CathedralFinistère

Cathédrale Saint-Pol-Aurélien

Saint-Pol-de-Léon

Dimensions

Gothic spires of 55 m

Period

13th–16th century

What stands there

1 of the 7 cathedrals of the Tro Breiz

Former seat of the diocese of Léon, founded by Saint Pol Aurélien (Paul Aurelian). Its facade with two slender spires dominates the Léon and serves as a landmark for sailors along the north coast of Finistère.

Getting there : Free admission

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

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Ambient sound

Nearby

Chapelle Sainte-Anne (ruines)Chapel · Île-de-Batz · 6.5 km
Chêne de la Liberté de LocquénoléVenerable tree · Locquénolé · 11 km
Chapelle de LambaderChapel · Plouvorn · 13 km
Chapelle Saint-AntoineChapel · Plouezoc'h · 14 km
Saint-Jean-du-Doigt, la relique et le feuChurch · Saint-Jean-du-Doigt · 16 km
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-FontaineSacred spring / fountain · Morlaix · 17 km

This place in the great stories

The Tro Breiz, the pilgrimage of the seven founding saintsBreton emigration of the 5th-6th centuries; Lives of the saints from the 9th to the 13th…

In the same department

All places — Finistère (54).