The tombolo of sand which links the coast to Île aux Lapins marks the boundary between the coarse, pink sand of Grève Rose beach to the west and the fine, white sand of Grève Blanche beach to the east. At low tide, you can access Île aux Lapins and l’Île Seigle, opposite the beach, on foot. Have you noticed the rock nicknamed "la couronne du roi Gradlon" (King Gradlon's crown), whose outline dominates the landscape?
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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Be sure to visit the rural hamlet of Saint-Samson, a quiet spot in the country with a chapel, a menhir and a fountain. The chapel, constructed between 1575 and 1631, is a superb example of the...
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This large, traditional "lavoir" – an open-air pool or basin set aside for clothes to be washed – is located on Île Grande and dates from the nineteenth century. Two sources supply it and can be...
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The Toëno area, which shows evidence of the granite extraction work of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, is also a marshland of outstanding ecological value. If you visit at low tide, you will...
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