Maritime heritage, lighthouses and islands classified in Brittany

56360 Bangor

The former Port-Coton radar station, built in 1943 in Bangor, England, is a vestige of the Atlantic Wall, integrated into a cliff with bunkers and underground networks to monitor the coasts.

56360 Sauzon

The battery of Port-Blanc is a fortified complex of the seventeenth, eighteenth and twentieth centuries located in Sauzon, on the island of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Brittany. A witness to Vauban's defensive developments, it was reused during World War II.

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.

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.

Île
29870 Landéda

Guennioc Island is a monument located in Landeda, Brittany. Its history and exact nature remain to be clarified, but it is an emblematic place in the region.

Phare classé MH
56360 Bangor

The Goulphar Lighthouse, built in the 19th century in Bangor (Belle-Île-en-Mer), is a 52-metre granite landing lighthouse designed by Augustin Fresnel, open to the public and classified as a historic monument.

Phare classé MH
35400 Saint-Malo

The Grand Jardin lighthouse, built in the 2nd quarter of the 20th century in Saint-Malo, Brittany, is a marine lighthouse rebuilt after 1944, classified as a historical monument since 2012 and emblematic of the Malouin coastal mark.

Phare classé MH
22240 Plévenon

The lighthouses of Cap Fréhel, located in Plevenon, Brittany, are a historical set of four buildings built between the 17th and 20th centuries to secure navigation between Saint-Brieuc and Saint-Malo.