It was in 1904 that a Cholet industrialist, Georges Turpault, bought the small fort of Beg-er-Lan and the neighboring lands. In 1904 he had the businessman Jamet build a romantic Anglo-Medieval castle.
After the siege of Lorient and the pillage of the Quiberon peninsula in 1746, it was decided the following year to build a fortress to secure it. This then strengthened …
The site appears to have been occupied since the ninth century2, the seat of the Keravéon rule2. However, the first building is attributed to Pierre de Talhouet in the mid-14th …
Built in the 18th century, Fort Penthièvre is a military installation with imposing walls, designed to monitor the long sandy beaches which once allowed numerous landings. Depending on the wars …
The Bégo site is a set of German fortifications, dating from the Second World War. These installations of the Atlantic Wall were dedicated to protecting the harbor of Lorient and …