Guitté brings together several distinct themes for a trip: architectural history, a Neolithic menhir, the course of the Rance Valley and a recreation area by a pond. This offers everything from historic buildings to a trail through the landscape and a place for leisure and games. If you want to decide what to focus on during your trip, you can compare the different periods and activities rather than looking for just one attraction.
Architectural history on the Rance
The Château de Beaumont brings together two phases of construction: in the 19th century, it was partly rebuilt on a structure dating from the 15th century. Its north façade overlooks the Rance. The combination of the older structure, the partial rebuilding and the north façade facing the Rance gives the château a focus on both architecture and landscape.
The first Château de Couellan was a fortress built on the banks of the Rance. It was built between 1380 and 1420 by the L’HERMINE family. Château de Couellan is privately owned and can be visited for much of the year. Check visiting arrangements before you travel.
Church and chapel
The destruction between 1890 and 1895 preceded the rebuilding of the Church of Saint-Servan after 1895. The medieval west portal and a reused bas-relief were preserved. The portal is a surviving architectural feature, while the relief represents the reuse of an older work—two different traces within the same architectural history.
The decision to build and the inscription are two separate historical clues at the Chapel of Saint Mathurin. Its construction was approved in 1743, after the 14th-century sanctuary dedicated to Saint Gourgon had fallen into disrepair. Above the door is the inscription “Saint Mathurin” with the date 1744. The decision and the date on the door should therefore not be read as the same event.
Other historical points of interest
The Manoir des Touches connects Guitté with René Auguste de Chateaubriand, who was born there in 1718. The Pierre Longue menhir dates back to a much earlier period: it is a Neolithic monolith. Together, these historical connections span very different eras—from Chateaubriand’s birth in 1718 to a prehistoric monument.
Walking trail and recreation area
For a connection with the landscape, a walking trail runs along the Rance Valley. The Noé Moy recreation area offers another option: its pond is a place for leisure and games. A 1:4-scale reconstruction of the Saint-Just mill is also located near the recreation area. This puts a trail through the valley, a place for leisure and games, and a scale model of a mill reconstruction alongside one another as different points of interest.
Discover more destinations: Lohuec, Saint-Fiacre, Trédias, Languenan, Saint.-Servais, Bourbriac, Landébia, Lanvallay.
For the broader travel overview: Côtes-D’armor.
