Some Castles in Brittany

Map of Brittany, in the far Western side of France.

In the Brocéliande forest, you'll find the castle of Comper.  

The legend says 'Lancelot of the Lake' was born here and was educated by Vivian, some magician also called the 'Lady of the Lake', before joining 'King Arthur' in order to find the 'Holy Grail' with the other knights.

The Castle of Fougères, city where Chateaubriand's sister used to live. The castle built in the 12th century has 13 towers. It was a strategic place in Brittany.

View of the wall and towers of Fougères castle. The neighborhouds have inspired Victor Hugo (Quatre-vingt treize) and Balzac (Les Chouans). 'Les chouans' were peasants who didn't admit the French Revolution and prefered aristocracy. They were silenced in some blood bath you can easily imagine.

The Castle of Josselin on early morning. It belonged to the Rohan family during the 15th century.

The Castle of Vitré. It was re-built in the 15th century to protect the rich merchand city against french invasions.

Brittany is although the place of 'Menhir', giant stone collections, for example at Carnac. These dressed stones are 3000 years old. Of you course, you could prefer the beautiful sand beaches of Carnac... 

 

The Castle of Suscinio. Summer hunting residence of the Ducs de Bretagne. The castle is surrounded by swamps and just near the see.

Some beautiful window. It reminds me to a song in some Philip Glass Opera: the Window of Appearances...

You can see some exhibitions inside the castle.

You can easily imagine yourself as some knight in such environment...

The Fortress Of Largoët. The Dungeon is 44 meters high. The walls are 9 meters wide. Henri Tudor, before being king of England was held prisonner is that dungeon.