The best road cycling routes around Plouzané

I will go back there!

A beautiful walk with a magnificent view.

Best view of the harbor and the cable car.

The church of Plouzané is dedicated to Saint Sané, who can be identified with Senan, a bishop who came from Ireland in the 6th century to evangelize the Breton peninsula. Built on the probable site of an ancient temple, nothing remains of the earlier edifice. The current church, the work of Pierre Besnard, a civil engineer, dates from 1781 and was restored after damage in 1944. The overall plan exudes a severe nobility. The nave, with three aisles and four bays, widens into the transepts and choir, which end in semicircles. The space is divided by eighteen square piers supporting semicircular arches. The pavement is composed of numerous reused tombstones. The west portal is a monumental construction with Doric columns with a triangular pediment and, above, a circular floor with a balustrade, square tower and pyramidal spire framed by pinnacles.

The old church of Saint-Marc still stands and bears witness to a long history. It is indeed attested that religious occupation of the site dates back to the 15th century and that the building was constructed in the 17th century. Small, narrow, and dilapidated, it was supplanted by the new church built higher up, but was still frequented, particularly by fishermen who plied their trade in the cove which, before land reclamation, was right next door. A vestige that almost disappeared: The building took the name Notre-Dame du Bon-Port chapel in the 1870s. Restored several times, it also almost disappeared many times, notably due to the explosion of the Ocean Liberty ship in 1947. Saint-Marc suffered greatly from the bombings, to the point that the chapel is today one of the few visible remains of the village of yesteryear. Despite this, it is not listed, and its future remains uncertain: its roof needs to be redone, and it is only open for two masses per year, on Ascension Thursday and August 15th, plus a few special concerts. Having been built before the separation of Church and State, it is owned by the City of Brest. Finally, it should be noted that its stained-glass windows were created by a woman, Adeline Bony, wife of Jacques Bony, who created the stained-glass windows of the Saint-Louis church.

The current church was designed by Frézier and built between 1740 and 1749. The chapel was erected as a parish church by Gouyon de Vaudurant (Bishop of Léon) on May 16, 1750, separate from that of Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon. Depicted in a very simple Jesuit style, due to a lack of resources, the church consists of a nine-bay nave and side aisles; the gable facade has a semicircular arch. Relatively spared from the destruction of World War II, it is today the oldest church in Brest. The statue of Our Lady of Recouvrance, above the right-hand side altar, is one of the rare religious works by Yves Collet. In the courtyard, there is a commemorative monument made of Kersanton stone, surmounted by a kneeling statue of Abbot Y. M. Queinnec, the work of Yann Larc'hantec.

A cozy place for a sugar break... when you're out of fuel. The only place open on Sundays. The owner Nelly, very friendly, is used to seeing cyclists. Thanks to her for her hospitality

Beautiful Abbey, the gardens, the cemetery and the attached chapels, as well as the medieval village that surrounds it convey a feeling of travelling back in time...