Our castles in the forest of Broceliande

Remains of the ancient forest that covered all of Brittany 5,000 years before our era, the Paimpont forest shelters remarkable and varied landscapes: hardwood forests, Scots pines, moors of heather and gorse, steep rocks... Famous for its megalithic sites (Hôtié de Viviane, Tombeau du Géant,...) and...

 Paimpont

The lake at Paimpont Abbey is an ancient manmade dam created by the building of a dike at the foot of the small town of Paimpont. Now it serves as a stage set for the magnificent 13th-century abbey. The lake covers an area of more than 50 hectares and is fed by countless streams, most of them flowin...

 Paimpont

A remarkable tree in Brittany with impressive dimensions, 20 metres high and 9.20 metres in circumference, the chestnut tree of Pas aux Biches has stood in the village of Campénéac for over 400 years. Its wrinkled and twisted bark gives it incredible charm. Preserved from storms and logging, it is a...

 Campénéac

The Giant's Tomb, also known as La Roche à la Vieille, undoubtedly owes its name to its shape and size. This megalithic monument was built from three menhirs that stood on this site around 2200 BC. Today, the walls and the third menhir, lying 8 metres away, are still visible. Excavations undertaken...

 Campénéac

 Paimpont

The ‘Jardin aux Moines’ is a megalithic site located on a Neolithic complex known as ‘Buttes aux Tombes’. This monument appears as a collection of blocks of quartz conglomerate and purple schist, forming a trapezium approximately 25 metres long and 5 to 6 metres wide. First mentioned in writings f...

 Néant-sur-Yvel