The Chapelle de Saint Guénolé of Carnac !!!

Posted in Bretagne, France

I went in again into my cd rom vault and keep founding marvels to include in my blog for you and me, This is again Carnac in my beautiful Morbihan of my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France, I went deep this time into a hamlet part of the town to see this nice chapel , This is south of me just 6 km from Carnac plage, and 21 km from my house along the D768 road dir Carnac on roundabout of Purgatory bear right onto the D119 road dir Carnac ,then carefully turn left onto the C107 country road dir Coët-a-Tous on Rue Coët-a-Tous and go to end of village see the chapel on a hill, Therefore, let me tell you about the Chapelle de Saint Guénolé of Carnac !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Chapelle de Saint Guénolé or St. Gwenolé of Coët-a-Tous, named after the village, could mean “the Wood of Le Touz,” the name of a family who lived there. It was placed under the patronage of St. Gwenolé the Younger to distinguish him from St. Guénolé, abbot of Landévennec. It was built in 1851, replacing a chapel erected in 1785 below the hill.

Inside is a beautiful 18C statue depicting the saint as a mitred abbot holding an open book in his left hand. A sarcophagus was discovered near the chapel in 1766. Legend had it that it was that of Saint Guénolé. However, the identity of the person who buried it remains unknown. It has now been returned to the chapel, where it is on display.

The Carnac tourist office on the Chapelle de Saint Guénolé : https://www.ot-carnac.fr/patrimoine/chapelle-saint-guenole-la-fontaine-et-la-croix-de-coet-a-tous-pcubre056v508pba/

The Morbihan dept 56 tourist office on the Chapelle Saint Guénolé : https://morbihan.com/a-voir-a-faire/suivez-le-guide/chapelle-saint-guenole-la-fontaine-et-la-croix-de-coet-a-tous-carnac-fr-6094589/

The local Bay of Quiberon tourist office on the Chapelle Saint Guénolé : https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/to-see-to-do/culture-and-heritage/chapels-and-churches/saint-guenole-chapel-fountain-and-cross-at-coet-a-tous

The City of Carnac on the Chapelle Saint Guénolé : https://www.carnac.fr/Annuaire-des-services-et-equipements/Chapelle-de-Coet-A-Tous

There you go folks, again, so much to see in Carnac . This is one town to come with the whole family if ever in this corner of the world. This is  a lovely town again I insist a must to see with the family. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Chapelle de Saint Guénolé of Carnac !!! 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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