This is La Roche Maurice !!

Posted in Bretagne, Food and Wine, France

Let me take you back to another wonderful off the beaten path site in wonderful La Roche Maurice, in the Finistére dept 29,of my lovely Bretagne region and in my belle France, I am amazed of the monuments of great architecture and historical value in this small village.Therefore,let me give you my take on this is La Roche Maurice !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The village of La Roche-Maurice lies 13 km from Landivisiau ,5 km from Landerneau, 33 km from Brest, 562 km from Versailles, and 155 km from my current home, The village is traversed by the D712 road, a route established following the construction of the N12 expressway, which runs further north, beyond the village’s boundary. We came from Pluvigner along the D33 road dir Landévant to connect with the N165 express highway dir Brest, and get off at exit /sortie 66 dir Landerneau/Daoulas on the D770 road or Rue de Brest continue to roundabout bear right onto the D47 road dir Saint Urbain at next roundabout bear left onto the country road C1 dir Pencran continue to Stop sign and continue on road across same C1 country road here known as Le Quebou passing City center village of Pencran continue on Route de Kerlois cross the D764 road and you are in territory of La Roche-Maurice on Rue du Morbic continue see the Grand Place square on your left hand side and the restaurant , see below,

Things to see here are the parish close comprises several features: stiles set between the cross of Christ and those of the two thieves; the Church Saint-Yves (see post), and its rood screen; the 1639 ossuary, built in the “Léon Renaissance” style; and the Calvary situated at the entrance to the parish close which consists of three crosses, with Christ’s cross flanked by those of the Penitent Thief and the Impenitent Thief. Also present are the ruins of the castle of La Roche-Maurice (see post), formerly the property of the Viscounts of Léon, and the Church of Pont-Christ, a ruined former chaperlery church located near the Élorn river.

And of course,we need to eat on the road sometimes ! We were visiting La Roche Maurice, and saw this nice looking restaurant by the castle so we went in and as usual it was a hit ! We did a grandly lunch at the Auberge du Vieux Château, rare but will include this personal picture here for reference to the restaurant, It is me and my oldest son, For generations, families from Landerneau and the surrounding area have flocked to the table at the Auberge du Vieux Château, Great !, they are still open !!!

The official Auberge du Vieux Château:  http://aubergeduvieuxchateau.fr/

The RestaurantGuru reviews on the Auberge du Vieux Château: https://restaurantguru.com/Auberge-du-Vieux-Chateau-La-Roche-Maurice

A bit of history I like tell us that a branch of the Roman road running from Le Faou to Tréfles via Landerneau and Kérilien passed through La Roche-Maurice. The date the castle-centered settlement was established is unknown, though it likely predates the 15C; in 1407, letters patent issued by Duke John V of Brittany authorized the rescheduling of the La Roche-Maurice fair from the first Sunday to the first Tuesday of October. A 1363 will belonging to Hervé VIII de Léon records the founding of a chaplaincy within the chapel, though it is unclear whether this refers to the current church. On March 18, 1793, peasants from La Roche took part in the Battle of Kerguidu near Berven, an anti-revolutionary uprising. La Roche-Maurice originated from the division of the ancient parish of Ploudiry and fell under the jurisdiction of the Bishopric of Léon. Under the Ancien Régime, the village was a chapelery of the parish of Ploudiry; it was granted full parish status under the Concordat of 1801. The village of La Roche-Maurice was formed from the former chapelery of the same name, combined with that of Pont-Christ and a portion of the parish of Plounéventer. By a decree dated June 11, 1979, the village’s name was changed from La Roche to La Roche-Maurice. The village was liberated on August 9, 1944, around 13h (1:00 p.m.), by an American patrol arriving from Plounéventer via Lanneufret.

The City of La Roche Maurice on its heritage: https://larochemaurice.fr/patrimoine/

The local Landerneau Daoulas tourist office on info of La Roche Maurice: https://www.tourisme-landerneau-daoulas.fr/en/activite/maison-du-patrimoine-de-la-roche-maurice/

There you go folks, another dandy in wonderful Finistére dept 29 of my lovely Bretagne. These are great architecture and history of the medieval period with nice views , worth the detour, do read my posts on the town in my blog. Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is La Roche Maurice !! 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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