Pontrieux - Côtes d'Armor - Brittany

Pontrieux, the fruit of the river
Pontrieux is situated 15 minutes from the Castle of Brelidy.
It is a part of “Small Towns of character” and “Towns and Villages in Bloom”.

Pontrieux owes his naming to the coastal river, the Trieux on which she is built.
The Trieux gave him its name to Pontrieux between the 15th and 19th Centuries thanks to the commercial port trading between Argoat and Armor.
The river immediately brought wealth, thanks to the commercial trading in seeds, hemp and linen him with the many local mills. However, devastation came with the great winter floods and the Norman invasions, when their formidable long ships sailed up "Goas Villinic" (" the river of the small mill ").

By visiting Pontrieux, you can follow the Walk of washhouses dating 18 ° and 19 ° century. "La Fête des lavoirs” takes place on the 15th August. Boat rides are organized in summer to discover them. The magnificent night a "Parcours Lumière" allows you to admire the river walks at night.

The vapor of Trieux also invites you in a different journey from Paimpol to Pontrieux. An excursion in an authentic train which allows you to investigate Trieux as you have never seen it...