Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Paradise Found

Wandering Around The Cottage - October Edition

Ploumanac'h - from the beach to the chapel


I'm so glad you stopped by today, because I'm taking you to a really beautiful place!


It's located more than an hour North of the Little White House, but it's really worth the drive.

We're going to have a nice walk in Ploumanac'h, from the beach to the Chapelle de La Clarté and back.




Quelle chance que vous passiez par là aujourd'hui! Je vous emmène à Ploumanac'h où nous allons faire une grande promenade partant de la plage pour aller jusqu'à la chapelle de La Clarté. D'abord, un petit arrêt dans une crêperie sur le port pour recharger les batteries, car ensuite, ça monte!


First, let's grab a bite in a crêperie located on the harbour. When the waitress brought us the glasses and the bottle of water, I immediately thought of Carol from Art and Sand, so I snapped a picture!


The goat cheese and honey galette was really nice. And here was the view: it was low tide at noon.


Et voilà le port à marée basse à midi.


Now, let's start the walk with this adorable beach, just off the village. There, right on the beach, is a cute oratory.


Sur cette petite plage située juste derrière le village est situé un adorable oratoire. La tradition veut que les jeunes filles plantent une aiguille dans le nez de Saint-Guirec: les jeunes filles dont l'aiguille reste plantée se marieront dans l'année. Du coup, le pauvre Guirec a le nez bien esquinté.


Young girls were supposed to try to put a pin in Saint Guirec's nose.  The girls whose pin stayed there were supposed to be married before the end of the year. Poor Guirec doesn't have a nose anymore now!


Overlooking the beach is an adorable chapel.


Cette chapelle surplombe la plage, nichée dans les hortensias.


The coast we're going to walk along now is called the "Pink Granite Coast" because the granite there has amazing and unique shades of pink. It's also everywhere, even in the middle of gardens!


La côte que nous parcourons s'appelle la Côte de Granit Rose car le granit y a une couleur étonnante et unique et il y en a partout, même au milieu des jardins.


On a small island a manor is built, which is called the Château de  Costaérès (even for me it's difficult to say!). Fancy living there?


Les vues sont magnifiques. Qui se voit vivre dans le château de Costaérès, perdu sur son île?


After a steep path, here's the beautiful mill that was recently restored.

Après une petite montée douloureuse pour les genoux apparaît un moulin récemment restauré.

Il ne reste plus que quelques pas à faire pour parvenir à la Chapelle de La Clarté... où nous arriverons dans notre prochain article!

From the mill, we're only a few steps away from the Chapelle de la Clarté, where will be begin the next post!

See you at the chapel soon, wait for me if I'm delayed by a hundred papers to mark!

Attendez moi patiemment à la chapelle si jamais je suis retardée par des copies à corriger en chemin!



PS: I know it's completely off topic, but I would like to thank all of you who left kind comments on my last project. It meant the world to me to read them every night after work.

Un grand merci à toutes celles et ceux qui ont laissé de gentils commentaires sur mon dernier projet cuisine. C'était tellement agréable à lire le soir en rentrant de l'école!

I'm taking along with me for the walk in Ploumanac'h, the readers from::

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40 comments:

  1. WOW what a beautiful little city. How I would love to be there taking a walk with you. My wish is to visit France before I leave this earth. So see the beautiful countryside, lavender fields, walk among vineyards and the lovely homes. So it's like I am there with your tours. Thanks you so much for these wonderful posts.
    Mary

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  2. Mais que la Bretagne est belle !!! Tu as bien de la chance d'y vivre tous les jours... même si les copies à corriger et les cours à préparer t'empêchent d'en profiter pleinement !

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  3. Hello! Stopped by to catch up on your projects and find we are going on a trip! Delightful! I am sharing your post on my Facebook page. Have a blessed week!

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    1. Thanks a lot for sharing my post and thanks for walking with me in Ploumanac'h.

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  4. Mais quelle jolie balade, c'était très agréable & alors je suis super jalouse de voir de tels hortensias. C'est vraiment beau la Bretagne.
    Bises. Babette

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    1. Je dois avouer qu'en Bretagne, les hortensias poussent sans que l'on s'en occupe, et il sont tellement jolis contre les murs des chapelles. Je suis heureuse que tu aies apprécié la visite!

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  5. You live in paradise Magali! And your photos? magnificent! Loooove crepe and would love to try some of that that you had!

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  6. Gorgeous!! Absolutely gorgeous! And I love that blue bottle. :)

    -andi

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  7. What an absolutely beautiful place to visit! We didn’t have time to visit this area while visiting Normandy and Brittany so thanks for this wonderful post! Your photos are gorgeous of the scenery. I can close my eyes and almost feel like I’m sitting in the cafe and having a wonderful lunch. I love your pic and story of Saint Guirec’s nose, the girls and pins, so funny! Thanks for the tour..............

    ~Emily

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  8. I told my husband - let's just go there today! How lovely the hydrangeas are there and that beach. The food loves so very unique! Than ks for taking us there.

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  9. I am hoping that we can fit in this part of France during our summer trip next year! I just love it. Thanks for sharing this walk with us Magali.

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  10. What a gorgeous town, and the coastline looks so much more interesting than where I live. I'm jealous of the beautiful agapanthus growing by the beach and a crepe with goats cheese and honey, how delicious.
    Carol's definitely going to love the glassware.

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  11. Gorgeous and what a beautiful lunch! Wish I was there!

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  12. Excellent tour, I loved seeing this corner of the world very much and what a cool island, is it off limits to visit? Thanks for connecting and posting on my blog, I appreciate it - have a great week!

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  13. beautiful coastal pictures. I love being close to the water.

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  14. Magali, that area is wonderful. Would love spending a lazy afternoon (or two) just wandering around and eating! The manor is spectacular!

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  15. Magali, every time you give us a tour, it just makes me want to move to France! However, I would have to move alone - I am not sure my husband is quite that ready for a big adventure!!

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  16. This is so beautiful! Thank you for taking us there with you!

    xox

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  17. Oh my....paradise indeed! So beautiful...:) Thanks for taking us on a such a sweet little virtual vacation. There are so many beautiful sights to see in this world. How I wish I could see them all....blessings, Vicky
    Life On Willie Mae Lane

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  18. Oh how I love your post! Such a charming village, thank you so much for taking us along on your trip.
    Kathysue

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  19. I had to laugh when I read your shout out because seeing the blue bottle with the red and yellow glasses made my heart swoon.

    That wonderful town also made my heart swoon - beautiful beach, a castle and a windmill - definitely a paradise.

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  20. Just too much! I want to get a ferry from Plymouth to Roscoff NOW.

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  21. How gorgeous. I love that windmill and the flowers are beautiful. xo LAura

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  22. Hello Magali, what a beautiful area, enjoyed the photos so much. I'm going to catch up on The Little White House right now. Hope that you are well.
    Jeannie

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  23. que la Bretagne est belle ! elle me manque.....merci pour cette jolie promenade !
    bisou,
    Marry Poppins

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    1. Peut-être à mettre au programme pour de prochaines vacances?

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  24. How beautiful!!!
    And that glassware reminds me of Carol too - every time I see something colorful I think of her LOL
    XOXO

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  25. How beautiful!!!
    And that glassware reminds me of Carol too - every time I see something colorful I think of her LOL
    XOXO

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  26. Very beautiful! Thanks for the lovely tour Magali!! I am with Suzan. That glassware is gorgeous!

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  27. Oh my! That does look like "Paradise" to me. I love the ocean and those beaches are both amazing and beautiful!!!

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  28. Oh, I cannot wait until we start our journey once again! What a breathtaking and beautiful seaside village-and the hydrangeas-oh you know how I love them!

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  29. Stopping in for another visit and taking in all the beauty from your tour, loved the beautiful photos.

    ~Emily

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  30. Beautiful! I would love to visit there.

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  31. Beautiful scenery. I would love to visit this area.

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  32. This looks like such a charming and scenic walk, especially the mill at the end. Poor St. Guirec and his nose. What an interesting tradition!

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  33. I like the way you think. First stop -- the crêperie! Looks delicious, too. And I love the walk you took us on. Enjoyed every view along the way.

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  34. This looks like a fantastical place. I love the manor on the island. So romantic.

    Wonderful to have you at "Oh, the PLACES I have been!" Just a little note. If you can (and I know life gets in the way of blogging - LOL!) I think you'd get more traffic from linking if you would link to the party earlier. The link goes up on Thursday evenings at 7 pm EST. Can't wait to see where you go next!


    - The Tablescaper

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  35. Thanks for sharing that Magali, I had never heard of lovely Ploumanac'h but I'm glad I have now. It's just so picturesque!

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  36. Beautiful photos of a gorgeous place. I'm catching up, once again since being on vacation. I forgot my laptop to read blogs and comment as my phone makes it difficult.

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