Day Trips – Rochefort en Terre

Constructed in the 12th century, the fortress at Rochefort en Terre was the strategic site that controlled the route linking northern and southern Brittany. Consequently, the fiefdom and later on the aristocracy of Rochefort en Terre gained in local power and royal authority. As a result, during the French Revolution, the fortress became a target for the Republican Army, finally falling in 1793.

At the beginning of the 20th century the American painter, Klots, fell in love with the site and constructed a new chateau step by step. Today, Rochefort en Terre is one of the most visited villages in Brittany.