Chapelle Notre-Dame de Trémalo, Pont-Aven

Name: Chapelle Notre-Dame de Trémalo
Address: Pont-Aven, France

#3 among attractions in Pont-Aven

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Chapelle Notre-Dame de Trémalo, Pont-Aven

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Notre-Dame de Trémalo is a Catholic chapel located in the town of Pont-Aven, in Brittany. The building was built in the sixteenth century by Guillaume du Plessis, Lord of Plessis and Catherine de Botigneau his wife, it is located in the former parish of Nizon.

In Gothic style, the chapel and its furnishings are known to have been represented by the painters in residence at Pont-Aven in the 19th and 20th centuries. The polychrome wooden sculpture of Christ on the Cross that it contains appears in several paintings by Paul Gauguin, such as The Yellow Christ and Self-Portrait with the Yellow Christ, painted in 1889.

The building has been listed as a historical monument since May 11, 1932.

Architectural style: GothicCoordinates: 47°51'40"N, 3°45'3"W

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Pont-Aven France

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Chapelle Notre-Dame de Trémalo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Joseph's Church, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pont-Aven, Château de Rustéphan, galerie Dominique C.

~1900 ftS
Church
St Joseph's Church, Pont-Aven
10 min walk • St Joseph's Church is a parish church located in Pont-Aven in Brittany, France. There is an organized exposition of religious paintings and reproductions of paintings in the nearby Tremalo Chapel. As the church is adjacent to rue Émile Bernard, some of Émile Bernard's paintings are showcased there.
0.5 miSE
Historical place, Museum, Art museum
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pont-Aven, Pont-Aven
12 min walk • The Musée des Beaux Arts de Pont-Aven also known as Museum of Pont-Aven was created in 1985 with the support of the French Museum Department and the Finistère Conseil Général.
0.8 miW
Forts and castles
Château de Rustéphan
20 min walk • The Château de Rustéphan is a small, ruined 15th–16th century manor-house in the Finistère département of France. It is located in the small rural town of Nizon, near Pont-Aven. It was erected by Jean Du Faou, chamberlain of France and grand seneschal of Brittany, who built the domaine in 1420.
0.4 miSE
47°51'23"N • 3°44'44"W
galerie Dominique C, Pont-Aven
11 min walk • Museum

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Nearby attractions include St Joseph's Church, Pont-Aven (10 min walk), galerie Dominique C, Pont-Aven (11 min walk), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pont-Aven, Pont-Aven (12 min walk).