Callac combines an inviting day-trip destination at Étang de la Verte Vallée with a rich local cultural heritage. The pond lies in the heart of the commune and is easy to access. Other highlights include Chapelle Sainte-Barbe, the Statue de Naous, Église Saint-Laurent and Maison de l'Épagneul Breton. You can use these options to shape your stay around the water and its plants, architecture, equestrian history or an educational tour about the dog breed.

At Étang de la Verte Vallée

At the pond, a botanical trail and a family activity complement one another. The trail introduces the names of the plants and flowers along the shore. This means the focus is not only on the pond as a destination, but also on the vegetation around it. If you are interested in plants, the trail offers a practical way to learn the names of the species; a visit to the water also becomes an opportunity to get to know the plants along its banks.

Family fishing is also possible at the Étang. Local fishing regulations apply, and you should check them before fishing. The trail and fishing offer different experiences: one focuses on learning about plants, while the other offers a shared fishing activity for families. This can help you choose how to spend your visit to the pond based on a particular interest.

Architecture and equestrian history

The rectangular Chapelle Sainte-Barbe dates from the early 16th century. The Statue de Naous tells another chapter of Callac’s history: the animal sculptor Georges Lucien Guyot completed it in 1954, and it was inaugurated in 1958. It commemorates the stallion Naous, who contributed to the good reputation of Callac’s stud farms. Together, the chapel and statue offer two distinct cultural points of interest: a building with its own form and historical context, and a monument commemorating a horse and its importance to the local stud farms.

Église Saint-Laurent also has a distinctive architectural feature: at least 40 glazed window openings let light into the nave. The number is a minimum. If you are interested in church interiors, here you can focus on how the openings and the light work together, rather than looking only at the building’s exterior.

Maison de l'Épagneul Breton

Maison de l'Épagneul Breton explores the breed’s history through a range of media. Objects, drawings, paintings, photographs, videos and an original film tell its distinctive story, while also presenting Argoat as its place of origin. A permanent educational visitor trail gives this subject its own setting. This lets you discover Callac’s cultural heritage not only through buildings and monuments, but also through the story of a breed.

One section of the Maison is devoted to genetics. It explains how selection is used to create and maintain a breed. The subject thus goes beyond individual historical depictions and raises the question of how the development of a breed is presented. With its range of media and focus on genetics, the Maison offers a distinctive way to explore Callac’s themes, focusing on the history, representation and breeding of the Épagneul Breton.

These options cater to different interests: the Étang combines botanical learning with family fishing, while the cultural attractions range from the chapel’s architecture and the light inside the church to the story of Naous and the Maison. If you are mainly interested in exploring buildings and monuments, the chapel, church and statue offer specific points of interest; the Maison has its own focus on breed history and genetics.

Discover more destinations: Saint-Denoual, Plouguernével, Yvias, Plénée-Jugon, La Vicomté-Sur-Rance, Plounévez-Moëdec, Gouarec, Goudelin.

For the broader travel guide: Côtes-D’armor.