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Saint Pol de Léon - Cité épiscopale
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Saint Pol de Léon - Pointe de Saint Jean
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two great symbols of Saint Pol de Léon (Saint pol of Leon) are the
religious fervour. Capital of the "golden belt", its glimmer influences
the ports of Roscoff and Pempoull. |
 Saint Pol de Léon - Cathédrale
pol de Léon developed around a vivid religious fervor. It owes its name
to a Welsh monk, Paul Aurélien, who came to evangelize Brittany at the
beginning of the Middle Age. He took refuge on the island of Batz where
it had established a hermitage. When he disembarked on the current site
of Saint pol de Léon, it was only a Gallo-Roman city in ruin. However,
in addition to its Episcopal vocation, the city owes its prosperity to
agriculture. Indeed, its back-country called “ceinture |
 Saint Pol de Léon - Chapelle Kerigou
belt) is rich of artichokes culture, garlic, shallot, endive... The
pot-garden of Brittany known today under the mark of "Prince de
Bretagne".
The visitor who comes to Saint pol of Léon cannot avoid visiting the
Notre Dame du Kreisker chapel.
Political and religious construction of which Vauban said that the
bell-tower is the most daring architectural piece he had ever seen. The
cathedral built between the 13th and the 16th century which is the seat
of the bishopric of Leon. |
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