C are an isolated tower and the foundations of two other towers supporting the northern terrace or situated within the moats. For several centuries, the castle played a crucial role in the defense of Brittany, due to its location on the road from Rennes to Vannes and the waterway from Brest to Nantes. It distinguished itself in 1591 and 1592 by resisting the troops of Henry IV. The earliest recorded owners date back to 1149.

This is an ancient Roman oppidum (fortified settlement). Successively owned by several prominent Breton families, the lordship was elevated to a county in 1697. The castle was at the heart of the conflict during the Wars of Religion between the Catholic Malestroit family and the Protestant Rohan de Josselin family. The Duke of Mercœur had a garrison there; the king’s forces tried in vain to seize it. The castle was extensively remodeled in the 18C and again in 1855, and once again in 1966.

The new city of Val d’Oust on its heritage: https://www.mairie-valdoust.fr/les-monuments

The Morbihan dept 56 tourist office on things to do/see by Val d’Oust : https://morbihan.com/a-voir-a-faire/suivez-le-guide/les-sites-naturels/lif-de-la-chapelle-caro-val-doust-fr-4389751/

There you go folks, again wonderful former La Chapelle Caro an off the beaten paths town that is worth the detour , me think, This is an unique castle of the many here and sadly for us many are private as this one, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Château de Crévy of La Chapelle Caro ! 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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