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Manoir Des Portes

La Poterie, 22400 LamballeGBP 40 - 85

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Ideally located between the Emerald and the Pink Granite coasts, the Manoir des Portes is a 16th Century manor. Forget about stress and enjoy the frie… More
2-4, Rue Docteur Lavergne, 22400 LamballeGBP 44 - 64

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La Tour, a former 17th-century coaching inn, is one of the oldest houses in Lamballe and continues to welcome travellers passing through this charming… More
EUR 53 - 69

Le Lion D´or

3 Rue Du Lion D´or, 22400 LamballeGBP 42 - 55

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Le Lion d´Or is located in the old city centre, 15km from the beaches of the Emerald Coast. Its individually decorated rooms have private bath o… More
29, Boulevard Jobert, 22400 LamballeGBP 47 - 74

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The Kyriad Hotel Lamballe is located opposite the train station in the heart of Lamballe in Brittany. It offers free Wi-Fi. Guest rooms are equipped … More
3, Rue Des Jardins, 22400 LamballeGBP 50 - 55

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Inter-Hotel Les Alizes is located near the centre of Lamballe and features modern rooms with free Wi-Fi internet access. Free private parking is provi… More
 

Lamballe: Guide



Lamballe is a town and commune in France|commune of north-western France, in the département in France|département of Côtes-d'Armor, on the Gouessant 13 miles ESE of Saint-Brieuc by rail. Pop. (1906) 4347.

History

Lamballe was the capital of the territory of the counts of Penthièvre, who in 1569 were made dukes.

François de la Noue|La Noue, the famous Huguenot leader, was mortally wounded in 1591 in the siege of the castle, which was dismantled in 1626 by Richelieu. The last Duke of Penthievre granted his son Louis the title Prince of Lamballe. The Prince de Lamballe married Marie-Louise, princesse de Lamballe|Marie Therese de Savoie-Carignan and she took the title Princesse de Lamballe. The Princesse lived with her father-in-law after the early death of her husband. She was a close friend of Queen Marie Antoinette and one of the most famous victims of the French Revolution. The title died with her in 1792.

Sights

Crowning the eminence on which the town is built is a beautiful Gothic architecture|Gothic church (13th and 14th centuries), once the chapel of the castle of the counts and dukes of Penthièvre|counts of Penthièvre.

Of the other buildings, the church of St Martin (11th, 16th and 16th centuries) is the chief.

Economy

Lamballe has an important Stud|haras (depôt for stallions) and carries on trade in grain, tanning and leather-dressing; earthenware is manufactured in the environs.

Reference



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