Paimpont, in the heart of the forest of all legends

"Wonderful"...

Paimpont is a small village, with a beautiful abbey church, on the edge of a pond, and in the heart of a forest... is that all? What's so unusual about that? Well, the wonderful richness of this village (the word "wonderful" being of course to be taken in its magical sense!), yes, its richness is all around it, in the heart of the forest of all legends, the mythical forest of Brocéliande.

So, go on a mystical quest, you too...

Merlin, the Fountain of Youth, the Val sans retour, the Fairy Mirror... to your chopsticks!

You will discover the tomb of Merlin the enchanter, who sleeps forever with the fairy Viviane.

You will discover the Fountain of Youth, and understand why its waters, perhaps for lack of giving eternal youth, at least allowed you, some time ago, to still save a year! (See the video).

You will go on the paths of the Val sans retour, and, as its name suggests, you will surely get lost! But before that, you may have found the "golden tree" (See the videos).

You will look at the water of the Fairy Mirror, which forms the border between the world of the living and the other world, where the fairies welcome you...

You will listen, at the Rocher des Faux Amants, to the knight who, on certain nights, whispers tender words to his beautiful...

In short, you will ask at the tourist office of Paimpont before taking your magic wand, otherwise you would risk wandering for eternity, poor mortal taken under the influence of some enchanting spell....

 

Brocéliande Tourist Office

5 esplanade of Brocéliande

35380 Paimpont

Tél. : 02.99.07.07.84.23

contact@tourisme-broceliande.com

 


To go further....

Forêt de Broceliande, 24 balades

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Brocéliande... un nom connu, bien au-delà des frontières d'Armorique. La forêt magique serait-elle donc située en petite Bretagne ? Pénétrez dans le mythe et venez parcourir 24 de ses plus beaux circuits depuis Paimpont, au cœur, jusqu'à Ploérmel et Montfort-sur-Meu, à ses lisières. Prenez te temps de flâner, de tire, de comprendre. En apparence, la forêt de Paimpont ressemble à beaucoup d'autres. Derrière elle se cache celle de Brocéliande.
Contes et légendes de Brocéliande

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Merveilles et Légendes des Dames de Brocéliande

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On trouve dans ce "grimoire ancien" le récit des fées et des princesses qui ont nourri la légende arthurienne mais aussi les grands mythes du Moyen-Age. Morgane, Guenièvre, Viviane ou encore Dahut et Mélusine, dévoilent, sous la plume de Sandrine GESTIN, le secret de leur destinée.
Merveilles et Légendes des Dames de Brocéliande

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On trouve dans ce "grimoire ancien" le récit des fées et des princesses qui ont nourri la légende arthurienne mais aussi les grands mythes du Moyen-Age. Morgane, Guenièvre, Viviane ou encore Dahut et Mélusine, dévoilent, sous la plume de Sandrine GESTIN, le secret de leur destinée.

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