Discover Trébabu: tidal mill, chapels and paths

In Trébabu, walking and cycling routes meet specific cultural highlights. These include the Kerjan-Mol tidal mill, Château de Kermorvan-Névé, Notre-Dame du Val Chapel and Saint-Tugdual Church. This gives you two distinct focuses for planning your trip: spending time outdoors on the paths or taking a closer look at architectural styles and historical details.

Walking and cycling routes

Trébabu has several walking routes as well as sections suitable for gentle mobility. Along them, you can discover Saint-Tugdual Church and Notre-Dame du Val Chapel on foot or by bicycle. The routes can therefore help you find your way if you would like to include these two places in your explorations. Route conditions can change; check them before setting out on a walk.

Another option is the Pays d’Iroise Greeters’ “Trébabu, entre l’étang et les châteaux” Greeter walk, which requires advance registration. It follows paths and sunken lanes through Trébabu and includes a viewpoint over the Ria du Conquet. If you would like to book this guided walk, first confirm that it is currently being offered and that a host is available.

Mill, château and chapel

Kerjan-Mol is a tidal mill. At the former site, the extensively altered former miller’s house and sluice gates in the dam can apparently be seen. The mill is said to have been destroyed by German troops in 1944. The type of mill, its former buildings and the reported destruction are distinct aspects of its history.

Château de Kermorvan-Névé has a park, a chapel and farm buildings. The château was probably built in the third quarter of the 19th century; it may have been created by altering an older building. Its rectangular central section lies between two corner towers. The regularly arranged façade has five bays, or five vertical sections. When looking at the architecture, you can consider the shape of the building and the layout of its façade separately.

Notre-Dame du Val is a rectangular chapel on the slope of the Kerléo valley. Its portal is made of Kersanton stone, and its bell gable has two openings. The portal and bell gable are specific details that help describe the chapel’s architectural form. Its history also has a remarkable detail: the “Vierge à la figue” was stolen in 1977 and returned 28 years later.

At Saint-Tugdual Church, it is also worth looking at the adjacent cemetery: it contains older graves of noble families with coats of arms carved into them. These burial sites add another specific aspect of the local heritage to the history of the buildings and the mill.

How to get to Notre-Dame du Val Chapel

From Le Conquet, you can reach the chapel via the D67 towards Saint-Renan. One kilometre after the junction, turn left towards Trébabu, go through the village, continue along the road and turn left again. You can park at the bottom of the slope.

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