There is no place in Britain which does not merit proper attention.
One of them is fascinating Pont Aven, located at the mouth of the estuary of the River Avon in the department of Finistère region of Brittany.
Pont Aven inextricably linked its fame to the history of painting from Impressionism onwards. In the years after
1870 the village was a place of residence of many artists, especially the U.S., attracted by the favorable living conditions of the area. One of them, Armand Jobb-Duval, founded the current synthetic.
The small village has yet reached the peak of his popularity with the rise of the School of Pont-Aven school of painters, including Gauguin, who attended the late nineteenth century, before leaving for Tahiti. E ' famous painting of the laundresses shown here along with a scenic view of the Pont Aven
Who stays in Pont Aven for a few hours can not miss a drive along the Promenade Xavier Grall, one of the paths along the river is a succession of jumpers, water mills and gorgeous views.
The tiny old town is also dotted with shops of biscuits and other products Breton art studies of the descendants of the School of Pont-Aven, restaurants and other tourist shops.
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