<< Our Photo Pages >> Fontaine de Jouvence - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in France in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Fontaine de Jouvence Alternative Name: Fountain of YouthCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Ploermel Nearest Village: Paimpont
Latitude: 48.078350N Longitude: 2.115533W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Legend has it that the Celtic Fountain of Youth right in the heart of the Brocéliande Forest holds the key to eternal youth…
The Fontaine de Jouvence in the Brocéliande Forest is close to a small quarry where walkers traditionally mark their visit by adding a stone to one of the many piles (unless this is the work of Breton pixies!).
The Fontaine de Jouvence (fountain of youth) is so called because in days gone by, newborn babies were baptised there on Midsummer’s Day - 21st June. However, if for any reason, a baby couldn’t be baptised that year, it was brought the following year for baptism by the high priests, so in fact it gained an extra year of life! Hence the legend that we can grow one year younger by bathing in the waters of the fountain, not something to be sniffed at!
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