Toëno
Trébeurden
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The Toëno area, which shows evidence of the granite extraction work of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, is also a marshland of outstanding ecological value. If you visit at low tide, you will probably see people gathering shellfish on the foreshore. When the area was being mined, the quarrymen would extract bluish-grey granite from the large mound and transport it to the ports on the Channel by barge.
Saint Jacques Church
Perros-Guirec
Construction of Saint Jacques Church began in the eleventh century using granite from the area and further construction followed over the years, resulting in today's patchwork of architectural... 
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The marina (Trozoul)
Trébeurden
Several hundreds of millions of years old, granite is timeless. Even now, its high quality makes it a material of choice for many uses. The marine bears testament to this: its wall was built from... See
Saint-Guirec beach
Perros-Guirec
Opposite the small beach of white sand stands a granite oratory, built around the eleventh and twelfth centuries from an old Gaulish stele (carved stone slab). Capitals carved with animal designs... See
Trestraou beach
Perros-Guirec
The bay of Trestraou was at the root of the development of tourism in Perros-Guirec. In the nineteenth century, swimming in the sea was recognised for its curative qualities and became fashionable.... See