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Beauty spots
  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  
 
L'île aux Pies (The Magpie island) - Bains sur Oust, Saint Vincent sur Oust
 
 
An exceptional landscape
When Redon's rivers meet up with the granite and schist cliff , the visitor has a bird's eye view!
Here, it's the river Oust which flows along the edge of the slopes then weaves its way through the faults in the rock face to form gorges, the most magnificent of them being the "Ile aux Pies".

L'île aux Pies - The Magpie Island in The Oust valley
A listed Natural site
The only valley registered as a listed natural site in inland Brittany, it covers 15 kilometres. One can see everywhere where the human hand has been at work; the canal and its locks, an orchard with grafted chestnut trees, a marsh filled with miraculous souvenirs of fishing exploits and to top the list, old granite, slate or clay quarries...

Informative walking circuits

A dozen or so quiet and peaceful beauty spots on the edge of the riverbanks where there are many walking trails accompanied by interpretation panels offering information on; the bargemen and their past, the story of the chestnut tree, the treasures of Magpie island or the local stories and legends revealing a part of their secrets.

A few beautiful sites
"L'Ile aux Pies" (Magpie island) , in the villages of Bains sur Oust and Saint Vincent sur Oust
"Le Mortier" (marshes) in Glénac
"Le Pont d'Oust" in Peillac and Les Fougerêts
"L'Ecluse du Guélin" (locks) in the villages of Saint Martin sur Oust and Saint Gravé

Contact :
Maison du Tourisme du Pays de Redon
place de la République
35600 Redon
Tel : 02 99 71 06 04
Mail : tourisme-pays-redon@wanadoo.fr
 
 
 
Nearby
Heritage
Redon
La Gacilly
Museum
The potter's museum in Saint Jean la Poterie
Boat hire
Day Boats in La Gacilly
Activities
Scaling in the Ile aux Pies
Canoeing in Saint Vincent sur Oust
Bike location in Saint Vincent sur Oust
The Ménéhy equestrian farm in Saint Vincent sur Oust
Guesthouse
La Picotterie in Bains sur Oust
La Fosse Picquet in Bain sur Oust
Restaurant
The farm food of La Morinais in Bain sur Oust
Creperie Au fil de l'Oust in Saint Vincent sur Oust
Creperie Le relais st Vincent in Saint Vincent sur Oust