Lanvaudan: Heritage, thatched cottages and countryside
Accommodation in Lanvaudan
Lanvaudan offers several concrete starting points for planning a trip: religious buildings, listed monuments, thatched cottages, countryside and the Festival des Terres Fertiles. If you are looking for a hotel in Lanvaudan, you can consider whether architecture, wildlife watching, an event or the valleys should be the defining feature of your stay.
Religious buildings and architecture
The parish church of Saint-Mandé in Lanvaudan was built in 1642 and has a Latin cross floor plan. In addition to its construction date, the floor plan is a specifically identified architectural feature. The chapel of Saint-Mélec in Lomelec, Lanvaudan, was built in 1649. There is a seven-year difference between the two construction dates. This makes it possible to compare two 17th-century religious buildings chronologically; the parish church also offers the Latin cross floor plan as a distinct architectural point of reference.
Listed monuments and thatched cottages
The cemetery cross in Lanvaudan was listed as a historic monument on March 20, 1934. The Fontaine Saint-Roch and its enclosure received this status on June 30, 1933; the Puits et niche du Lion was listed on March 20, 1934. This means that two of the three listings date to 1934, while the Fontaine, including its enclosure, was listed as early as 1933. Lanvaudan is also known as a village of thatched cottages. Some of these houses are listed as historic monuments. The village’s character and the protected status of certain houses offer two different perspectives on local building culture.
Countryside and former railway line
The Circuit du patrimoine follows a former railway line. Alongside churches and monuments, the old railway route adds another historical perspective to Lanvaudan. The bocage around Lomelec in the Blavet Valley is crisscrossed by banks and dry-stone walls. Gorse and heather grow on the heathlands of Coët-Roc'h, where nightjars and owls are observed. The landscape highlights differ: banks and dry-stone walls shape the bocage around Lomelec, while Coët-Roc'h is associated with heathland vegetation and the bird sightings mentioned above.
Festival des Terres Fertiles
The Festival des Terres Fertiles brings together music and theatre. Its unusual stages include garages, former rectories, barns and longères. In addition to its two programme areas, the venues are a distinctive feature of the festival. It welcomes around 4,000 people each year. If you would like to include an edition in your travel plans, check the dates for that edition before your trip.
The SĂ©brevet and Kerollin valleys
The Vallée de Sébrevet runs through granite country and stretches from one mill to the next. In the Sébrevet Valley, you can buy flour directly at the Moulin de Sebrevet. If you plan to do so, check availability in advance. The Vallée de Kerollin is known as a place for fishing. The two valleys offer different highlights: Sébrevet links granite and mills with the option of buying flour, while Kerollin is associated with fishing.
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