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On the beach of Saint-Guirec is the small chapel of Saint-Guirec (XII century). It contained a wooden statue of St. Guirec. Legend has it that the girls who wished to marry touched the nose of the Apostle's statue, which, being thus disfigured in time, was replaced by a stone statuary.…
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Date of experience: July 2019
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Tide out and a beautiful sunset. The pictures tell the tale here. Well worth the relaxing stroll down the beach, past the rock pools to the shrine after a nice meal and wine in a local restaurant just beside the beach. Very relaxing, humbling and a lovely end to an evening.
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Date of experience: June 2019
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Came across this unexpectedly although I had read about it in my guide book. Probably would look best surrounded by the sea but then it would be difficult to look at unless in a boat. Quite interesting and unusual.
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Date of experience: May 2019
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This is a statue of Saint-Guirec on the beach. Because of the tides, it is accessible at times and not at others. The nose is missing due to those develish young ladies who stick pins in the poor saint's nose hoping to find a husband!
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Date of experience: May 2019
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This is on the beach and the tide needs to be partly out to reach it. I have never come across on oratoire situated on the beach before. Well worth looking at.
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Date of experience: September 2017
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