Trébrivan brings together hiking trails, the Hyères Valley and a varied history of sacred architecture and art. The valley provides a distinctive natural setting; the church, chapels and cemetery cross add specific historical points of interest to the landscape.

Hiking Trails and Landscape

Since 2015, the Dre ar Winojenn association (“Along the Paths”) has opened several hiking trails. Information about the routes and trail markers in Trébrivan is available on site in the car park by the church. As visitor information can change, check the details there before setting off.

The Hyères Valley provides a distinctive natural setting in Trébrivan. This offers a different perspective when choosing what to see: the valley represents the landscape, the trails offer a specific activity, and the churches and chapels showcase architectural and artistic history. This distinction can help you decide what to focus on during your stay, depending on what interests you most about the area.

Chapels, Church and Furnishings

The Sainte-Anne Chapel is near the church in the centre of Trébrivan and dates from 1627. The Notre-Dame de la Pitié Church dates from the 15th century and is considerably older. Comparing the dates of the two buildings offers two clearly distinct historical points of reference in the town centre.

The Sainte-Anne Chapel contains several statues of the Holy Trinity as well as a painting depicting a traditional scene: Saint Anne teaching the Virgin Mary to read. The scene puts Anne in the role of teacher; together with the statues, it brings figures and storytelling together. The colourful altarpiece is also a protected object in the chapel. An altarpiece is a decorated structure behind an altar; here, it provides another artistic point of interest alongside the statues and painting.

Further Historical Traces

The cemetery cross in Trébrivan dates from the 19th century and incorporates elements reused from an outdoor Calvary. A Calvary is an outdoor religious depiction of the Crucifixion; the cemetery cross therefore incorporates parts of such a structure. The Saint-Tugdual Chapel dates from the first quarter of the 18th century. The Notre-Dame-de-la-Clarté Chapel in Trébrivan also contains a fragment of a Calvary. The motif thus appears in different forms: as reused elements on the cemetery cross and as a fragment in a chapel.

The dated buildings and the cemetery cross span the period from the 15th to the 19th century. Between them are the Sainte-Anne Chapel, dating from 1627, and Saint-Tugdual, from the first quarter of the 18th century. This comparison helps place the different historical landmarks in chronological context; the furnishings in the Sainte-Anne Chapel and the Calvary fragment add specific artistic motifs to the architectural history.

Discover more destinations: Tressignaux, Pléneuf-Val-André, Plédran, Saint-Samson-Sur-Rance, Landébia, Lancieux, Plaine-Haute, Magoar.

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