Maritime heritage, lighthouses and islands classified in Brittany

22160 Trégastel

The Triagoz Lighthouse, built in the 19th century on the Triagoz plateau near Tregastel (Côtes-d'Armor), is a square pink granite tower classified as a historical monument in 2017. A Breton maritime symbol, it combines functionality and medieval aesthetics.

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.

Abri marin
29990 Ile-de-Sein

The former mariner's shelter on the Île de Sein, built at the beginning of the 20th century, is a historic building located in Finistère, Brittany, now transformed into a Senans museum.

Abri marin
29100 Douarnenez

The former shelter of the Seaman of Douarnenez, built in 1912 on the tip of the Rosmeur, is a neo-Gothic pink building emblematic of the Breton maritime heritage, dedicated to improving the living conditions of fishermen at the beginning of the twentieth century.

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.

29840 Porspoder

The Four Lighthouse, built in the 19th century on a granite pit off Porspoder (Finistère), is an iconic sea lighthouse, twin to the Black Stone Lighthouse, classified as a historic monument in 2017.

29170 Fouesnant

The Penfret lighthouse and fort, built in the 19th century on the Glénan archipelago in Fouesnant (Finistère), is a unique military and maritime complex, combining an operational lighthouse since 1838 with a coastal battery integrated into a fortified basin.

56170 Île-d'Houat

The island of Er-Yoh, near the island of Houat in Brittany, is a prehistoric site of the fourth millennium BC, home to a camp and archaeological remains related to the seal hunt.