コートダモールの天然記念物・トップ20

Ploumanac'hは、ピンクの花崗岩海岸としても知られるブルターニュ北海岸、コート・ド・グラニ・ローズにある小さな港町です。かつては独立した町でしたが、現在はペロス・ギレックの自治体に属しています。

Pointe des Quatre Vents is a small, distinctive headland west of Erquy. As its name—"Headland of the Four Winds"—suggests, it is particularly windswept and open, giving the coastline a rugged, pristine appearance.

The Ploumanac'h Lighthouse (Phare de Mean Ruz) is nestled among the striking pink granite cliffs. Built in 1946 from pink granite, it serves to ensure navigation by marking dangerous coves and cliffs. At approximately 15 meters high, the square tower is a popular photo subject and a typical stop for hikers on the historic Sentier des Douaniers (Customs Officers' Trail). Other nearby attractions include the Château du Diable and the Petite Baie de Ploumanac'h.

Off the coast of Cap Fréhel lies the small, rugged island of La Fauconnière, designated a protected bird sanctuary. The rock is uninhabited and off-limits to the public—an important refuge for numerous seabirds and shorebirds that nest and breed here. Between spring and summer, guillemots, razorbills, cormorants, gulls, and northern gannets populate the steep cliffs. Their calls mingle with the wind and the roar of the sea, and this vibrant natural spectacle can be easily observed from the viewpoints at Cap Fréhel.

One of Brittany's most beautiful coastal paths runs between Cap Fréhel and Fort La Latte. The narrow path, part of the famous GR34 customs path, leads along the spectacular cliffs of the Emerald Coast. For approximately four and a half kilometers, you'll be accompanied by the constant sound of the sea, the wind carries the scent of heather and salt, and the water shimmers in all the shades of green that gave this stretch of coast its name. From the cape's expansive heathland, the view opens up repeatedly over the rugged coastline, until the defiant Fort La Latte appears on the horizon – majestically perched on a rock overlooking the sea.

The pink granite formed approximately 300 million years ago in the Upper Carboniferous during the Variscan orogeny, a period of mountain building resulting from the collision of the ancient continents Gondwana and Laurussia, as well as several microplates. Erosion of the overlying layers of the earth and gradual degradation due to rising sea levels after the last ice age led to a widening of the fracture surfaces of the orthogonal fracture system and the formation of the special rock formations. These are best viewed on the old Customs Officers' Path (French: Sentier des Douaniers) from Perros-Guirec to Ploumanac'h. The granite owes its characteristic color to its hematite and alkali feldspar content.

Beautiful scenery and great for hiking or trail running 😉

Magnificent path between the cape and the fort (gr34). Not too difficult, but perhaps dangerous (high cliffs)!