Our castles in and around Josselin

More commonly known as "Notre Dame des fleurs" (or the Pomeleuc chapel), the Saint-Mélec chapel dates back to 1220. It was restored in 1639 and extended in the 18th century. The altarpiece in the choir (with its tabernacle, twisted columns, cherubs and various sculptures) is dominated by the statue...

 Forges de Lanouée

The "Manoir Le Val aux Houx" is opening its doors to the public exceptionally this summer (from July 1 to August 4, 2025) and on the occasion of the "Journées du Patrimoine" (from September 19 to September 27, 2025). Guided tours are offered every day from 12pm to 6pm. You'll discover this manor hou...

 Guégon

The first chapel was built in the 11th century in place of the old wooden oratory built in 717 on the banks of the Oust by St-Gobrien. In the 16th century, the building was restructured and enlarged. This granite and schist rubble chapel is shaped like a Latin cross. It has rich furnishings, includi...

 Saint-Servant

Situated in a green setting, close to the RN24, stands the Column of the Thirty. It symbolises the "Combat des Trente", an epic battle that took place on 26 March 1351. Thirty Breton knights commanded by Jean De Beaumanoir fought against thirty men from Bamborough. In the course of the bloody encoun...

 Guillac

The yew tree has been revered for thousands of years as one of the oldest beings on earth. As such, and in memory of past generations, it was often planted at the foot of megalithic burial mounds, Celtic steles and then Christian chapels, as here with the Chapel of Saint-Yves in Cruguel, erected in...

 Cruguel