Riding circuit n°3 - Brélès - Porspoder

START: Car park, place de l'église.
This tour runs clockwise.

The name Budoc means "saved from the waters" in Breton.

You can see the Saint Laurent peninsula.

The Saint-Laurent peninsula is a great place to take a stroll opposite the Four lighthouse, and offers visitors a landscape that's both grandiose and wild.
An opportunity to come back for a walk.

A little background information: The distance from the Saint Laurent peninsula at Porspoder (29- Finistère) to Rio San Luigi in Menton (83-Var) is the longest distance as the crow flies in mainland France. The western end of the Saint Laurent peninsula is 1083 kilometers from the mouth of the Rio San Luigi at Menton (Alpes-Maritimes, France).

Legend has it that the menhir was stolen from a witch in Scotland. The furious witch swore she'd shoot it down...
Taking a second menhir, she threw it in the direction of Kergadiou, but her throw proved too short by around 60 metres.

Brélès, which was once a trève of the parish of Plourin-Ploudalmézeau, became an autonomous parish in 1802, following the Concordat signed between Napoleon and the Pope the previous year. Its church, once a simple chapel, is one of the few in the Pays d'Iroise to have retained its enclosure. A monument in the shape of a triumphal arch marks the entrance.

Patrimoine Iroise

Located on the north bank of the Aber-Ildut, Manoir de Bel Air was built by Francois de Kerengar, on land he received on his marriage to Louise de Kerbescat in 1585. Construction lasted around 14 years, until 1599.
Built on a square plan around an enclosed courtyard, its architecture is typical of the fortified buildings of the Lower Middle Ages in Brittany. Its defensive layout is explained by its proximity to the sea, a source of danger.

Commune de Brélès

The present-day chapel was built in 1639 by René de Kermenou, lord of a nearby manor.
The chapel's surroundings, where large naturally outcropping boulders stand side by side with numerous prehistoric megaliths, lend themselves to the fantastic and the marvellous. The water in the fountain is said to have special virtues, and children who were slow to learn how to walk were immersed in it three times.

Patrimoine Iroise

These 6 to 8 m high poles are the originality of this small port nestled at the foot of some old seaweed houses. They are simply used to moor boats. This system, as old as the hills, is traditional in the Nordic countries. It is now found in only two places in Brittany: the port of Gwin Zegal, in the commune of Plouha, Côtes d'Armor, and here in Mazou.

Patrimoine Iroise