Things to do in Brest
Around Brest, Notrebellefrance lists 20 tourist sites within 25 km, including 4 castles, 3 natural wonders, 3 beaches and 2 lighthouses. Not to be missed: Océanopolis, Plage de Lostmarc'h and Pointe de Dinan.
Océanopolis
"Océanopolis Brest": the ocean discovery park. Everything you need for an unforgettable day!
Plage de Lostmarc'h
Wild beach on the Crozon peninsula, between dunes, cliffs and the remains of an Iron Age fort.
Pointe de Dinan
The Pointe de Dinan, also called the Château de Dinan (with its drawbridge!), is a site not well known to tourists, and yet, what beauty!
Musée national de la Marine de Brest
Château de Brest
Set on a Gallo-Roman base of the third century, Brest castle was completed by Vauban in the seventeenth century.
La Récré des 3 Curés
Château de Kergroadès
In 1598, the Marquis de Kergroadez wished to build a "fine residence" on his lands of Bas-Léon.
Fort de Bertheaume
Fortified by Vauban in the seventeenth century, this fort watches over the entrance to the Goulet de Brest. From its 37 metres, this sentinel at the end of the world offers a breathtaking view over the entrance to the Brest roadstead.
Tour Vauban de Camaret-sur-Mer
A bastioned Vauban tower on the edge of the Brest roadstead, inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.
Aqualorn
Plage de la Palue
A wild beach on the Crozon peninsula, battered by waves, at the foot of the Cap de la Chèvre.
Grotte de Morgat
In the secret of our cliffs, the coast hides deep CAVES with astonishingly coloured walls...
Phare de Trézien
Built in 1894, 1.5 km from the Pointe du Corsen, the Trézien lighthouse is a directional lighthouse. 37 metres high, the lighthouse is aligned with the Kermorvan light, allowing safe use of the Four channel.
Jardin Public du "Moulin Neuf"
Phare Saint-Mathieu
Surrounded by the ruins of a sixteenth-century abbey, this lighthouse dates from 1835. It has 167 steps and a height of 37 metres, its range is 29 miles.
Château de Trémazan
La plage de l'Ile Vierge à Saint-Hernot
The Île Vierge is at the Pointe de Saint-Hernot on the Crozon peninsula in the Finistère in Brittany.
Brest
Presqu'île de Crozon
Shaped like a cross set facing the Iroise sea, the Crozon peninsula multiplies rocky points and wild coves. Entirely within the Armorique regional nature park, it offers some of the finest panoramas of the Finistère.
