Pontrieux, the little Venice of Trégor

Little Town of Character in the heart of the Trieux Valley

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Marina, guide à Pontrieux

Marina

your guide in Pontrieux, loves to tell stories of local life. You’re invited to join in the fun all summer long !

  • Guingamp - Baie de Paimpol Is everything I like in one place!
  • Your ideal day An early-morning walk in the woods around Roche Jagu followed by a sweet reward of some really good chocolate in Pontrieux !
  • Your philosophy Enjoy every day as if it were your last
  • Your favourite spot The panoramic table of Ste Barbe at Paimpol, on the cliff walk
  • Your favourite indulgence A delicious ice-cream on my birthday ;)
  • Your passion Discovering new things !

A good idea : An evening visit in summer. See the 50 lavoir washhouses in a different light, illuminated against the night sky !

The boats are electric ! No noise to spoil the tranquility of the trip ! Every day from May to September from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m

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A real magnet for gossip, the lavoir was the place to be in 1850

Marina is a guide in Pontrieux. Every Tuesday and Thursday during the summer, she’ll share the village gossip with you, just like in the 19th century !
"We don’t really understand these days, but the life of a washerwoman in 1850 was no bed of roses ! You could almost call it a vocation ! We know this because young unmarried women were advised to become washerwomen in order to find a husband - men knew that washerwomen had what it took to run a tight household ! "

At the time, the lavoirs were like today’s Facebook : all the ladies of the house gathered to share the latest scandals !

During your visit with Marina, you’ll discover the 50 private washhouses that line the river banks of the Trieux in the heart of the Little Town of Character. “Here we have a large number of private lavoirs. Every bourgeois family had their own lavoir for the very good reason that the dirty washing revealed everything that happened in the house ! The grandes dames certainly didn’t want to air their families’ dirty laundry in public, hence the need for a family lavoir  !" To conclude your visit, Marina will invite you on a river trip to see the lavoirs from the water. A glimpse of another world !

  • Le Trieux et ses lavoirs à Pontrieux ©Alexandre Lamoureux
  • Barques sur la rivière le Trieux, au coeur de Pontrieux ©Alexandre Lamoureux
  • Fontaine La Plomée, Place le Trocquer à Pontrieux, sous les lueurs du parcours lumière ©F. Hamon
  • Pont Saint Yves, reliant les 2 places triangulaires de Pontrieux ©Office de Tourisme de Guingamp - Baie de Paimpol
  • Les artisans et artistes de Pontrieux ©Alexandre Lamoureux
  • Port de Pontrieux  ©Alexandre Lamoureux
  • Pont Saint Yves à Pontrieux, sous les lueurs du parcours lumière ©Y. Le Gal