Rochefort-en-Terre

Rochefort-en-terre is one of Brittany's most famous towns. It is a small medieval town overlooking the valley, and owes the exceptional quality of its architectural heritage to its past, which is full of art and history. The incredible floral decorations on its 16th and 17th century dwellings has won the town an "out-of-competition" ranking as a flowered village of France. Rochefort-en-terre is the flagship of the "small Breton towns with character".

Here you can discover:

• The Grande rue (magnificent 16th, 17th and 18th century homes, art galleries, gastronomic restaurants)

• Edifices overfilling with history such as the Wash house, the Roadside Cross, chapels and fortified city gates

• The medieval castle (12th century)

• The Collegiate church of Our Lady of Tronchaye (12th and 16th centuries), one of the region's most beautiful churches

The beauty of the surrounding countryside has made Rochefort the city of painters, from the beginning of the century until even today. Its Castle, built on the site of an old medieval fortress, was the home of Alfred and Trafford Klotset, two American francophile painters.

Nature lovers will get their fill of enchanting landscapes, and sports lovers will have plenty to choose from, as the city has the following activities within a 2-km radius:

• hikes on pathways that meander through the schist hills, dotted with patches of
• heather and gorse
• fitness trails
• swimming in the water basin
• tennis courts

Nearby you'll find the Prehistoric Park, on the superb Ardoisières site. This place is full of mystery with its blue lakes, old quarries and astonishing vegetation.

Rocheforf en Terre is located on a picturesque site between the forest of Brocéliande, Malestroit and la Roche Bernard and offers a lot of sites to be visited in the neighbourhoods.