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When arriving in Saint-Jean-du-Doigt via the D79 Route de la Plage from the coast, pass a motorhome site on the right, then drive on for about a hundred metres until you find a car park signposted on the left; it is behind a wall (with a bus shelter and an information board about the village on the right-hand side of the road).
(S/E) Do not leave the car park onto the road, but follow the path heading in the opposite direction, towards the sports ground. First turn right then left, and you’ll come to a path (Venelle du Presbytère). Follow it to the left until you reach a crossroads (with the Chemin de Kerigonan opposite).
(1) Turn left. At the junction, with a large stone house on your right, and at the Rue Saint-Mériadec sign, turn right. Ignore Chemin Vert on your left and you’ll reach the junction with Rue de Ker François on your left, where there is a large stone calvary set back behind the street sign (somewhat obscured by vegetation).
(2) Continue by veering right onto Rue du Falaizou. Stay on this road as it climbs. You’ll come to a wash house on the left (a favourite spot for frogs). Its fountain is at the back, slightly hidden by a hedge. Carry on along the road and you’ll soon reach a crossroads, with a beautiful house and, most notably, the Fontaine de Pen ar C’hra (the fountain at the top of the hill, with information boards). This is where the great Saint John’s Day bonfire, known as the ‘tantad’, is lit during the Saint-Jean-du-Doigt pilgrimage.
(3) Retrace your steps slightly and turn left onto the one-way street. It leads back down towards the village centre and ends at Place Tanguy Prigent. Take a circular detour to the right to see the rear of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church, then retrace your steps towards the nursery school and turn right onto Rue de la Duchesse Anne. Note the beautiful Maison du Gouvernement on your right (information sign), and you’ll reach the entrance to the parish enclosure, with its lovely porch.
(4) Step inside to find, first of all, the Renaissance-style fountain, Feunten ar Bis; then head to the right to see the beautiful Oratory of the Coronation, which still contains well-preserved sculptures inside; finally, visit the Church of Saint John the Baptist, a treasure trove housing, amongst other things, the reliquary of the finger (believed to be a gift from Anne of Brittany). Leave the enclosure via the fountain side.
(4) Turn right onto the street towards the beach and the campsite to reach the car park entrance (there’s a mural just before it on the right) (S/E) and take a very short walk straight ahead and back to see an information board about the ABC programme: the Municipal Biodiversity Atlas.
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