Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Finistère

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.

Moulin à marée
29252 Plouezoc'h

The Melin Vor tidal mill, dating from the 16th and 19th centuries, is a former seigneurial mill located in Plouezoc'h (Finistery), exploiting the energy of the tides and the Dourduff River.

Eglise gothique
29260 Le Folgoët

The basilica Notre-Dame du Folgoët, built between the 14th and 17th centuries in the Folgoët (Finistery), is a Breton Gothic jewel, famous for its unique stone skirt and its Marian history linked to Salaün ar Foll.

Manufacture des tabacs
29600 Morlaix

The Manufacture des tabacs de Morlaix, built in the 18th century on the banks of the river, is an iconic industrial architectural ensemble of Brittany. Classified as a historical monument, it illustrates four centuries of Morlaisian economic and social history.

Chapelle gothique
29930 Pont-Aven

The chapel Notre-Dame de Tremalo, a Gothic building dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries in Pont-Aven (Bretagne), is famous for its cross Christ painted by Gauguin and his carved furniture. Joined historical monuments in 1932.

Eglise gothique
29100 Douarnenez

The church of Saint-Herlé de Ploaré, a Gothic Cornouaillese jewel of the 16th-17th centuries, dominates Douarnenez in Finistère. Ranked a historical monument in 1910, it combines medieval architecture with Baroque elements, with an arrow rebuilt after fires and rich religious furniture.

Château de style néo-gothique
29520 Saint-Goazec

Trévarez Castle, built at the end of the 19th century in Saint-Goazec (Finistery), is an eclectic jewel combining Gothic and Victorian styles, with technological innovations for the time. Its 85 hectares landscaped park, labeled Remarkable Garden, completes this emblematic monument of Brittany.

Menhirs
29810 Plouarzel

The Kerloas Menhir, erected in the Neolithic at Plouarzel (Finister), is the highest standing menhir in France with 9.50 m. Ranked a historic monument in 1883, it dominates a ridge at 132 m altitude.