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Le château en bref
The Rochevilaine estate occupies the tip of Pen Lan, a rocky peninsula of more than one hectare in Billiers, in the Morbihan, facing the mouth of the Vilaine. The site, linked to the abbey of Prières, founded in the 13th century, housed a former watch post; offshore, the Battle of the Cardinaux took place in 1759. In 1952, Henri Dresch acquired the property and opened an inn there in 1956, cited in the Michelin Guide from 1958. He brought together old elements reassembled on site: a monumental gateway known as the Portail de la Vérité, dating from the 13th century, and two manor houses from the 15th and 16th centuries moved stone by stone, alongside a circular turret, a former seaside villa known as the Maison du Vicomte, and remains of the Atlantic Wall. The modern building Aqua Phénicia, in granite with an interior glass roof, was added later. Today a Relais & Châteaux hotel-restaurant, the estate offers rooms and suites, a gastronomic restaurant and a marine spa.