Phare d'Eckmühl

Inaugurated in 1897, it is due to the generosity of the family of the "Prince d'Eckmühl". The lighthouse rises 65 metres and its light, emitted every five seconds, can be seen 30 km out to sea. Tower in Kersanton granite, interior in opaline and polished bronze, 307 steps. At the foot of the lighthouse is a fifteenth-century chapel.

The Eckmühl lighthouse, also called the Penmarc'h lighthouse, is a maritime lighthouse on the Pointe de Saint-Pierre, at Penmarc'h, in the Finistère. It is over 60 metres high, making it the tallest of the three lighthouses of the Saint-Pierre site. It was inaugurated on 17 October 1897 and owes its name to the title of nobility of the donor who largely financed it.

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