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Pointe du Raz

France Finistère Plogoff

Pointe du Raz
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A dramatic rocky point at the western tip of Brittany, jutting into the Atlantic, with the lighthouses of La Vieille and Ar Men in the swirling currents beyond. The car park and shops are kept well back so the headland stays wild.


Walk the path out to the point, then along the coast to the Baie des Trépassés and the Pointe du Van.

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