The Toëno area, which shows evidence of the granite extraction work of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, is also a marshland of outstanding ecological value. If you visit at low tide, you will probably see people gathering shellfish on the foreshore. When the area was being mined, the quarrymen would extract bluish-grey granite from the large mound and transport it to the ports on the Channel by barge.
Opposite the small beach of white sand stands a granite oratory, built around the eleventh and twelfth centuries from an old Gaulish stele (carved stone slab). Capitals carved with animal designs...
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Exploring the magical countryside of the Traouïero Valley is one part of the trail not to be missed. A small stream runs through this deep, wooded valley, which is flecked with blocks of pink...
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From the beach at Tourony, you can admire a beautiful view of the Château de Costaérès. This imposing neo-medieval style villa dates from the end of the nineteenth century. It was built by a rich...
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This rocky outcrop, which marks the entrance to the natural harbour of Perros-Guirec, long played the role of strategic defensive outpost against enemy attacks. Since then, the area has changed...
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