A veritable fist buried in the Atlantic, the Pointe du Chevet offers beautiful views over the entire Bay of Arguenon. Further away, the island of Ebihens as well as the island of Colombière are flush with the ocean.
The ruins of the Château du Guildo rise above the mouth of the Arguenon.
The castle was once the property of Prince Gilles of Brittany, whom his own brother, Duke …
At this western end of the Sait-Sieuc beach a rocky outcrop creates the separate Caducet beach. There are public restrooms and water fountains. Small restaurants overlook the beach promenade.
In the center of Lancieux stands, in the midst of a small walled garden, the belfry of the old Romanesque local church from the 15th century, built in 1740. The church itself was demolished in 1904.
The town was born in the 11th century around a castle built by the lord of Matignon, whose heiress married Étienne Gouyon in the 12th century. It was a descendant …