In the sixteenth century, the lords of Lannion ordered the chapel to be built near to a sacred fountain. The building was enlarged at the start of the eighteenth century by the De Launay-Nevet family. The sanctuary is dedicated both to Saint-Gorgon (which gradually became Golgon) and Saint-Dorothée. These two Roman martyrs were murdered under Emperor Diocletien in 303.
There is evidence of very early human religious and economic activity in this area. Its name, Brenn Guiler, meaning "hill of the Roman village", bears testament to the presence of the Romans in... See
The Radôme, a technological jewel in the crown for France during the 1960s, a symbol of the modernism of Brittany and an iconic image of Pleumeur-Bodou, is composed of a dome 64 m in diameter and 50... See
In the sixteenth century, the lords of Lannion ordered the chapel to be built near to a sacred fountain. The building was enlarged at the start of the eighteenth century by the De Launay-Nevet... See
Be sure to visit the rural hamlet of Saint-Samson, a quiet spot in the country with a chapel, a menhir and a fountain. The chapel, constructed between 1575 and 1631, is a superb example of the... See