Beauport Abbey of Paimpol, Brittany

Paimpol – Beauport Abbey

The Beauport Abbey of Paimpol, Brittany lies slightly to the North East of the city. It lies very close to the water (in fact, it’s slowly disappearing into the water).

The Abbey was built in the year 1202, and lost it’s religious order in 1790 when it was closed after the French revolution. It was only in 1992 that the Abbey was bought by the French government and transformed into a National Monument.

View of the Beauport Abbey from the sea side
View of the Beauport Abbey from the sea side

A large part of the abbey is in ruins, but not all of it.

Main building of the Beauport Abbey in Paimpol, Brittany
Main building of the Beauport Abbey in Paimpol, Brittany
Ruins of the Beauport Abbey in Paimpol, Brittany
Ruins of the Beauport Abbey in Paimpol, Brittany

Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route

The Abbey is the starting point of the Brittany leg of the famous Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route:

The Abbey of Beauport is the starting point of the Jacques de Compostela pilgrimage
The Abbey of Beauport is the starting point of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage

This city/town forms part of one of the French legs of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route.
Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage routes
Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage routes

Marshes and Sea

The Beauport Abbey lies very close to the sea, surrounded by marshes. The Abbey itself lies slightly higher, but the sea is slowly encroaching.

The Paimpol Abbey of Beauport
The Paimpol Abbey of Beauport

Below the abbey you will find the sea (in the form of a bay) and marshes

The sea and marshes as seen from the Beauport Abbey in Paimpol
The sea and marshes as seen from the Beauport Abbey in Paimpol

All around the abbey when hiking, you will find water

Lots of streams, rivers and marshes around the Beauport Abbey in Paimpol
Lots of streams, rivers and marshes around the Beauport Abbey in Paimpol
Bridge to the Beauport Abbey in Paimpol, Brittany
Bridge to the Beauport Abbey in Paimpol, Brittany

Conclusion

If you are in the area, a visit to the Beauport Abbey can be recommended. The abbey itself is quite interesting, and even it it’s not open, the hike around the area can be of interest.

There’s a large parking place just below the abbey.

Click here to access the Abbey of Beauport’s website.

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