Pontrieux: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Pontrieux combines local history, its connection to the water and festivals.

Culture

The Église Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines was built between 1840 and 1843 in the neoclassical style and is protected in its entirety as a historic monument.

La Maison dite la Tour Eiffel is an emblematic house dating from the late 15th century and marks the northern entrance to Pontrieux. Its rear entrance leads to a guard post from which boat traffic on the river was once monitored.

Le Moulin du Richel is a building erected in 1880 that combines a mill and a sawmill. The water of the Trieux powered two separate wheels there: one for grinding grain and one for sawing wood.

The granite fountain Plomée at Place Le Trocquer dates from the 18th century. It was once a public fountain where the inhabitants of Pontrieux collected water.

Things to Do

The Fête des lavoirs takes place on 15 August. Admission is free; the festival includes bagad bands, dancers, musicians and washerwomen, as well as a procession in the afternoon.

The association Nos Lavoirs offers boat trips on Sundays and public holidays from June to September along a route planted and decorated by the association.

The guided tour “Petits secrets et grandes anecdotes à Pontrieux” covers the town’s history, important architectural features, local anecdotes and the concentration of washhouses. It lasts one hour.

La Vapeur du Trieux is a historic train pulled by a locomotive classified as a historic monument, and also a historic train journey between Paimpol and Pontrieux. On 24 August 2026, services of La Vapeur du Trieux were suspended until further notice.

Surroundings

Château de Boisgelin and Château de Keralio are castles in the vicinity of Pontrieux.

Further afield in the region around Pontrieux are the historic site of Abbaye de Begar and the castle Kastell Tonkedeg.

Also further afield in the region are Kermagen Plage beach and the islands Île à Bois, Île Saint-Rion and Île Lemenez.

More Places

More destination pages: Plussulien, Saint-Pôtan, Plusquellec, Saint-Brieuc, Henon, Lanrelas, Ploeuc-Sur-Lié, Noyal.

For the main travel overview: Côtes-D’armor.