This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Tourist Spot Attractions In Douarnenez

x
Douarnenez, , is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It is located at the mouth of the Pouldavid River, an estuary on the southern shore of Douarnenez Bay in the Atlantic Ocean, 25 kilometres north-west of Quimper. The population in 2008 was 15,066. It has declined since the mid-20th century because of jobs lost from declines in the fishing industry. But it still has fish canning facilities although sardine fishing, for which the town became famous, has fallen off in recent years. Douarnenez has a growing tourist industry, with numerous visitors attracted annually to its pleasant location and warm climate, and al...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Tourist Spot Attractions In Douarnenez

  • 4. Pointe du Raz Plogoff
    The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France. The local Breton name is Beg ar Raz. It is the western point of the commune of Plogoff, Finistère. It is named after the Raz de Sein, the dangerous stretch of water between it and the island of Sein . It is a dramatic place of crashing waves and strong winds. The word raz was borrowed from Norman by the Bretons and shares the same etymology as the English word race, strong current of water; both are from Old Norse rás. It also marks the western end of the 3,200 km E5 European long distance path to Verona in Italy. The La Vieille lighthouse can be clearly seen from the headland. Although it is not quite the westernmost extent of France—that would be Pointe de Corsen, just to the north—it...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Douarnenez Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu