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Porte St Vincent, le port area of Vannes

Gulf of Morbihan

I live in Auray(An Alre) and work in Vannes(Gwened) , the capital of the department of Morbihan -56 ,Breton for small sea ,in Brittany or Bretagne or Breizh in France. My name is Gwened, breton language in French it is Vannes.

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A bit more about me, I have been to 79 countries of our world ,speak English,Spanish,French,and Portuguese. National passport carrying citizen of 4 countries Cuba(first 10 yrs),Spain( next 4 yrs), USA(next 31 yrs),and current home and country France(so far counting 10 years). Loves to participate in travel forum here and elsewhere,and have my own blog in my profile here
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The main photo is the Porte de Saint Vincent in le port area of Vannes, old city, this is in honor of Father Vicente Ferrier (1350-1419) who came from Valencia Spain in the 1400's to spread the gospel here, and He is buried at the Cathedral St Pierre here.

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Le Port of Vannes

le port or pleasure boatmarina in old city Vannes

fantastic area full of old wooden houses, and restos around a pleasure marina with a canal that goes all from city center to the gulf of morbihan. I live 17 kms from here.
This is where everything happenned in Vannes day or night

Auray , St Goustan district

Saint Goustan pl St Sauveur

This is where in 1776 Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776 en route to ask king Louis XVI to recognise the young nation of the USA; there is a plaque commemorating this and the street along the river is call quai Franklin, you see from the old castle remains toward the center of pl St Sauveur
I live near here.

St Goustan, Auray

from old castle ruins down on St Goustan & Loch

the marvelous district of Saint Goustan, where all began and history was made, and now you can enjoy the beautiful plaza. You must stop by my area lol

quai Franklin by the river Loch that goes out to gulf of morbihan and the atlantic ocean

Nice walk in city center Auray

rue du Chateau going down to St Goustan

this is rue du Chateau or the road going down to ruins of the castle and the district of St Goustan on a night time walk the city all by myself

The river Loch, at Brech

banks of the river Loch

the edge of the river Loch off the road came down to the edge of the wonderful river that goes out to the Gulf of Morbihan and later the Atlantic Ocean, and from where Benjamin Franklin came in on his trip from America after a storm made him land here in Auray

Cathedral of St Pierre, Vannes

plaque explaining the Cathedral of St Pierre

This is a beautiful church, inside is the tomb of Father Vicente Ferrier who came to this area from Valencia Spain and evangelise the region in early 1400's
He,also, has a statue in front door, and an arch door by le Port area .

Conleau peninsula Vannes