Guillac: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Accommodation in Guillac
Guillac showcases its distinctive features along two waterways and through a multifaceted historical heritage. The Oust forms the southern boundary of the municipality for around 9 kilometres. At Guillac’s nautical landing stage on the Nantes–Brest Canal, there is a boat pontoon as well as a rest area with benches and picnic tables. From there, visitors can access walking and cycling routes, including the Vélodyssée.
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Nature and Routes
The GR 37 also connects the present with the past in a special way: today, it is a hiking trail, while its route formerly served as a railway connection between Locminé and Ploërmel.
Culture
The Église Saint-Bertin is the focal point of the village. It was built in the first half of the 16th century and originally consisted of a single nave and a northern side chapel with tracery windows in flamboyant Gothic forms. The church houses the 17th-century oil painting “La Donation du Rosaire”.
The sacred heritage also includes the Fontaine Saint-Bertin, which was built for the de Saint-Pern family in 1665. Since 1927, a stone statue of Saint Bertin has stood in a niche of the Fontaine Saint-Bertin.
History
The Abbaye de Saint-Jean-des-Prés was founded in the mid-12th century according to the Rule of Saint Augustine. Its buildings were rebuilt between 1663 and 1682. The site is partly classified as a French historic monument and partly listed as such; it is partly protected.
Another historical trace is the Colonne des Trente: the 13-metre-high granite obelisk has towered over a former battlefield since 1823. It bears a commemorative inscription listing the thirty Breton fighters.
The 6-kilometre Circuit d’interprétation du patrimoine de Guillac leads through the municipality’s heritage and history. It begins at the Église Saint-Bertin in the centre of Guillac.
Further destinations in the directory: Damgan, La Grée-Saint-Laurent, Guidel-Plages, La Chapelle-Neuve, Cadouarn, Molac, Saint Gorgon, Saint-Jean-Brévelay.
For the broader travel overview: Morbihan.
