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  Megalithic site - Saint Just  
  Ile aux Pies (Magpie island)- The Oust Valley  
  Corbinières beauty site - Langon  
  Gannedel fens - Chapelle de Brain
  Rieux castle - Rieux  
  Arts and crafts village - La Gacilly  
  Don and Chère Valley - Guémené  
  Grisan wood - St Martin s/ Oust
  Lime kiln - Avessac  
  Old harbour - Guipry Messac
Foleux marina - Béganne
Heritage
  Saint Agathe chapel - Langon  
  Templar's heritage - Carentoir  
  Duguesclin tower - Gd Fougeray  
  Léhélec castle - Béganne  
  Redon's Abbey, cultural heritage  
  Ste Anne des Lieux Saints chapel - Guémené Penfao  
  Bray Manor - Sixt sur Aff  
  Mill of La Fosse - Quelneuc  
Saint Benoit oratory - Massérac
Interpretative trails
  Pont-Veix Roman way - Conquereuil  
  5 stops to discover Béganne  
  Hillock with 5 windmills - St Jacut
  st Melaine's trip - Chapelle de Brain
  The lower Oust Valley  
 
The 5 stops to discover Béganne
 
 
A charming place just 2 steps away from the ocean
In all, 5 stops are proposed along the "circuit touristique" which travels/follows the length of the river Vilaine's hillsides. This circuit can be travelled on bicycle or on foot. In order to keep to the circuit and all the different stops, just follow the "draughtboard" signposts (former traditional boundary markers).    
                                              

The 5 stops

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The "draughtboard" signpost

The 5 stops to discover the city of Béganne

- The "Champ Guy" stop
With its viewpoint, a superb perspective over the entire marshland, all along the pedestrian circuit one comes across many interpretation panels.

- The "Grands Murins" stop in the village centre
The church's roof timbers act as a refuge for a colony of bats (grands murins). The Saint Hermeland church is of Roman origin and was restored in 1974. Here one may admire; the 15 th century chancel, the flamboyant stained glass windows, a copy of the Flemish painter Rubens' oil painting "Descent from the Cross"...

- The "Rohello" stop and the marshes
The marshes were not just a resource for the wildlife living there but the local population too. With the aid of interpretation panels, one can learn about the ancient tradition of how in the past, fields of hay were divided and shared by means of drawing lots and also discover how the "draughtboard" signposts were used as boundary markers. Learn also all about the marsh's grasses and the tools related to the exploitation of these marshes and its evolution.

- The "Vallon de Saint Cado" stop
An open space where geese do the maintenance. Inside the chapel one finds all necessary information about this site.

- The "Foleux" stop
Behind the anchor known as the "Ancre d'Arthur" and named after a well-known Béganne boatman, one comes across the marina with moorings for 400 boats. You will appreciate the river Vilaine this side of the Arzal dam.

A brochure listing all the different stops is available at the Town hall in Béganne or at the "Maison du Tourisme" in Redon ( only in French).
 
Contact :
Mairie de Béganne (Town hall)
Place de la Mairie
56350 BEGANNE
tel : 02 99 91 81 57
 
 
 
Nearby
Heritage
Chateau de Rieux
The Foleux marina in Béganne
Chateau of Léhélec in Béganne
Museum
Tropical park in Saint Jacut les Pins
Branféré Park in Le Guerno
Activities
Canoé Apach Bihan in Saint Vincent sur Oust
Bicycle in the region
Self-catering
La Bouie in Béganne
La Chevallerie in Béganne
La Chaussée Ollivier in Béganne
Kergal in Béganne