Chapelle Notre-Dame des Trois-Fontaines

Gouézec

Built on the old Tro Breiz pilgrimage route linking Quimper to Morlaix, this chapel owes its name to the three fountains that flow nearby. A local legend tells that a young mother died giving birth to twins; the father, distraught and unable to feed them, resolved to drown them in one of the fountains. But before throwing the basket into the water, he laid the newborns on a stone and said a prayer before the statue of the Virgin — who then appeared to him and found him a wet nurse, saving both children. Mothers once came in procession to sprinkle themselves with the water of the main fountain, reputed to protect infants.

Getting there : Free admission, on the old Tro Breiz route

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

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