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POULDU HOUSE-MUSEUM

In the footsteps of Gauguin

Between 1886 and 1894, many painters leaving Paris and attracted by Brittany discovered Pont-Aven and its surroundings, including the small village of Pouldu and its picturesque seaside. In the autumn of 1889, Paul Gauguin, Meyer de Haan, Paul Sérusier, and then Filiger settled in Pouldu, at "La buvette de la plage", run by Marie Henry. During the winter, these artists, who were at the origin of Synthétisme, decorated the walls, ceiling, doors and windows of the inn's dining room.

Famous is Paul Gauguin's "goose" which was created from the plaster of the dining room.

Today, the identically reconstructed "La buvette de la plage" welcomes visitors in the atmosphere of the time and allows them to place these works, now scattered throughout the world, in their original context. 


Pouldu House-Museum
10 rue des Grands sables, in Pouldu 
02 98 39 98 51

THE PAINTERS' PATH

Starting from the Maison-musée du Pouldu, ""Le chemin des peintres"", a walking trail lined with totems, allows you to admire the landscapes that so inspired Gauguin, Sérusier and Filiger.
The circuit is punctuated by stops marked by permanent furniture supporting either the reproduction of a painting by one of these artists, or a text or any other document from the period.
These marked stops allow the walker to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of Pouldu which inspired the painters of the late 19th century.
The Painters' Trail presents a great diversity of landscapes with its beaches separated by cliffs, its fields descending towards the sea and its wooded areas.

The route is simple and is divided into two loops:
The 5 km long loop
The short 2 km loop – accessible to people with reduced mobility with an escort.
This Pouldu walk offers 15 stops to learn more about the inspiration of the artists who came to paint these landscapes.

Find the route HERE .

SAINT MAURICE ABBEY SITE

The ruins of the Cistercian Abbey of Saint-Maurice stand on the right bank of the Laïta, in the Carnoët forest. It was Abbot Maurice Duault of Langonnet Abbey who was responsible for founding it in 1177 on land donated by Conan IV, Duke of Brittany. The park and exhibitions can be visited in a protected natural site.
During a self-guided or guided tour, you can discover the history of the historic buildings, the oldest of which date back to the 13th century, understand the life of Cistercian monks in the Middle Ages thanks to the permanent exhibition, contemplate the silhouette of the hundred-year-old sequoias...
A listed landscape, owned by the Conservatoire du Littoral, the abbey site of Saint Maurice is also a place for observing flora and fauna, an environment combining sea and forest.
Uniquely, you can observe, through an infrared camera, the protected colony of bats that inhabit the attic of the Abbot's home.
An exhibition explains the amazing life of these little-known mammals.

Additional information on the site HERE

Saint-Maurice Abbey Site
81, Lorient road 
02 98 71 65 51