This large, traditional "lavoir" – an open-air pool or basin set aside for clothes to be washed – is located on Île Grande and dates from the nineteenth century. Two sources supply it and can be seen at the foot of the retaining wall. At spring tide, it was filled with seawater, but, very quickly, the salt water was replaced with freshwater and washing could resume. Opposite the wash-pool is the Toëno peninsula, whose contours have changed significantly as a result of quarry mining. You can see the traces of this activity at the old quarry sites.
Several hundreds of millions of years old, granite is timeless. Even now, its high quality makes it a material of choice for many uses. The marine bears testament to this: its wall was built from...
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If you climb to the viewpoint, you can enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the coast and the surrounding area. On the hill, you will also notice an old viewpoint indicator in very good condition....
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Crac‘h windmill, restored in 1986, bears testament to an era before the steam engine. Close up, you will be able to make out the engraving "1727" in the stone, likely indicating its date of...
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This park is dedicated to the memory of two quarrymen and displays granite used in an unusual way. This noble material, the basis for unique poetic landscapes, has inspired many artists over the...
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