The parish enclosures

Parish enclosures

Parochialism also had an influence: each village rivalling its neighbours to build the finest parish close possible! 

Parish closes are the expression of permanent exchange between the living and the dead, a Celtic inheritance ever present in the Breton imagination. 

The calvaries, ossuaries and imposing churches of the parish closes underline faith with great solemnity, combined with the fantasy and joie de vivre of the baroque style:  painted altarpieces, naive statues, cherubs trimmed with grapevines… 

One finds in every parish close the same architectural features, but each one has its own personality. There is so much to see that each new visit brings you more wonder!

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