Brittany - Walk between half-timbered houses by the medieval Quimper

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Half-timbered houses in Quimper in Brittany

I recognize that I have always been fascinated by half-timbered houses that you find in some cities or towns during your travels in Spain or Europe.

The half-timbered houses They are a type of architecture that, from my point of view, give a special attraction to the places where you can see them.

In Spain there are quite a few villages where you can see half-timbered houses, with its characteristic facades with beams of criss-cross wood and frames filled with bricks or masonry.

Half-timbered houses on Kereon de Quimper street in Brittany

To name one that comes to mind quickly, Covarrubias in the province of Burgos.

And in other European countries they are very common in towns or small cities, for example, in Quedlinburg in Germany, where they say there are more than 1,200 half-timbered houses (I haven't visited it yet).

Or in Chester in Great Britain, with the long row of half-timbered houses on its main street Eastgate.

And also in various places in France, specifically in the regions of Alsace and Brittany.

In my most recent trip to Brittanyat west of france, I had the opportunity to walk through the center of the small town of Quimper, where the half-timbered houses they are great protagonists along with the high needles of the gothic cathedral of San Corentin.

Half-timbered houses in Quimper in Brittany

The Quimper city, capital of an area that has traditionally been known as Cornwall (Like the southern region of Great Britain), it was developed urbanistically from the aforementioned cathedral built in the thirteenth century.

Half-timbered houses in Quimper

And it is precisely in the streets that extend in front of it, especially the main center street, street Kereon, or in the street Boucheries (butchers), where you now find the main examples of half-timbered houses.

You have to keep in mind that in 1762 the city of Quimper suffered a terrible fire, so most of the buildings are completely rehabilitated.

And, specifically, since the 90s of the last century in the historic center of Quimper a process of restoration of half-timbered houses,

Thanks to that today in Quimper you can see up 73 buildings with its rehabilitated facades.

I anticipate that during your walk through Quimper You can see beautiful half-timbered houses painted with different colors, some of them really old, which give the city a great splendor.

Half-timbered houses in Quimper in Brittany

The vision of these houses, combined with the image of the always present towers of the cathedral, produce scenes that will take you to the Middle Ages.

I will tell you that just for taking this walk is worth stopping at Quimper during a route through this area of ​​the region of Brittany.

Photos half-timbered houses Quimper

As an invitation to your visit, here are more photos of half-timbered houses of Quimperin Brittany


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Video: Places to see in Quimper - France (March 2024).