Near our hotels, discover the enchanting site of the Pointe du Raz, from which numerous hiking possibilities are available.
It is a tourist place of international notoriety. This site has been awarded the Grand Site de France label.
The increase in visitor numbers has necessitated rigorous environmental protection measures, within the framework of an operation Grand Site National, to restore the vegetation cover, which is mainly composed of heather. To this end, shops have been moved, 2 hotels have been destroyed and the arrival point for cars has been moved back one kilometre.
The Ile de Sein, located 8 km to the west, is separated from the Pointe du Raz by a strait with violent currents which gave the site its name (see etymology below). Two lighthouses, now uninhabited, are installed on islets: the lighthouses of La Vieille and Tévenec. The statue of Notre-Dame des naufragés and a semaphore are placed at the end of the summit plateau. Many legends have always been told by the inhabitants and were once perpetuated by local guides.
The Hell of Plogoff, a gallery dug by the sea under the cape, is reputed to be the place where the drowned are brought back and whose moans can be heard.
The beauty of the site is enhanced by the nearby coastline which curves northwards along a large sandy beach at the end of the Baie des Trépassés, which is closed by a massive promotory called the Pointe du Van, beyond which can be seen the immense Baie de Douarneenz, the entrance to which is bounded by the even higher and more massive Cap de la Chévre. To the south lies the Bay of Audierne.
A commercial area and a paying car park are built at a respectable distance and are connected to the site, in season, by a free shuttle bus.
A 3,050 km long European hiking trail, the E5, links the Pointe du Raz to Venice. And the GR 34, which runs along all the Breton coasts from Mont St Michel to Lorient, also passes through this site.
The Pointe du Raz site was rewarded by the Ministry of Ecology, Development and Sustainable Planning for the quality of its management in June 2004 and was awarded the “Grand Site de France” label.
source: wikipedia
