The best dog-friendly hikes and walks in Forêt Du Cellier

Built around 1840, it was destroyed by fire in 1900. It is also known as "The Burnt Mill." From here, you can see the Erdre Valley and the Mazerolles marshes.

"In memory of the four resistance fighters killed while escaping from the moving train from Rennes, which was taking them to deportation on the night of August 3-4, 1944. Jean-Marie L'AZOU was wounded at this location and executed on the morning of August 4, 1944, at La Sigoulière. Marcel LE DROGOFF and Pierre GAUTHIER were killed after jumping from the same train; Robert THOUÉMENT was found dead in a field before Pas de Mail. Monument built by the inhabitants of the village of Basloirs in 1947 and renovated in 1969." In Saint-Mars-du-Désert, 31 prisoners managed to escape from two different train cars. Four lost their lives. Following the Allied landings, the Germans organized the evacuation of the Sainte-Marguerite camps and the Jacques-Cartier prison in Rennes. The last convoy, 54 cattle cars, left Rennes on the morning of August 3. Nearly 2,000 resistance fighters, men and women of French, English, and American nationality, along with German deserters, were taken to Germany. In the afternoon, the train stopped in Nantes, where railway workers managed to smuggle tools to the prisoners. The following night, as they approached Saint-Mars-du-Désert, 31 prisoners managed to jump from the train... But a German patrol was stopped at the next level crossing... https://fr.geneawiki.com/wiki/44179_-_Saint-Mars-du-D%C3%A9sert_-_La_Nuit_du_3_au_4_ao%C3%BBt_1944

Archaeological site unearthed in 2020 by villagers who, while clearing a low wall, realized that they were on a vast terraced wall 60 meters long. These dry stone walls are spread out over a height of 40 meters on the hillside. The origin, probably Celtic, remains uncertain and the function very mysterious. Military? Agricultural? Religious? Druidic? A bit of everything at once? This complex is part of a very pleasant natural site on the banks of the Divatte River. Numerous picnic tables, toilets and drinking water.

Shaded and narrow path with the necessary slope to make it technically very interesting. On the other hand, in winter, it can become a real quagmire and a real ordeal to get out of it!!

Site of the Epine Gaudin fortress, created in 942, and destroyed in 1420. A little reading... https://www.patrimoine-divatte-sur-loire.org/plan-du-site/l-epine-gaudin

The Thurinet bridge, known as the Gallo-Roman bridge, on the path to Landemont. This bridge is in fact only a replica of the original: it was dear to the hearts of local residents. In poor condition, torn away by other major floods in 2001, regional and local subsidies made it possible to find it.

The castle is an 18th century construction, partially rebuilt around 1800 with high quality interior decorations, in particular a set of woodwork with ornamental decorations in neo-classical style in the large living room and the library. It is a very complete state-owned complex made up of common wings, a farmyard with outbuildings, a barn (17th or 18th century), a woodshed, a bakery oven and a dovecote. The park, redeveloped at the beginning of the 19th century, includes land to the north of the castle with a fishpond. It is delimited by partly preserved portals and a wall. We also note the presence of a masonry pediluvre. A 15th century stately chapel preserves reused 16th century stained glass windows. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_la_Berri%C3%A8re

In Barbechat, discover the remains of the 13th century Sainte Magdeleine Chapel and the tumulus on the Perthuis Churin site. The first religious building would have been built around the year 777 dedicated to Saint Magdeleine, patroness of Barbechat. In 1769, the building being too dilapidated, a church was erected in Bois Guillet (on the site of the current church). She was blessed in 1771. Nearby is a Gallic Tumulus. Some writings speak of an earthen mausoleum under which the wife of a lieutenant of Julius Caesar would rest, others of a feudal mound from the 11th century serving as a place of surveillance to control the passage into the valley. https://www.levignobledenantes-tourisme.com/patrimoine-culturel/chapelle-sainte-magdeleine/