Powerful Places in Brittany
by
Elyn Aviva &
Gary White.
Powerful Places in Brittany is not your usual guidebook. It’s not about visiting places, it’s about experiencing them. Come and explore a carefully chosen selection of sites in this land of myth and mystery.
In Brittany you’ll find the world’s largest collection of megaliths, including cairns with fascinating interior carvings, an enchanted forest (or two) filled with legends of Arthur and Merlin, evocative pilgrimage shrines, and holy wells. The book provides detailed descriptions of these powerful places, how to get there, and what to do when you arrive. Numerous maps, graphics, and photos bring the locations to life.
If you are intrigued by the unusual; if you long to connect more deeply with the places you visit; if you have a nagging feeling that there’s more to some places than meets the eye—this is the travel guide for you.
Purchase Powerful Places in Brittany from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it, Amazon.co.jp, Barnes & Noble.
Purchase Kindle Edition: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it, Amazon.co.jp. Also available at Apple iTunes.
Contents
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction to Powerful Places 1
- Exploring Brittany 6
- Sacred Brittany 10
- Experiencing a Powerful Place 16
- Southcentral Brittany (Morbihan)
- Around Carnac 19
- Alignements de Carnac (Carnac Alignments) 21
- Quadrilatère et Géant du Manio (The Quadrilateral and Giant of Manio) 27
- Alignements de Kerzerho near Erdeven 33
- Église St-Cornély (St. Cornelius Church), Carnac 39
- Mané Bihan and Mané Bras 47
- Mégalithes, Locmariaquer 53
- Cairn de Gavrinis, Golfe du Morbihan 59
- Basilique Ste-Anne (St. Anne Basilica), Auray 67
- Chapelle Ste-Barbe (St. Barbe’s Chapel), near Le Faouët 75
- La Vénus de Quinipily (The Venus of Quinipily), near Baud 83
- Around Carnac 19
- Northwestern Brittany (Finistère)
- Around Finistère 89
- Forêt de Huelgoat (Forest of Huelgoat) 93
- Basilique de Notre-Dame (Basilica of Our Lady), Le Folgoët 99
- Daoulas 105
- Eastern Brittany (Ille-et-Vilaine and Morbihan)
- Around the Forêt de Brocéliande or de Paimpont (the Forest of
Brocéliande or Paimpont) 113
- Grotte de Notre Dame de Paimpont (Grotto of Our Lady of Paimpont) 117
- Big Old Trees 125
- Fontaine de Barenton (Barenton Fountain) 133
- Église de Tréhorenteuc and Fontaine de Ste- Onnen (Tréhorenteuc Church and St. Onnen’s Holy Well) 139
- Val sans Retour (Valley of No Return) 147
- Malestroit and Les Mégalithes de Monteneuf 155
- Les Demoiselles de Langon and Chapelle Ste-Agathe (The Ladies of Langon and St. Agatha Chapel), Langon 161
- Dolmen de la Roche-aux-Fées (Dolmen of the Fairies’ Rock) 169
- Around the Forêt de Brocéliande or de Paimpont (the Forest of
Brocéliande or Paimpont) 113
- Afterword 176
- Glossary 177
- Bibliography 187
Purchase Powerful Places in Brittany from your local region Amazon online store :
