Maritime heritage, lighthouses and islands classified in Finistère

Abri marin
29120 Combrit

The Abri du Marin de San Marino, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Combrit (Finistère), was accommodation for fishermen, now transformed into a maritime and cultural museum in Brittany.

Phare classé MH
29242 Ouessant

The Stiff lighthouse, built at the end of the 17th century on the island of Ouessant in Brittany, is one of the oldest lighthouses in France still in operation, classified as a historical monument since 2011.

Phare classé MH
29890 Plounéour-Brignogan-plages

The Pontusval lighthouse, built in the 19th century in Plounéour-Brigngan-plages in Brittany, is a flagship house classified as a historical monument, serving as a relay between the lighthouses of Virgin Island and Batz Island.

Phare classé MH
29242 Ouessant

The Creac'h lighthouse, built in 1863 on the island of Ouessant in Brittany, is the most powerful in Europe with its 47 meters high and its light signal of 60 km range. Ranked a historic monument in 2011, it houses a museum of lighthouses and beacons.

Phare classé MH
29760 Penmarch

The lighthouses of the Penmarc'h peak, built in the 19th century in Penmarch, Brittany, include two emblematic buildings: the former lighthouse (1835) and the Eckmühl lighthouse (1897), symbol of technical and architectural innovation.

Phare classé MH
29217 Plougonvelin

The Saint-Mathieu lighthouse, built in 1835 in Plougonvelin (Finistère), is an emblematic coastal lighthouse in Brittany, integrated with the ruins of an ancient abbey and classified as a historic monument since 2011.

Phare classé MH
29880 Plouguerneau

Lighthouses on Virgin Island, built in the 19th and 20th centuries in Plouguerneau (Finistère), include Europe's tallest stone lighthouse, classified as a historic monument. Located on a Breton island, they mark the entrance to the Aber Wrac'h.

Abri marin
29800 La Martyre

The Maisons du Guet de La Martyre, dated from the 14th century, are two historic buildings surrounding the parish enclosure of this Breton town, linked to medieval surveillance.