Around Vannes - Elven

Fifteen km from Vannes, the trip by local bus is great value. Remains have been found here of settlement dating back to the Bronze Age. For some reason I loved it from the moment I got off the bus.

The market stalls in the main place were being packed up. Everything closes up over the lunch period, so I joined the workmen at a cheery Lebanese place and ordered a mixed mezze plate. Modern blocks of flats are being built around thevillage centre so the days of this being a quiet village of 2000 inhabitants are changing.

The village centrepiece is the Chapelle Sainte Anne.

The stained glass windows are beautiful, very modern-looking. They tell the story of Sainte Anne's life. 

 My photos of stained glass never capture the glow and sumptuousness of the colours. The chapel has been restored over the years but parts of it are twelfth century.

 A project just waiting to happen. 

Imagine! So me.