Sound walk in Lanildut - Côté Terre

Turn right out of the seaweed house. You'll come to a small path that leads to Anse Styvel.

It's here in Styvel cove that Lanildut granite makes history.
In 1835, the blocks for the pedestal of the famous Concorde obelisk in Paris were loaded face-on onto the ship "le Louxor".

Follow the path to the road, then turn right and continue to the slipway.

In the 17th century, Laber was a wealthy port with a large merchant fleet, home to boatmasters and shipowners like Tanguy Moyot, captain of the Saint-Joseph. He often sailed to Bordeaux to load wine for delivery to England.

Continue along the main street to the small parking lot after the auberge de la mer.

In the 20th century, the face of old Laber changed. It became a lively shopping district, with a mix of merchants, locals, transient workers and early vacationers.

After passing the replica of the Concorde obelisk, continue along the Aber Ildut road. When you see the school, take the path on your right to the lookout.

Here, in 1942, the Germans built a bridge across the Aber Ildut. The Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur blew it up in 1944 to prevent the Germans from using it for reprisal raids.

Go up the path and turn right onto the Aber Ildut road until you reach the church.

Caroline-Marie-Anne, Marie, and Yvonne-Margueritte are the names of the church bells you can see. Made from an alloy of red copper and tin, they were installed in 1801.

Continue your walk around the church.

Behind the church is a seaside cemetery, sheltered by the river. Some of the headstones are made of aber granite, recognizable by its pinkish hue dotted with small black spots called toads by the quarrymen.

Cross Rue de l'Aber Ildut and take Rue du Rumorvan to continue the walk.

You're in the Rumorvan district. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, thanks to the prosperity of the maritime trade, the barge masters built beautiful mansions in Aber granite.

After passing the old houses, take the small path on your left, which leads to the chapel.

From the mid-19th century until the 1940s, this pretty chapel was at the heart of the Tromeur quarry.
With the end of granite quarrying, it fell into oblivion and threatened to fall into ruin.
But thanks to the efforts of a handful of enthusiasts, it was restored to its former glory.

Stay level with the chapel to overlook the Tromeur esplanade.

Before the construction of a dyke in 1847, the sea came into this Saint-Gildas cove. At the far end of the cove was the Tromeur granite quarry.

From the chapel, continue along the right-hand side of the path.
At the crossroads, turn left and you'll come to a wash-house.

The Tromeur washhouse was a place where washerwomen, in Breton, told each other local news and juicy anecdotes.

After the wash-house, follow the narrow road up to the Kerdevor district.

On a cold winter's night in January 1775, a bloody crime took place in this Kerdrevor neighborhood!