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Quimper, with its vernacular architecture, is a popular tourist destination. Quimper is the ancient capital of Cornouaille, Brittany's most traditional region, and has a distinctive Breton Celtic character.
- Quimper Cathedral
- Musée Des Beaux-Arts
- Musée de La Faïence
- Musée Départemental Breton
- Odet River
- Old Quimper
- Mont Frugy
- Stangala
- Festival de Cornouaille
- Manoir Du Kinkiz
Often the best cathedrals are the ones that are a bit irregular, and Quimper’s certainly comes into that category. This magnificent building is unique because the north side of the nave curves slightly inwards at the middle; this was done to avoid an area of swampy ground during construction in the 13th century. Most agree that this is the greatest...
Much of what greets you at Quimper’s Fine Arts Museum belonged to one man, Jean-Marie de Silguy, who donated more than a thousand works in 1864 on the proviso that the city built a museum in which to display them. There’s an emphasis on French school paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries, so that’s the likes of Lubin Baugin, Carl van Loo, Frag...
For a lot of people “Quimper” means ceramics: Faïence pottery has been produced in the Locmaria quarter, just southwest of the centre of Quimper, since the late-17th century. These plates, jugs, bowls and vases are painted by hand and normally have a rustic, naive design. The quintessential image is of the Petit Breton, a man dressed in 17th-centur...
In the Episcopal palace where the Cornouaille Bishops lived from the 1500s to the 1800s, the Breton Departmental Museum is an absorbing ride through the rich heritage and culture of Quimper and Finistère. There’s archaeology, stained glass, traditional costume, ceramics, paintings, furniture, and that’s just to start with. Check out the curious loc...
Most people arriving in Quimper by car will park just south of the Odet River and then cross it to get into the old quarter. Directly below the cathedral there are many crossing, most of which are only for pedestrians. These are lovely too, decorated with flower boxes, lining the way with bright geraniums, while both banks of the river are lush wit...
Delineated by the Odet to the south, and roughly by the Steir River to the west, Quimper’s sweet medieval quarter is totally pedestrianised. This is just as well because you may not want to leave until you’ve wandered past every old house and popped into every artisan shop. The streets and squares even keep the names of their historic trades: Place...
Climbing sharply from the left bank of the Odet River is a 70-metre hill that has always been a celebrated part of the cityscape. During the Revolution, Quimper was even briefly renamed “Montagne sur Odet” because of this hill. For us it’s a good way of working the calves for a few minutes, rambling up through six hectares of cool beech forest to t...
After finishing a tour of Quimper you could also follow the Odet upriver on the GR 38 footpath. You’ll enter one of the most magical natural landscapes in the region, just past the northeastern outskirts of the city. For five kilometres there’s a steep valley with slopes at a 45° gradient and riverbanks flush with the greenery of mossy rocks, ferns...
For five days in late-July every year Quimper honours its Breton heritage in the suitably atmospheric surrounds of the medieval quarter. There’s spontaneous dancing, street entertainment and musicians, as well as a packed schedule of organised cultural events. There are loads of essential things to see during the event, like the big parade of Breto...
If you fall in love with Breton cider in Quimper you’ll want to visit the authentic cider press just five kilometres southeast of the city. The Manoir du Kinkiz is in 30 hectares of orchards where they grow an amazing 21 varieties of apples. You’ll get an eloquent explanation of how Cournouaille AOC cider is pressed, aged in oak barrels and bottled...
Quimper is a popular and interesting town in south-west Brittany, and it is the capital (prefecture) of the Finistere department. The town is also in an attractive setting, in a pretty valley at the confluence of the Odet and Steir rivers.
What an (in)spired city! Quimper takes its name from the Breton term “Kemper”, meaning “confluence”. And you can see why, since three rivers flow through this city of art and history, not far from the sea, where nature and stone, traditional and contemporary know-how are showcased in equal measure. River Odet connects the city to the ocean.
Ville gourmande avec des rues animées et commerçantes, capitale culturelle de la Bretagne, Grand Prix National du Fleurissement, Quimper se situe au cœur de la Cornouaille et de ses paysages maritimes du bout du monde, authentiques et préservés.
Quimper is Brittany's cultural capital. To find out more about the history and artistic heritage of the city, head to the Museum of Fine Arts, one of the most extensive in France, based in an Italian-style palace.
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