Pont-Aven,
cité des peintres
Pont-Aven, cité des peintres
Culture

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Architectural Heritage
Less than 3 km from the summer events of Pont-Aven lies the serene borough of Nizon, a village that has conserved the atmosphere typical of an early 19th century Breton parochial center.
  • Nizon
  • Less than 3 km from the summer events of Pont-Aven lies the serene borough of Nizon, a village that has conserved the atmosphere typical of an early 19th century Breton parochial center. The best way ...
  • The Nizon Calvary Cross
  • Megalith lovers will find two Kerangosquer menhirs surrounded by legends: the Coat-Luzuen dolmens, Kerguillotou Bihan, and Kermac, a gallery grave which is unfortunately in ruins near Moulin-René. The...
  • Kergazuel
  • Built in the middle of the 17th century, the Saint-Sylvestre chapel in Kergazuel seems to be very modest at first glance. But the chapel has coming back to life since 1970 thanks to volunteers who hav...
  • Kergornet
  • This chapel is located north of Nizon and overlooks the Aven valley. This remarkably harmonious sanctuary has one nave and two side aisles, four arcades with octagonal columns on the north side and th...
  • Saint Andre
  • The first Sunday on July is the day the "pardoners" come to the Saint-André chapel in a procession from the devotional fountain located around one hundred steps away. To get there,they walk under the ...
  • Trémalo
  • The chapel and the surrounding area (wide paths of oak and beech trees, farms and manor houses) were known by the artists and were one of their favorite places to visit. Inside this gothic edifice dat...
  • Rustéphan
  • Rustéphan Ruins in Nizon (Site closed to the public) This castle was built in the 15th and 16th centuries for Jean du Faou, Louis XI's chamberlain. The building is in ruins; all that is left is on...

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