click on the shot to enlarge it ;)Sarah Bernhart (1844 -1923) découvre Belle Ile alors qu'elle va fêter ses 50 ans . Elle achète un fortin face à la mer, à la pointe des Poulains . C'est un fortin militaire désafecté contruit en 1870 , elle y entreprend des travaux d'aménagement énormes en 1894 . Pendant 30 ans elle y viendra tous les étés . Elle vient entourée d'une foule d'artistes et d'admirateurs . Sensible aux difficultés des Bellilois , elle financera une boulangerie coopérative et organise des galas au profit des pêcheurs .
Depuis avril 2007 ils se visite, il était fermé lors de notre passage .
Sarah Bernhart the famous actress discovered Belle Ile in her fifties . She bought a small fort, no more used by the army and renovated it . She came To Belle Ile during 30 years, every summer with a courtship of artists and fans .She helped the inhabitants funding a cooperative bakery and she organised galas to raise money for the sailors .
Since 2007 you can visit it but it was closed during our trip .
6 commentaires:
Very interesting post. Your photos are superb and help one understand why Ms. Bernhardt would find this place a wonderful retreat!
une histoire que je ne connaissais pas, elle avait bon gout.
Je ne connaissais pas du tout les connexions de Sarah Bernhardt avec Belle Ile. Etonnante histoire pour des paysages qui me parlent beaucoup !
She's a very generous lady. She must have loved the place very much. I never seen a beach with beautiful stones like in your first image, Babzy. They are beautiful. Couldn't help myself to bring some home if I was there.
How lucky she was to have such a beautiful spot there. It sounds like she did a lot for the island and its inhabitants too. I could see myself sitting on one of those chairs there and enjoying the landscape!
Henny , i like to pick up stones and pebbles on the beach, so i did ;)
Enregistrer un commentaire