Pontrieux

Last year I was greatly blessed to spend a week with friends exploring Brittany. One of the delightful towns we visited was Pontrieux. (I have also posted other images of this town previously).

Francethisway.com describes it thus -

"Pontrieux stretches along the banks of the River Trieux and owed its prosperity - from medieval times onwards - to its position at the head of the estuary.

The success of the port led to the building of many fine bourgeois houses here, each bourgeois house has its own lavoir - a special wash area on the edge of the river where the maid could do the family’s washing without having to go to a communal washhouse. There are 50 of these private lavoirs along the river, each of which has been restored and beautifully planted up with attractive flower displays."

The scene above shows two such lavoirs.  The weather was glorious and the surroundings peaceful - the twitter of birds and the hum of bees complementing the ambience!

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Colourful Pontrieux

Fascinating Pontrieux in Brittany, France . . . where we stopped for a delicious lunch and a gentle meander through the town.

 

 

The rich golden umbrellas on the decked area outside the café added a wonderful splash of colour, complementing the blue windows 

. . . and the weeping Willow was clearly well established and showing off its reflection

 

The weather was a little unpredictable this day, so we chose to eat indoors, but I can well imagine how popular the deck area would be on a brighter day!

 

and the River Trieux running through the town provides some attractive scenery

 

These delightful blue shutters seemed in evidence whichever way we turned

 

I'm told that these steps and shelters which appear along the river banks, were used by housekeepers of adjacent properties to carry out the family's laundry chores in past decades

 

. . . and there's the blue boat I used in last week's post

 

A delightful town all up.

 

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Blue on blue

 

After lunch at a charming establishment in Pontrieux, Brittany, we took a stroll through the town and crossed a bridge over the River Trieux.

 

Hoping your Christmas was anything but blue, I contribute this image to  Weekend Reflection

 

(trust it was a marvellous celebration with your family James)