- Malestroit
I have been doing our weekly shop in Malestroit for over ten years and I am now blinkered to the beauty of this small town, to the pretty canal that runs through the middle of the amazing architecture.
Today we walked down the canal path, we watched a boat navigate the lock which was hardly visible due to the weight of flowers!, we then ambled through the town, shops all closed so nothing could distract us from the truely ancient buildings.
Malestroit dates back to 987, when it formed part of the pilgrimage to Compostela. The signing of the truce after the hundred year war was carried out in the Chapel de Madeleine, Malestroit. One of the nine barons in Brittany, Malestroit quickly expanded through the Middle Ages. Economic activity was centred around the textile industry and then later the building industry. The Nantes Brest canal which runs through Malestroit further facilitated economic growth and prosperity.
The cobbled streets lead you to the many Romanesque and Gothic mansions.
If you do visit Brittany, Malestroit is well worth a visit....
Malestroit, Southern Brittany
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