Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Finistère

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.

Eglise Renaissance et néo-Renaissance
29590 Le Faou

The church of Saint-Sauveur du Faou, a religious building of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, stands in the Finistère. Founded by the Hospitallers, it combines Renaissance and Beaumanoir styles in an ancient parish enclosure.

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.

Fort
29252 Plouezoc'h

The Taurus Castle, a maritime fort of the 16th–15th centuries, is built on a rocky island in Morlaix Bay (Plouezoc'h, Finistère). Ranked a historic monument in 1914, it illustrates Vauban's defensive architecture and its strategic role in Brittany.

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.

Patrimoine défensif
29217 Plougonvelin

The fort of Bertheaume, built on an island of Finistère in Plougonvelin, is a coastal fortification designed by Vauban in 1689 to defend the harbour of Brest. Accessible by a bridge, it bears witness to a centuries-old military occupation.

Menhirs
29830 Plourin

The Kergadiou Menhir, located in Plourin (Finistry), is a megalithic monument of the Neolithic, 8.55 metres high, classified as a historical monument in 1883. It dominates a hill at 63 meters altitude.

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.