Castles in the Finistère

Fort
29252 Plouezoc'h

The Taurus Castle, a maritime fort of the 16th–15th centuries, is built on a rocky island in Morlaix Bay (Plouezoc'h, Finistère). Ranked a historic monument in 1914, it illustrates Vauban's defensive architecture and its strategic role in Brittany.

Château fort
29800 La Roche-Maurice

The castle of La Roche-Maurice, a medieval fortress of the 13th to 15th centuries, dominates the Elorn valley at La Roche-Maurice (Finister). Former bastion of the Viscounts of Leon and then of the Rohans, he embodies Breton feudal history.

Château de style Renaissance
29440 Saint-Vougay

Kerjean Castle, built in the 16th and 18th centuries in Saint-Vougay, Brittany, is a Renaissance fortress combining aesthetics and military defense. Symbol of leonard prosperity, it has been listed as a historic monument since 1911.

Château de style néo-classique et palladien
29000 Quimper

The Château de Lanniron, a former episcopal residence from the 15th to the 19th century in Quimper (Bretagne), combines neo-classical architecture and terraced gardens inspired by Versailles. Ranked a Historic Monument, it now houses a preserved tourist estate.

Château de plaisance
29270 Carhaix-Plouguer

Kerampuil Castle, built in the 18th century in Carhaix-Plouguer, Brittany, is a historic building of classical style, now transformed into a cultural and administrative space after serving as a hospice and a place of agricultural celebration.

Château
29420 Plouvorn

Keruzoret Castle, a 16th-century building rebuilt in the 19th century, stands in Plouvorn (Finistère). This neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance castle, surrounded by a landscaped park, bears witness to a rich Breton history.

Château de style néo-classique et palladien
29250 Saint-Pol-de-Léon

Kernevez Castle, built in the 19th century in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Brittany, is a neo-classical estate surrounded by a landscaped park of 37 hectares, classified as a historical monument. It illustrates the legitimistic aristocratic architecture and its return to the earth.

Château de style Renaissance
29430 Plounévez-Lochrist

The castle of Maillé, in Plounévez-Lochrist (Finistry), is a 14th, 16th and 17th century building, mixing medieval architecture and Renaissance, classified as a historical monument since 1981.