Paimpont forest, Paimpont

Name: Paimpont forest
Address: Paimpont, France

#2 among attractions in Paimpont

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Paimpont Forest also known as Brocéliande Forest is a temperate forest located around the village of Paimpont in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany, France. Covering an area of 9,000 hectares, it includes the castles Château de Comper and Château de Trécesson as well as the national historical site the Forges of Paimpont, and is part of a larger forest area that covers the neighboring departments of Morbihan and Côtes-d'Armor. It has been associated with the forest of Brocéliande and many locations from the Arthurian legend, including Val sans retour, the tomb of Merlin, and the fountain of Barenton. ()

Local name: Forêt de Paimpont Area: 34.75 mi²Coordinates: 48°1'0"N, 2°10'0"W

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Paimpont forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Trécesson, Château de Comper, Castle of Boutavent, Centre Arthurien.

5.7 miSW
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Château de Trécesson, Campénéac
145 min walk • The Château de Trécesson is a medieval castle in the Brittany region of France. It is located in the commune of Campénéac near the Paimpont forest and on the edge of the military camp of Coëtquidan. It is a private property. It has been listed since 2012 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
3.7 miN
Forts and castles
Château de Comper, Paimpont
95 min walk • The Château de Comper is a former castle located in Paimpont forest, three kilometers to the east of the village of Concoret in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany, France. It has been rebuilt as a château. The name Comper, like Quimper, probably comes from the Breton word kemper, which means confluence.
6.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Castle of Boutavent, Iffendic
171 min walk • Boutavent Castle is in Iffendic, department of Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France. The ruins of the castle, built in the Middle Ages, are on a natural rocky spur at the place name Boutavent.
3.7 miN
48°4'13"N • 2°10'21"W
Centre Arthurien, Concoret
95 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.6 miW
Church
Église Sainte-Onenne, Tréhorenteuc
143 min walk • Church of the Grail The church of Sainte-Eutrope Sainte-Onenne, nicknamed the Church of the Grail, is a parish church located in the commune of Tréhorenteuc. It is the only church dedicated to a very local Breton saint, Saint Onenne.
4.1 miS
Church
Église Saint-Malo, Saint-Malo-de-Beignon
104 min walk • The Saint-Malo church is a Catholic church located in Saint-Malo-de-Beignon, in France.
7.1 miNW
Church
St. Peter's Church, Mauron
181 min walk • The Saint-Pierre church is a Catholic church located in Mauron, France.
7.1 miNW
Memorial
War Memorial, Mauron
180 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
3.2 miE
Memorial
War Memorial, Plélan-le-Grand
81 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
~1900 ftNW
Memorial
War Memorial, Paimpont
10 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
4.1 miS
Memorial
War Memorial, Saint-Malo-de-Beignon
104 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.