Château de Kernevez, Saint-Pol-de-Léon

Name: Château de Kernevez
Address: Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France

#3 among attractions in Saint-Pol-de-Léon

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Kernévez is a castle of mainly neo-classical style, at the entrance of the city of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, in Brittany. The castle of Kernévez was built shortly after 1850 for the family of Guébriant on the site of the castle of La Villeneuve. The 37-hectare landscaped park that surrounds it and descends to the sea was designed by the landscape brothers Denis and Eugène Bühler in the mid-19 th century. The appeal to Parisian designers reflects the break with the local architectural tradition. The site was listed in 1973 and the park has been listed on the ISMH since 1997, as well as the castle and the annexed buildings. It has, in addition to a wide variety of trees, a rose garden, the remains of the Kerliviry chapel, granite stone stables, a pond, a dolmen made of slabs of schist...

Coordinates: 48°40'40"N, 3°58'30"W

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Saint-Pol-de-Léon France

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Château de Kernevez – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral, Kreisker chapel, Barnenez, Jardin Georges Delaselle.

0.7 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral, Saint-Pol-de-Léon
19 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the coastal town of Saint-Pol-de-Léon in Brittany, France, the Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral is a historical gem that beckons visitors with its remarkable architecture and rich history. This former Roman Catholic cathedral, dedicated to Saint...
0.6 miNW
Church
Kreisker chapel, Saint-Pol-de-Léon
17 min walk • The Kreisker Chapel, a jewel nestled in the heart of the charming city of Saint-Pol-de-Léon in France, is an architectural masterpiece that beckons visitors with its historical and spiritual significance. Known for its soaring spire, which is one of the tallest in...
5.4 miE
Large hilltop Megalithic mausoleum
Barnenez, Plouezoc'h
139 min walk • The Cairn of Barnenez is a Neolithic monument located near Plouezoc'h, on the Kernéléhen peninsula in northern Finistère, Brittany. It dates to the early Neolithic, about 4800 BC.
4.3 miN
Peaceful botanical garden on an island
Jardin Georges Delaselle, Île de Batz
110 min walk • The Jardin Georges Delaselle is a historic botanical garden located on the Île de Batz, Finistère, in the region of Brittany, France. It is open daily except Tuesday in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.
4.3 miW
History museum, Museum, Gothic architecture
Château de Kérouzéré, Sibiril
111 min walk • The Château de Kérouzéré is a 15th-century Breton castle in the commune of Sibiril in the Finistère département of France.
2.7 miN
Botanical garden
Jardin Exotique de Roscoff
69 min walk • The Jardin Exotique de Roscoff is a botanical garden located in Roscoff, Finistère, in the region of Brittany, France. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
3 miN
Harbor
Port of Bloscon-Roscoff
77 min walk • Roscoff is a town situated on the north coast of Finistère, Brittany. Its favorable position at the western end of the channel along with the efforts of the economic administrators have allowed the port to survive and develop itself within the different fields surrounding the sea.
3.4 miN
Church
Église Notre-Dame de Croaz Batz, Roscoff
87 min walk • The church of Our Lady of Croaz Batz, in Leonard Introun Varia Croaz Vaz, is a Catholic church of Leon, located in Roscoff in Finistère, Brittany.
4.1 miE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Château du Taureau, Morlaix
106 min walk • The Château du Taureau is located in the commune of Plouezoc'h, in the Bay of Morlaix in Finistère. It is a fort built, between 1690 and 1745, on a rocky islet in the open sea. Regardless of the tidal coefficient, it is never accessible on foot.
3.9 miE
Lighthouse
Île Louet
101 min walk • Louët Island is located off the French commune of Carantec in the Bay of Morlaix, Finistère. The origin of its name comes from Charles Cornic, who dedicated it to one of his great friends named Louët.
5.2 miNW
Lighthouse
Le Phare, Île de Batz
134 min walk • The lighthouse of the island of Batz, formerly lighthouse of the island of Bas, is a French lighthouse of first order established on a high point of the western part of the island.

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Nearby attractions include St. Peter's Church, Saint-Pol-de-Léon (11 min walk), Kreisker chapel, Saint-Pol-de-Léon (17 min walk), Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral, Saint-Pol-de-Léon (19 min walk).