Street art, the old town and the port of Paimpol

Park in the fairground car park. It is open and free, but the area around the harbour is a blue zone.
It can be reached on foot from the town centre. Many Breizh Go coach services arrive at the station. The route passes nearby and can be started at the Tourist Office, at the end of the harbour.

(S/E) From the car park, you can see a large decorated wall on the buildings bordering the car park. Head towards these buildings and wander around admiring the eye-catching murals. A suggested route is provided here, which passes in front of all the murals, but it can be adapted entirely to suit walkers’ preferences. After viewing the murals, return to the car park, the starting point.

(S/E) Suggested route through the residential block: head north-east towards a building bordered by small hedges. Between the hedge and the wall, turn right. Follow this wall until you reach a low brick wall. A small passageway with a staircase leads to the other side. Turn right onto Rue René Cassin and go through a courtyard to cross a small block of flats. Turn left on the other side and follow the wall until you reach another staircase. Go down the stairs and head towards the car park, the starting point.
Cross the car park towards the maritime college at the roundabout.

(1) Go round the roundabout on the right, cross Route de Loguivy Ploubazlanec at the pedestrian crossing and head straight ahead, following the stone wall along Rue de la Fontaine Pierrot. Walk up this street, leaving Rue de Kerdinant on your right. You will see two fountains in turn below you along the street you are following.

(2) Turn right onto Rue Guillaume Thos, then immediately left onto Rue Marcel Cachin. Join Rue de Lanvignec. Follow it, turning slightly to the right. You will arrive in front of the Marie-José Chombart de Lauwe secondary school (marked ‘GRETA’ on a plaque).

(3) Walk around it by turning left onto Rue de Lanvignec to see the mural on the gym wall, then retrace your steps.

(3) Continue straight on towards the Chapelle de Lanvignec. At the chapel, turn left onto a small path, go up a flight of steps, and cross Rue Garden Toul ar Werzhid. At the Islandia swimming pool, continue along this street, taking the dirt track above. At the stop sign, cross Avenue Gabriel Le Bras and continue down the alley opposite, surrounded by high walls, until you reach the end of the alley.

(4) Turn left onto Rue Penn an Run, which has no pavements but is quiet. Join Rue Becot, which leads back into the old town. Take it, keeping to the left. Reach a small roundabout, cross it on the right to continue straight ahead along Rue de l’Église and reach the Vieille Tour.

(5) Turn right, then left, and continue along Rue du Quinic. Cross the coastal river Quinic via the footbridge. Here you’ll find the^third street art zone (a retirement home and a shop). As before, the suggested route is just a guide. You must return to the footbridge in any case to continue the walk.
Suggested route around the care home and the shop: Continue straight on after the footbridge and turn right under a covered walkway. At the end of this, turn right to rejoin the Quinic. A large mural begins on the left along the Quinic, on the shop, and continues to the right as far as the footbridge. Note: a large mural on the south-east side of the shop has not been included in this route.

(6) Follow the path along the Quinic. At the end, turn right, passing the Tourist Office where the walk can begin.

(7) Head towards the harbour. At the end of the harbour, turn right onto Quai Duguay-Trouin and walk along the eastern side of the harbour. At number 22 Quai de Kernoa, take a small path on the right with barriers to prevent two-wheeled vehicles. Follow it to the right. Join Rue (Hent in Breton) Park Bourien. Take it straight ahead, then turn left onto Rue de l’Étang, and right onto Rue du Four à Chaux, which continues as Rue de Kernoa. Follow this road until the junction at house no. 5.

(8) Turn left into the narrow lane Gardenn Kernoa at a white fence. When this lane continues straight ahead as a path, turn left onto Rue Hent Krec’h Derrien, lined with detached houses, until you reach the beach car park. Walk through the car park and rejoin the road at the pedestrian crossing protected by wooden posts. At a picnic area, after admiring the view, continue along the tarmac on Rue de La Tossen, turn right onto Rue du Tumulus, then right again onto Rue Gilles Le Guen, to rejoin the GR^®. Take it to the left, follow the coast and return to the harbour. Continue on to reach a small cobbled roundabout by a large yellow buoy.

(9) Cross it at a boat repair workshop, go round to the right at Armor Grément to reach the lock that allows you to cross the harbour. Join the^GR® opposite, after the sailing school, and follow the Promenade Charles Pace. Leave it by turning left onto a footbridge near the painted buildings, to reach the fairground car park (S/E).

Toilets: at the station or at the harbour near the riding school. Please note that the toilets next to the Tourist Office are out of order.
Market: Tuesday mornings on Place de Verdun, which the route passes through.

MOS in Paimpol
Visit both the Chapel of Lanvignec and the ruins of the Old Church of Paimpol (La Vieille Tour). There is a connection between the two. The stained-glass windows from the Old Church can be found in the Chapel of Lanvignec
Lanvignec Chapel
Old Church of Paimpol
La Tossen Beach: this is Paimpol’s only beach. It has a seawater swimming pool. On the other side of the Guilben headland, you can also relax at the Poulafret lake. Simply continue along Rue de Kernoa for about 700 metres.