The most beautiful sites of the Pink Granite Coast

Sculpted by millions of years of erosion, the pink granite rocks lining the north coast of Brittany, around Perros-Guirec and Trégastel, form rocky chaos with evocative shapes and tints that change with the light.

This selection brings together the finest rock formations in the area, from the Île Renote to the Rochers de Ploumanac'h, as well as the open sea around the island of Bréhat.

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Côte de Granit Rose
Natural wonders · Côtes-d'Armor

Côte de Granit Rose

On this stretch of the Trégor coast, rocks of pinkish granite with shapes sculpted by erosion make up a landscape unique in France. The Customs Officers' path, between Perros-Guirec and Ploumanac'h, offers the most beautiful route.

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Les Rochers de Ploumanac'h
Natural wonders · Côtes-d'Armor

Les Rochers de Ploumanac'h

Sculpted by the sea and time, balanced in a sometimes more than improbable equilibrium, steeped in mystery and fuelling the imagination, the rocks recall the power of the natural elements.

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Chaos de l'Ile Renote
Natural wonders · Côtes-d'Armor

Chaos de l'Ile Renote

The Renote peninsula is a protected natural area that shelters many chaos of pink granite, with fauna and flora characteristic of the seaside.

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Rochers de Trébeurden
Natural wonders · Côtes-d'Armor

Rochers de Trébeurden

Trébeurden's wild coast, which unfolds on either side of these beaches, offers walks where the customs officers' path will make you stop on the Pointe du Château peninsula, where several rocks seem to turn into sculpted animals.

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Sillon de Talbert
Natural wonders · Côtes-d'Armor

Sillon de Talbert

Phew! A haven of total peace, a place unique in the world for its specificity. An isthmus protected for bird breeding, notably the second classified site for the breeding of little terns.

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Ile de Bréhat
Natural wonders · Côtes-d'Armor

Ile de Bréhat

Île-de-Bréhat is a French commune in the Côtes-d'Armor département, north of the Pointe de l'Arcouest in Brittany, made up of the Bréhat archipelago, named after the main island.

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Cap Fréhel
Natural wonders · Côtes-d'Armor

Cap Fréhel

Cap Fréhel is the largest area (nearly 400 hectares) of coastal heath on the French coasts.

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Cap d'Erquy
Natural wonders · Côtes-d'Armor

Cap d'Erquy

Pink sandstone cliffs 470 million years old, heaths and old quarries, at the eastern end of the bay of Saint-Brieuc.

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