La Vieille, Iroise National Nature Reserve

Name: La Vieille
Address: Iroise National Nature Reserve, France

#1 among attractions in Iroise National Nature Reserve

Vernacular architecture, Top attraction, Lighthouse

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La Vieille, Iroise National Nature Reserve

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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. It is among the small class of lighthouses around the coasts of France carrying the moniker "hell", due to a remote position in rough seas. ()

Local name: Phare de la Vieille Coordinates: 48°2'27"N, 4°45'23"W

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Iroise National Nature Reserve France

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La Vieille – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Phare de Tévennec, Tourelle de la Plate, Isle of Sein Lighthouse, Men Brial.

2.8 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Phare de Tévennec, Iroise National Nature Reserve
71 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.
~970 ftSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Tourelle de la Plate, Iroise National Nature Reserve
5 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.
5.1 miW
Lighthouse
Isle of Sein Lighthouse, Île de Sein
131 min walk • The great lighthouse of the island of Sein was built between 1950 and 1951. It succeeds a first lighthouse built on the island of Sein in 1839 but destroyed in 1944 during the Second World War.
4.3 miW
Lighthouse
Men Brial, Île de Sein
110 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 miE
View point, Neighbourhood
Pointe du Raz, Plogoff
25 min walk • The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France. The local Breton name is Beg ar Raz. It is the western point of the commune of Plogoff, Finistère. It is named after the Raz de Sein, the dangerous stretch of water between it and the island of Sein.
2.4 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Chapelle Saint-They, Cléden-Cap-Sizun
63 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.