Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Finistère

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.

Halle
29430 Plouescat

The halls of Plouescat, a 16th century civil building, are the only wooden blocks of Finistère. Located in Place du Général de Gaulle, they housed markets and seigneurial justice.

Menhirs
29890 Plounéour-Brignogan-plages

Men Marz Menhir is a megalithic monument of Prehistory, located in Plounéour-Brigngan-plages in Brittany. This block of granite, 7.80 m high, bears witness to the Neolithic in the Finistère.

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.

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.

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
29800 Landerneau

The church of Saint-Houardon, a 16th and 17th century religious building, stands in Landerneau, Brittany. Partly classified with historical monuments, it combines Renaissance architecture and remarkable frescoes.

Tour
29570 Camaret-sur-Mer

The Vauban tower of Camaret-sur-Mer, built between 1683 and 1696, is a hexagonal military structure located in Brittany, designed by engineer Vauban to defend Brest against maritime attacks.