Several hundreds of millions of years old, granite is timeless. Even now, its high quality makes it a material of choice for many uses. The marine bears testament to this: its wall was built from pink granite in the 1990s. Walking along the coast, you will find a rich seaside heritage. Don't miss the Celtic, the first hotel built beside the beach in 1929 and split into residential units in the 1960s, and the Château de Ker Nelly, built in a neo-medieval style.
The pink stones of La Clarté have been used since the start of the twentieth century and are characterised by their excellent quality. On your visit to this quarry, find out about the means used to...
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Naturally formed by the confluence of two streams 4,500 years ago, Ploumanac'h harbour is an exceptional location. Used from ancient times as a trading port, it was then home to a village of...
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A menhir 7.40 m high and 2 m wide stands in Saint-Uzec. Imagine our Neolithic ancestors transporting this huge block of granite weighing 60 tonnes! These megaliths probably fulfilled a religious...
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The pink granite lighthouse stands in the middle of the chaotic rock formations formed by the erosion of cooled magma then shaped by the rain, salty sea spray and wind. Its name, "phare de Mean Ruz",...
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