Ploézal combines the history of the Château de la Roche-Jagu with outdoor art, studios and trails through the park. The attractions have different focuses: the Château explores life in a Breton manor in the late Middle Ages, the Jardin du Kaïlou features monumental granite sculptures, and the park offers panoramic views of the Trieux Valley. There is also a circular route with a stated duration and church buildings dating from different centuries.

Château de la Roche-Jagu: History and exhibitions

The Château de la Roche-Jagu is a manor house built between 1405 and 1418. The Château and its park are open to the public and host exhibitions. The permanent trail in the Château introduces visitors to everyday life in a Breton manor in the late Middle Ages and explains how the manor house functioned. This puts both the lives of the manor’s inhabitants at the time and the building itself in the spotlight. If you are interested in history, you can make the trail your main focus and complement it with the exhibitions.

Studios and outdoor sculptures

Along Ploézal’s art and culture trail, you can discover artists’ and craftspeople’s studios. The Jardin du Kaïlou offers a different artistic focus: this freely accessible outdoor exhibition space features monumental granite sculptures and is open to visitors year-round; admission is free. At Seenu, the works range from small sculptures in the exhibition space to monumental pieces in the Jardin du Kaïlou. This gives you the chance to experience art in different sizes and settings—from smaller works indoors to sculptures in the open air.

Churches and a circular route

The parish church of Saint-Pierre was built by Alain and Tugdual Lageat between 1845 and 1858. Another, older site is the Chapelle Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul near Per-ha-Pol. It dates from 1734 and was built of slate and granite. The chapel is part of the Circuit des arts et du patrimoine. This easy circular route is 7.6 kilometres long and takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes. The similar names refer to two different buildings: the parish church of Saint-Pierre and the Chapelle Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul.

Hiking trails and views of the Trieux Valley

The natural areas of Roche-Jagu Park cover 64 ha and are criss-crossed by hiking trails offering panoramic views of the Trieux Valley. The park and gardens of the Roche-Jagu estate are freely accessible year-round at no charge. The Circuit des arts et du patrimoine and the park’s network of trails offer different ways to explore: the Circuit is a clearly defined loop that takes about an hour and a half, while the park’s trails lead through an area covering 64 ha. This lets you compare a circular route with a stated duration to a vast parkland area.

Discover more destinations: Saint-Cast-Le-Guildo, Saint-Gilles-Du-Méné, Saint-Péver, Saint-Julien, Meslin, Lannion, Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marché, Loudéac

For the main travel overview: Côtes-D’armor.