In the Village of Saint Esprit des Bois, near Plédéliac, The Ferme d’antan is a former farm, abandoned then transformed into a working museum.  It is fun to visit anytime but especially during the wood and bread festival on first Sunday in August and the chestnut festival on the 4th Sunday in October - both great experiences.

Built on the edge of Boquen Forest, near Plénée Jugon, this Cistercian abbey is open to visitors all year, from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (7.00 pm in summer), except during services. It is a national Historic Monument that was founded in 1137 by Olivier II, Count of Dinan. The abbey went into decline from the 16th century, and just before the French Revolution, when only the prior and three monks lived there. It was totally deserted for over a century and in 1936, Dom Alexis a Cistercian monk  came back to Boquen and took over the Abbey. Gradually, he and a couple of monks re-established Cistercian monastic life and rebuilt the buildings (refectory, library, chapel…)These efforts resulted in the Abbey being ranked among the National Historic Monuments in 1938.

Since 1976, a community of Sisters of Bethlehem has been living in the Abbey, dedicating their lives to God in total solitude. 

There is a permanent exhibition on the history and the everyday life of the abbey, and a video about the sisters' life and there is a craft display in the abbey shop (hand-made earthenware, sculptures, natural products…)