Pipriac: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

One of Pipriac’s cultural highlights is its printing history surrounding Jan Brito. The room dedicated to Jan Brito in Pipriac displays printing presses, a typography workshop, as well as printing machines and tools. Jan Brito, whose real name was Johannes Brulelou, was born in Pipriac between 1415 and 1420 and settled as a printer in Bruges, Flanders. Albert Poulain was also born in Pipriac in 1932 and collected hundreds of songs and stories from the region over the course of his life.

Cuisine

The Fête de la Galette in Pipriac features traditional buckwheat threshing, cider and butter making, as well as traditional music performances; it takes place every year on the last weekend of September. The Confrérie Piperia la Galette offers culinary workshops throughout the year.

Cycling

The Boucle vélo de Pipriac n°5 runs mainly along quiet minor roads and has only slight elevation changes. It leads to Haut Breil, from where the route offers a sweeping view towards Saint-Séglin.

The Circuit VTT des Mégalithes mountain-biking route runs from Pipriac along hilly paths through the heathland near the Dolmen de Tréal and the Site de Cojoux. It is suitable for beginners, as it has only a few difficult sections.

Architectural Heritage

The Château de la Ville Quéno is a château in the wider region surrounding Pipriac. The Église Saint-Nicolas et Saint-Luczot is a church in the immediate vicinity of Pipriac. The Eglise Saint-Michel is a church in the area around Pipriac, as is the Chapelle du Creux-Chemin. Pipriac also has examples of rural stone walls.

More local pages: Châteaubourg, La Chapelle-Chaussée, Plesder, Beaucé, Saint-Jean-Sur-Couesnon, Montours, Romillé, Noyal-Sous-Bazouges

For the main travel overview: Ille-Et-Vilaine.