Places to Visit
Trévenec is ideally situated for visiting the moorland, forests, lakes and villages of the National Park of Armorica, the wonderful beaches of the North, West and South coasts of Brittany, a wide range of attractive French towns and villages and a host of other attractions such as chateaux, country crafts and sporting and leisure sites for old and young alike. Towns and Villages
Carnoet is about 5 minutes away on the road up from Callac. It is a typical French village with a Post Office, small but well-stocked local supermarket and a couple of bars. Watch out for the vicious speed bumps through the village!
Poullauoen – about 10 minutes away towards Carhaix. Shop, bar.
Callac is a typical small French market town about 10-15 minutes away, with a large market square which resounds every Wednesday market day to the chatter of farmers, townspeople, villagers and visitors. Everything is sold from ducklings to duvets and artichokes to anchovies ! The town also boasts local shops, including a wonderful shop selling everything from ornamental light fittings to hunting gear, and a really good Intermarché hypermarket plus a Casino supermarket. It also has a very attractive lake and nature reserve, with excellent walking. And if you want to find the local English community, there is an English café!
Huelgoat is a tourist town on the edge of the Armorican National Park about 15-20 minutes away. It is renowned for the mysterious giant granite rocks in the river valley known as the Chaos, for the forests with their wonderful walks nearby and for the old silver-mines nearby. There is also a lake near the town centre, a delightful market square with cherry trees, and beautiful countryside on all sides! This is also a good place to eat, with one of the oldest créperies in Brittany.
Carhaix Plouguer is the largest town in the vicinity and is about 15 minutes away. Another lovely French town with old Breton houses lining the streets of the town centre, with a market and a range of shops plus some excellent restaurants. Since it was once a Roman town, nearby are the remains of the Roman aqueduct; - and the Nantes- Brest Canal offers wonderful walks and bicycle rides. The town has lots of shops, bars, restaurants and street cafés, pharmacies and the local hospital. The Leclerc hypermarket on the edge of the town towards Callac has a very reasonable cafeteria.
Morlaix – large town on one of the rivers leading to the sea 20 miles from the house. Very large market and lovely old houses.
Lannion – another large riverside town with old houses towards the coast in the direction of the Rose Granite coast and Perros-Guirec about 25 miles away. Another large market on Thursdays
Guérlesquin a beautiful petite cité de charactère with a lovely centre and very attractive gardens , best seen on market day (Monday), there is plan d’eau nearby with a small beach for swimming.
Plestin les Grèves – attractive small town just inland from nearest North coast beaches
Sizun – attractive village en route to Brest via the Northern route. Beautiful church and nearby free museum. Nearby is the Lac du Binnic, one of many places where there is a beach for swimming.
Chateauneuf de Faou - attractive tourist centre overlooking a lovely river valley south of Carhaix. Has a variety of canoe, swimming and other riverside attractions and is close to one of the major chateaux of the region, the Domaine de Trévarez.
Further Afield
Dinan, ( especially if you fly into Dinard), Concarneau with its walled citadel, Quimper, Brest and Vannes are all worth a visit.
There are maps and details of many attractive towns and villages at the cottage. |
Pardons, Fest Noz and other local events
