Morlaix Travel Guide

 Andrew_W_K Says:  If you stay in Morlaix you are ideally placed to visit the three finest calvaries in Brittany.Just 10km west of Morlaix is the village of Saint-Thégonnec and the site of one of the famous Breton Calvaries. The church at Saint-Thégonnec has the classic parish close comprising... 

 Mikebond Says:  The house of Duchess Anne de Bretagne is a very beautiful wooden house. You can also visit its interior. Have a look at the photos in my travelogues. 

 Mikebond Says:  Morlaix harbour is a very beautiful part of the town and you should really go there. Some cormorants live there and have also been provided a place where they can stay and nidify. 

 Mikebond Says:  Saint-Mathieu is the main church of Morlaix and is worth visiting for its opening statue of Notre Dame du Mur. Its foundation dates back to the 11th century, but it was rebuilt in Gothic style between 1498 and 1505 and remade again in 1824. The bell-tower of 1548 is one of... 

 Mikebond Says:  The église de Sainte-Mélaine was built in flaming Gothic in 1489 over the ruins of a Romanesque church. 

 Mikebond Says:  The statue ouvrante de Notre-Dame du Mur is a 14th-century opening statue of the Virgin at whose interior Saint Joseph holds the cross with Christ. Biblical scenes are depicted on both sides of the opened statue, as you can see in my travelogue.This is a rare kind of statue... 

 freya_heaven Says:  As in all French towns the town hall is usually a grand affair, and Morlaix is no exception. In days gone by this building would have been on the waterfront, but due to the land being reclaimed the town hall now sits approx 600 meters from the harbour walls. The land was... 

 freya_heaven Says:  The Saint-Mathieu quarter of the town is the oldest part of Morlaix, sitting on the slopes on one of the three hills the town is built on, situated south of the town hall. This area is wonderfully atmospheric & traditionally olde worlde French, with narrow cobbled streets,... 

 freya_heaven Says:  Morlaix is full of picturesque overhanging timber framed houses, dating back to the 1600s, one of which has been turned in to a museum called Maison de la Reine Anne. Where you wander inside & get the feel for life as it was centuries ago when The Duchess of Bretagne, Anne... 

 freya_heaven Says:  With parts of the church being bombed in 1943 the interior decor is quite a mish mash of different styles, from modern stained windows telling of the story of the bombardment to freizes around the ceiling dating back to the mid 1600s.My favourite thing about the church was... 

 freya_heaven Says:  The foundations of the present day church of St Melaine started back in 1149, when there sat a Benedictine Abbey. Over the centuries bits were destroyed & bits were added to make it in to the church you see today. An unusual feature is the minaret type bell tower on the... 

 freya_heaven Says:  It is a pleasant walk along the riverside next ot the marina. The boats here tended to be pracital & fun rather than pretentious as seems to be the case at many marinas. There are 153 berths all on the east side of the river.According to the tides in the season you can get... 

 freya_heaven Says:  This was a lovely little shop, apparently one of the best wine shops in the Morlaix area for choice. I am sadly not a wine drinker but there was certainly a huge range of wines for all bugets here. Wine? 

 freya_heaven Says:  Morlaix Tourist Office is situated just south of the Viaduct in Place des Otages. Open 10am - 12 & then again 2.30 - 6pm. Closed Sundays in the winters & only open Sunday mornings in the summer. 

 freya_heaven Says:  All over the old areas of Morlaix you come across these attractive looking signs telling you where you are & where the nearest building or sights of interest is.