Pointe du Raz

“Grand Site de France” is the westernmost end of Cornouaille coast. Also known as Pointe du Raz, this is nature’s gift to experience breathtaking cliffs, precarious waters and picturesque islands with fishing ports, they make you feel like a part of some storybook or a movie. Turned to be a popular tourist spot since the 19th century, Pointe du Raz attracts all visitors with its enchanting beauty. Also known as a bay of the dead or Baie des Trepasses the waters are known for their strong currents. Stories of multiple shipwrecks and dead bodies that washed up in the currents of the waters add to the mystique attraction of this place.



With more than 850,000 visitors coming every year to meander through all heather and gorse, admiration for this place will not reduce. Scenic meadows with greenery and rolling rocky escarpment joining the sandy beaches and pristine shores make the North of Pointe du Raz a well known area. Surfers love to hang out in the waters. Your excursion will be incomplete without a trip to the Île de Sein a harbor with whitewashed houses on small islands off coast. Although it is known for it’s most treacherous reefs in the world, locals make regular trips from Sein every day.

Next stop has to be Audierne, a beach town with many seaside resort and fishing ports. Know more about the coast as you visit Port-Museum in Douarnenez. Pointe du Raz is the right place for adventure seekers to visit. You will be able to explore and find out unseen marvels of earth as you tour the Pointe du Raz.