The Collegiate Church Notre-Dame of Lamballe, part II !!!

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This was my last stop on the trip back home, and it was another first time visit in my Brittany; the town of Lamballe. I have heard about it as one of my collegues now works there and he is from the area but never visited until now. Better late than never the old saying goes, and I was glad I did. Let me tell you a bit on the Collegiate Church Notre Dame of Lamballe, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

 We moved to a town came to know because collegue is from here and it was another great find in my lovely Bretagne, This is the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame of Lamballe-Armor (otherwise known as Notre-Dame-de-Grande-Puissance), built in 1202 ,this imposing church was the chapel of the castle of the Dukes of Penthièvre, whose county was created in 1023 for Eudon, youngest son of Geoffroy I, Duke of Brittany. It is located within the closed enclosure of the lordship fortification, This enlarged Romanesque church in the Gothic style has a Louis 14 organ case. It was added in 1741 the rood screen donated by Marguerite de Clisson dated from 1415. The collegiate church bears witness to the town’s prestigious past. It lets you imagine what the ramparts and the castle of the Dukes of Penthièvre could be. Overlooking Lamballe, it offers an admirable view of the city.

The new town of Lamballe-Armor on the Collegiale Church Notre Dame de Grande Puissance:  https://www.lamballe-armor.bzh/accueil-lamballe-armor/temps-libres/tourisme/en-ville-et-alentours/la-collegiale

The local Cap d’Erquy-Valandre tourist office on the Collegiale Church Notre Dame de Grande Puissance:  https://www.capderquy-valandre.com/en/plan-your-stay/must-dos/once-upon-a-time/collegiale-notre-dame-de-grande-puissance-1609594

There you go folks,I reach the end of this marveloius road warrior trip into my lovely Bretagne! Lamballe is another town we need to be back for more and all worth it me think. You will glad you visit the new Lamballe-Armor, still commonly call Lamballe. Again,hope you enjoy the post on the Collegiate Church Notre Dame of Lamballe, part II !!! 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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