{"id":1294,"date":"2020-09-22T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/?p=1294"},"modified":"2021-11-15T21:13:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T20:13:38","slug":"blain-au-bord-du-canal-de-nantes-a-brest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/2020\/09\/22\/blain-au-bord-du-canal-de-nantes-a-brest\/","title":{"rendered":"Blain, au bord du canal de Nantes \u00e0 Brest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Le long du canal de Nantes \u00e0 Brest, \u00e0 une heure de <a href=\"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/2021\/01\/26\/visiter-nantes\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/2021\/01\/26\/visiter-nantes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nantes<\/a>, partons d\u00e9couvrir Blain ! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pr\u00e8s de la for\u00eat du G\u00e2vre, dans le nord de la <a href=\"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/en-loire-atlantique\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/en-loire-atlantique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Loire-Atlantique<\/a>, c&rsquo;est un autre paysage que l&rsquo;on admire, sur les chemins de halage ou \u00e0 bord d&rsquo;une p\u00e9niche. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ancienne cit\u00e9 gallo-romaine<\/strong>, de nombreux vestiges sont encore visibles dans le mus\u00e9e de la commune. Mais la ville de Blain est surtout connue pour son ch\u00e2teau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Le ch\u00e2teau de Blain<\/strong> fait partie d&rsquo;une cha\u00eene de forteresses aux limites de la Bretagne du Moyen-\u00c2ge. Aujourd&rsquo;hui, apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 une \u00e9cole, l&rsquo;ancienne demeure ducale est, pour une part priv\u00e9e et pour une autre, class\u00e9e au titre des Monuments historiques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Que voir \u00e0 Blain ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Le ch\u00e2teau m\u00e9di\u00e9val<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5780.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1312\"\/><figcaption>Vue sur le logis du ch\u00e2teau de la Groulais<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le ch\u00e2teau de la Groulais est construit \u00e0 la demande d&rsquo;un Duc de Bretagne, Alain Fergent, au 12<sup>\u00e8me<\/sup> si\u00e8cle. Il s&rsquo;agrandit progressivement pour devenir <strong>l&rsquo;un des plus grands de Bretagne<\/strong> deux si\u00e8cles plus tard. <strong>Plus de 4 hectares dans l&rsquo;enceinte de la forteresse et 12 tours !<\/strong>  Ses tours de 45 m\u00e8tres de hauteur ont pu d\u00e9fendre l&rsquo;une des fronti\u00e8res du Duch\u00e9 de Bretagne. Au 16<sup>\u00e8me<\/sup> si\u00e8cle, \u00e0 son apog\u00e9e, le ch\u00e2teau \u00e9tait bien plus impressionnant que le ch\u00e2teau des Ducs de Bretagne, \u00e0 Nantes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les logis sont de plus en plus majestueux et la forteresse prend de l&rsquo;importance, notamment gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la famille de Rohan. Anne de Bretagne y a d&rsquo;ailleurs s\u00e9journ\u00e9 avec le Roi de France Louis XII. Le rayonnement du ch\u00e2teau de Blain fait aussi venir d&rsquo;autres rois de France : Fran\u00e7ois Ier ou encore Henri II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comme l&rsquo;Histoire n&rsquo;est pas toujours lin\u00e9aire, l&rsquo;histoire du ch\u00e2teau elle-m\u00eame n&rsquo;est pas sans surprises. Au 19<sup>\u00e8me<\/sup> si\u00e8cle, il est r\u00e9quisitionn\u00e9 pour y installer les prisonniers espagnols des guerres napol\u00e9oniennes. Mais ils ne sont pas simplement emprisonn\u00e9s dans l&rsquo;enceinte du ch\u00e2teau. En effet, ce sont aussi ces prisonniers qui ont creus\u00e9 une partie du canal de Nantes \u00e0 Brest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et comme l&rsquo;histoire ne s&rsquo;arr\u00eate pas l\u00e0, le ch\u00e2teau a aussi servi pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. En 1944, ce sont les Am\u00e9ricains qui y avaient plac\u00e9s leurs canons quelques semaines apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9barquement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:29.385167208056156%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Ouvrir l\u2019image 1 sur 2 en plein \u00e9cran\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5792.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5792.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5792.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5792.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5792.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5792.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"6228\" data-id=\"1313\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/?attachment_id=1313\" data-url=\"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5792.jpg\" data-width=\"4152\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5792.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:70.61483279194384%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Ouvrir l\u2019image 2 sur 2 en plein \u00e9cran\"srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5770.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5770.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5770.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5770.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5770.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5770.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"3713\" data-id=\"1311\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/?attachment_id=1311\" data-url=\"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5770.jpg\" data-width=\"5966\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5770.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depuis le canal, vous pourrez avoir une belle vue sur le ch\u00e2teau puisqu&rsquo;il en est tr\u00e8s proche. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour vous impr\u00e9gner encore davantage de l&rsquo;\u00e9poque, un jardin d&rsquo;inspiration m\u00e9di\u00e9vale a \u00e9t\u00e9 install\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5809.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1315\" width=\"551\" height=\"753\"\/><figcaption>Le jardin m\u00e9di\u00e9val<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>L&rsquo;\u00e9glise de Blain<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&rsquo;<strong>\u00e9glise Saint-Laurent<\/strong>, au centre de la ville a \u00e9t\u00e9 construite \u00e0 la toute fin de 19<sup>\u00e8me<\/sup> si\u00e8cle. De style n\u00e9ogothique, elle n&rsquo;avait pas de clocher pendant quelques d\u00e9cennies. Ce n&rsquo;est qu&rsquo;en 1959 qu&rsquo;un clocher en pierre a \u00e9t\u00e9 construit. On remarque bien son style tr\u00e8s moderne (voir la photo de gauche). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blain, c&rsquo;est aussi &#8230; un lieu de p\u00e8lerinage. Eh oui ! Vous y trouverez a reproduction exacte de la Vierge qui est visible \u00e0 Lourdes. C&rsquo;est pourquoi de nombreux p\u00e8lerins se rendent \u00e0 Blain, le 15 ao\u00fbt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Le canal<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dsf5749.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1310\"\/><figcaption>Le long du canal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le canal et les chemins de halage sont parfaits pour visiter \u00e0 son rythme. En bateau, \u00e0 v\u00e9lo ou \u00e0 pieds, \u00e0 Blain le canal est incontournable. Ouverte en 1842, cette <strong>voie navigable relie les villes de Nantes \u00e0 Brest.<\/strong> Au total,<strong> 364 km de canaux<\/strong> traversent la Bretagne historique. Comme le canal emprunte certains cours d&rsquo;eau, seul 20 % de sa longueur a \u00e9t\u00e9 creus\u00e9e artificiellement. En partant de Nantes, vous pourrez donc longer l&rsquo;Erdre avant d&rsquo;arriver sur le canal et rejoindre Blain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Autres id\u00e9es de visites ? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Loire-Atlantique, ce n&rsquo;est pas que des petits villages pr\u00e8s des fleuves, des rivi\u00e8res et des canaux. Toute la c\u00f4te est aussi \u00e0 explorer !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En route vers le bord de mer ! \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify\">Le long du canal de Nantes \u00e0 Brest, \u00e0 une heure de Nantes, partons d\u00e9couvrir Blain ! Pr\u00e8s de la for\u00eat du G\u00e2vre, dans le nord de la Loire-Atlantique, c&rsquo;est un autre paysage que l&rsquo;on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12,14,5],"tags":[24,34,43,52,65,71,88,89,97,103,118,121],"class_list":["post-1294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-loire-atlantique","category-pays-de-la-loire","category-tour-de-france","tag-architecture","tag-blain","tag-canal","tag-chateau","tag-france","tag-histoire","tag-loire","tag-loire-atlantique","tag-medieval","tag-nature","tag-patrimoine","tag-pays-de-la-loire"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSF5806-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1294"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3389,"href":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1294\/revisions\/3389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyageetdestination.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}