The Tour of Lake Duke - Ploërmel

Depart from the town of Ploërmel, latitude 47.9420240 (N 47° 56’ 31”), longitude -2.4120410 (W 2° 24’ 43”)

• Departure
• Circuit hydrangeas

• Unique in Brittany, the hydrangea circuit invites to stroll but also to the botanical discovery. Accredited by the Conservatoire des Collections
• Specialized plants, the circuit gathers more than 5300 pink hydrangeas,
• blue, purple, two-tone...

• The Duke's Lake

• First natural pond until the 12th century, it belongs to the monks
• Benedictines of St. Gildas de Rhuys who have built mills and a dyke. In April 1257, the Duke of Brittany residing at Ploërmel bought the monks pond and large mills. The pond then becomes "the pond with the dukes". The big mills will keep their importance until the 19th century before being destroyed.

• The Manor of Lézonnet

• Private property located on the edge of greenway, the manor of Lézonnet
• evokes a prestigious past. Former feudal ensemble which remains only a watchtower, it comes from then a hunting appointment rebuilt in the nineteenth century.

• Loyat

• Loyat goes for the country of sorcerers. The Sorcerer's Fountain, located on the
• tréguier heath, was at the origin of the disappearance of some young people who were going to dance and have fun at night with beautiful sorcerers on the top of Grées...