This cathedral is unusual in the direction of its choir - the builders decided to make a little sanctuary off to the left the absidial chapel, and so that had to be joined up! The cathedral has a remarkable collection of 15C stained-glass windows a..

The Fine Arts Museum in Quimper displays a collection of paintings from the 14C to the present day, including the Northern European, Italian and French Schools. Several rooms are dedicated to regional works (paintings and sculptures), including one d..

The Odet River meanders its way through the high wooded cliffs. Further south, the bend in the river is so sharp that a Spanish fleet coming up the Odet at the start of the 17C didn't dare risk navigating it. On the right bank before Le Perennou, dow..

Cornouaille, the kingdom and then the duchy of medieval Brittany, extended far to the north and west of Quimper. The area mentioned here is limited to the coast as far as the Pointe du Raz. In addition to its countless ports, such as bDouarnenez and ..

Nothing Quimpérois is missed in this museum: prehistory (the collar of Tréglonou), stone sculpture and holy statuary (polychrome wood effigies of Breton saints), traditional clothing and furniture (lit-clos) and a great collection of ceramics. In the..

If the name is to be believed, this was once the street of shoemakers. In any case, this much-loved shopping street is one of the prettiest in the town.

The medieval town stretches out in front of the cathedral, between the Odet and the Steir. Around Rue Kéréon, you will see the most beautiful old houses with half-timbered and corbelled floors resting on a granite ground floor.

The Earthenware Museum has nearly 2,500 pieces displayed in rotation over two floors. The museum covers several centuries of Quimper history and that of its earthenware industry. During your visit, you will learn about the earthenware maker's trade a..

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This spectacular square is reached from the cathedral square and Rue Elie-Fréron (pretty Renaissance porch at n° 20). Beyond, in Rue du Sallé, see the house of the Mahaults of Minuellou at n° 10.

An extension of Rue Kéréon, this has a house that is supposedly of the caryatids with a ground floor decorated with men and women in Henry II costumes.

Surrounded by half-timbered houses, this was, in contrast to the episcopal walled town, the centre of the secular city with the courts, prison and market of the Duke of Britanny.

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From the top of this hill, 70 metres high, you can get a lovely view of the town.

This church, which was rebuilt in 1898, has preserved a lovely 16C stained-glass window.

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These are the only earthenware potteries that have stood permanently since the 17C. Today, they belong to an American. Shop at the factory exit.

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This Romanesque church on the banks of the Odet has three tombstones and, on the beam of glory, a robed Christ. In the garden of the former Benedictine priory, a gallery from the 1669 cloister and two 12C arches have been preserved.