The enclos paroissial is the most characteristic and usually also the most monumental group of buildings in the Breton towns and villages, especially in Basse-Bretagne. It is a walled domain, in which the cemetery (nowadays almost only in small villages), the parish church, the ossuary and the Calvary are located. The enclos paroissial could best be described as the parish yard. The triumphal arch is decorated with religious reliefs. It owes its name to the belief that the deceased, by entering eternal life, triumphs over death. For this reason, he must cross the threshold to his final resting place via a triumphal arch. These gates, which are always made with the greatest artistic care, in some cases, as in Sizun and Berven, have three passages, like the great Roman triumphal arches. In the (former) cemetery stands the Calvary, a sculptor's work of art that goes back to simple roadside crosses dating from before the 10th century.

Almost every village along the route takes part in the parade and crosses and calvaries can be found scattered throughout the countryside.
These are the gems on the route: Saint-Thégonnec, Guimiliau and Lampaul-Guimiliau compete with each other within the walled parish estates. It's all about who is the most remarkable and exuberant.
Saint-Thégonnec has numerous ornamental riches, bordering on frivolous: a Stations of the Cross with three crosses, turrets on the church, a carved pulpit, etc. All this wealth is expressed in splendor, from the steps of the entrance to the top of the bell tower.
Guimiliau stands out for its impressive Stations of the Cross. More than 200 figures act out legendary and religious scenes very vividly and with great expression. Stories in 3D! At the church portal, a group of apostles greets visitors.
Outwardly more discreet, the walled Lampaul-Guimiliau has a prestigious triumphal arch with a polychrome frieze sculpted on three sides and six altarpieces, which are actual illustrated books.

Among the richest enclosures, there are some that are definitely worth a visit. La Roche-Maurice is impressive with its colourful rood screen, the abundance of figures and the strange animals. The stone lacework of the tower is 60 m high. A great place to have lunch here with a view of a castle ruin on the rock.
La Martyre is the oldest wall in Léon. The rich façade is covered with motifs that recall death.

There are other sights along the route. For example, the former miller's village of Kerouat has been transformed into the Monts d'Arrée ecomuseum. This mill village, uninhabited since 1965, bears witness to what life in the countryside used to be like. The two water mills make up the largest part of the village. They are surrounded by two furnished houses, two bakeries, stables, barns, an orchard, a vegetable garden, wooded plots and other crop samples.

Along the way you will also pass the famous Château de Kerjan
In the middle of the "Golden Age" of Brittany, the Lords of Kerjean began a gigantic project. They built, in place of the old manor, a castle that surpasses the most beautiful residences in the region. Excellent sculptors then built the Château de Kerjean in Saint-Vougay in the new taste of the French "second Renaissance", that of the Louvre, the Tuileries and Fontainebleau.

The walk ends in Landivisiau, with its famous Saint-Thivisiau fountain: whose ten panels are authentic representations of religious figures. Visit the parish church of Saint-Thuriau and the Sainte-Anne chapel, built between 1610 and 1620, and the manor house Créac'h Kellen, today converted into a “cultural space of Lucien-Prigent” and finally drink to a pleasant day.