Abbaye de Bon-Repos

Saint-Gelven

Founded in 1184 by Viscount Alain III de Rohan and his wife Constance de Penthièvre, the abbey received an abbot and twelve monks from Savigny-le-Vieux in the heart of the forest of Quénécan. As the necropolis of thirteen viscounts of Rohan between 1196 and 1516, it earned Bon-Repos the nickname of the "Breton Saint-Denis". Sold as national property at the Revolution and then fallen into ruin, it has been reborn thanks to a restoration carried out since 1986 by the association of the Compagnons de Bon-Repos: a church in romantic ruins facing the abbot's palace and the monastic buildings rebuilt in the 18th century. The site now welcomes 10,000 to 20,000 visitors a year, with a sound and light show staged every summer since 1988.

Getting there : Admission charge (grounds, abbey church, exhibitions)

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

Ambient sound