Pointe du Raz, Plogoff

Name: Pointe du Raz
Address: Plogoff, France
Telephone: +33 2 98 70 67 18

#1 among attractions in Plogoff

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Facts and practical information

The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 48°2'23"N, 4°44'9"W

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Plogoff France

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+33 2 98 70 67 18

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Day trips

Pointe du Raz – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: La Vieille, Phare de Tévennec, Tourelle de la Plate, Men Brial.

1 miW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
La Vieille, Iroise National Nature Reserve
25 min walk • La Vieille is a lighthouse in the département of Finistère at the commune of Plogoff, on the northwest coast of France. It lies on the rock known as Gorlebella, guiding mariners in the strait Raz de Sein, across from the companion lighthouse Tourelle de la Plate—also known as Petite Vieille.
3.5 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Phare de Tévennec, Iroise National Nature Reserve
90 min walk • Tévennec Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the western tip of Brittany, in the northern part of the Raz de Sein off the Pointe du Van. Automated in 1910 because of its difficult access, it accompanies the light of La Vieille in securing the passage of the Raz de Sein, which presents many difficulties.
1.1 miW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Tourelle de la Plate, Iroise National Nature Reserve
29 min walk • The Tourelle de la Plate, also known as Petite Vieille is a lighthouse in the dangerous strait Raz de Sein, off the northwest coast of France, belonging to the departement of Finistère in the region of Brittany.
5.2 miW
Lighthouse
Men Brial, Île de Sein
134 min walk • The fire of Men Brial, is a fire located in the entrance of the harbor of the Île-de-Sein. The etymology of the Breton name Mên Brial is uncertain, it could derive from the name brezhell pronounced brehell on the island of Sein.
1.8 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Chapelle Saint-They, Cléden-Cap-Sizun
46 min walk • Between the Baie des Trépassés and the Pointe du Van, the chapel of Saint-They, the largest of the Cléden chapels, overlooks the Raz de Sein on the edge of the cliff.