INSPIRATION 2024
Maritime and sports year
It's the call of Brittany: from the cliffs of Déolen to the dunes of Tréompan, l'Iroise welcomes you 20 minutes from Brest to one of the most beautiful balconies on the Breton coast, facing Ouessant, the Molène archipelago and the Crozon peninsula.
high point
Brest Maritime Festival
Pour la huitième édition, les Fêtes Maritimes de Brest vont rassembler plus d’un millier de bateaux venus du monde entier, des voiliers traditionnels, des navires d’États, des bateaux scientifiques, des flottilles étrangères… durant 6 jours de fête qui donneront à tous le virus de la navigation. L’Iroise offrira un beau balcon pour admirer les bateaux toutes voiles dehors !
OLYMPIC GAMES 2024
Mark your calendars: the Olympic flame will be passing through Brest on June 7. And on the following day, sailor Armel Le Cléac'h will take the Olympic flame from Brest to the West Indies. Don't miss the start of this Relais des Océans!
EVENT
Porscaff, port escale des Fêtes maritimes
Rendez-vous au port de Porscaff à Lampaul-Plouarzel pour accueillir les bateaux en escale. Des initiations et démonstrations de navigation à la Godille, des démonstrations de sauvetage en mer et des parades rythmeront la journée. Vivement !
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Sailing around Finistère
Organized by the Comité départemental de voile and supported by the Département du Finistère, the 38th edition of the Tour du Finistère à la voile will take place from July 29 to August 3, 2024.
Cette régate qui rassemble une centaine de bateaux fera escale à Lanildut le 30 juillet. Vivez cet événement en direct !
all on the water
It's your turn to navigate
Do you dream of being at the helm? Introducing yourself to an Olympic sport like surfing or rowing? The Mer d'Iroise is the ideal place to start. Private lessons and courses are available all year round.
maritime safety
Visit a lighthouse
Since the 19th century, numerous lighthouses have protected sailors from the currents and reefs of the Mer d'Iroise. The Saint-Mathieu lighthouse, the Kermorvan lighthouse and the Trézien lighthouse on the mainland, as well as the Stiff lighthouse on Ouessant, welcome visitors all year round on their walkways, revealing a clever system of signage. At the top of the steps, the view is worth the candle!
The lighthouses at sea - Les Pierres Noires, Kéréon, Ar Men, Le Four... - can be approached on guided boat excursions.
Tour the lighthouses with the Pass!
Saint-Mathieu lighthouse
Kermorvan lighthouse
Trézien lighthouse
birthday
Le Four lighthouse turns 150
It symbolically separates the Atlantic Ocean from the English Channel. Firmly anchored in the open sea, the Four lighthouse has weathered every storm since it was built just 150 years ago! From Le Conquet or Lanildut, experienced guides will take you to the lighthouse.
Amoco Cadiz
Open 7/7 with free access, the L'Ancre an eor museum in Portsall presents the circumstances surrounding the 1978 sinking of the Amoco Cadiz, which caused one of the worst oil spills in history. One of the supertanker's anchors is on display in the harbour, pointing towards the wreck lying on the seabed 4 km from the port.
tradition
Le Conquet, Portsall, Lanildut
In 10 stages, discover the main ports of the Iroise and the hustle and bustle that reigns on the quayside when fishing boats and seaweed harvesters return home. Fancy a fresh spider crab? Head for the boat's "arse" in Le Conquet, where you'll meet the fishermen who have inherited a long family tradition. Further north, Lanildut is Europe's leading seaweed port and the ideal place to watch the seaweed being unloaded. More confidential, the port of Mazou in Porspoder is one of the rare ports in Brittany to have preserved the wooden piles used to moor boats... Unforgettable.
practice
The Tourist Office offers you an extensive catalog of accommodation - hotels, gîtes, B&Bs, campsites... - visited by us. Don't forget to book ahead!
BIODIVERSITY
Diving into the world of kelp
The Iroise Sea is home to one of Europe's largest seaweed beds, with exceptional biodiversity thanks to waters churned by currents, shallow depths allowing light to penetrate, and rocky bottoms providing a foothold for kelp. Long renowned for their virtues, seaweed is used in an ever-growing variety of applications. Come to Lanildut and see how they are harvested! At the Maison de l'Algue, everything will be explained to you.
exploration
First dives and introductory snorkeling courses will give you the keys to an unsuspected wealth of underwater treasures.
from lighthouses to islands
Molène and Ouessant getaways
Leaving from Le Conquet or Lanildut, take a day trip to the bald island (Molène) or the island of five lighthouses (Ouessant) and come back refreshed.
We drop anchor...
from dream to reality
A walk in Treompan
Tréompan beach is a veritable nugget, with its vast expanse of white sand lapped by a turquoise sea. We dream of azure skies, and North Finistère has just what we need!
Lighting
Accompanied by a guide, discover the flora and fauna of our region.
80th anniversary of the Liberation
inescapable
39/45 Memories Museum
At Pointe Saint-Mathieu, a superb German command bunker restored by two passionate brothers brings together a rich collection of objects and eyewitness accounts that recreate the atmosphere of the war with rigor and emotion. A unique site.
The Second World War has left lasting memories and material traces all over Iroise:
- Running along the seafront from Pointe Saint-Mathieu, the Chemin de Mémoire (4 km) takes you past steles dedicated to missing sailors and the coastal remains of the famous Graf Spee Battery, to the large German command bunker that has become the Musée Mémoires 39-45.
- Designed by Vauban to defend the Brest roadstead, Fort de Bertheaume was incorporated into the Atlantic Wall by the Wehrmacht, which installed cannons, mortars and machine guns.
- From the Pointe du Grand Minou (Locmaria-Plouzané) to the Plage de Tréompan (Ploudalmézeau), via the Presqu'île de Kermorvan (Le Conquet), the presence of blockhouses will punctuate your discovery of the coastline. Inland, you'll also see them at Lochrist and Ploumoguer...
- In Tréouergat, a stele pays tribute to the members of the Kergoff maquis, one of the largest in Finistère, which brought together almost 1,200 Resistance fighters.
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Bertheaume Fort
Incorporated into the Atlantic Wall by the German occupying forces, Fort de Bertheaume, designed by Vauban, offers a strategic position for history buffs and thrill-seekers alike! The adventure trail will be open from April 3. A medieval market will be held on May 11 and 12. Throughout the summer, the Fort will be open to the public 7 days a week, with a performance of the now-famous "Si Bertheaume m'était conté" every Wednesday evening.
