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Mission Pictures Tips for Drivers
In 1613, Mikael Le Nobletz, a native of Plouguerneau Tour length: 56 km (35 miles).
and a zealous missionary, developed an Stopping-off places: The coast
ingenious method of teaching Christian has many crêperies where you
doctrine and backing up the teachings can enjoy a pancake and local
of the Church. On his evangelizing cider. There is also the Auberge
missions, he showed the inhabitants de Vieux Puits in Lampaul-
of local coastal parishes pictures of Plouarzel. Alternatively, the oyster
biblical scenes and parables annotated farms and bakeries in Lannilis will
in Breton. These moralizing paintings provide all you need for a picnic
(taolennou) were highly successful. on one of the small islands along
the abers (but take care not to
Used until 1950 by missionaries in become marooned by rising
other countries, they have been Le Miroir du Monde, by tides). For a night stop, there is
translated into 256 languages. Mikael Le Nobletz the Hôtel de la Baie des Anges,
350 Route des Anges, Aber
Wrac’h village.
Ruines
J d’ilizkoz
Brignogan

Aber Wrac’h

Landéda
Lannilis
Lesneven,
St- Pabu Aber Benoît Le Folgoët
1 Lilia
At 82.5 m (270 ft) high, the Île Vierge lighthouse, opposite Lilia, is
Plabennec
the tallest lighthouse in Europe. It was built in 1902 to protect
Brest shipping from treacherous rocks along a stretch of the coast
known as Bro Bagan, “pagan country”.
Plouguin

2 Plouguerneau
The Écomusée des Goémoniers de Plouguerneau is
an open-air museum, open in the summer months,
devoted to the local seaweed-gathering industry. Also
of interest is Iliz Koz, where ruins of a church engulfed
by sand in the 18th century have been uncovered.

4 Aber Benoît
A footpath runs along the 3 Aber Wrac’h Harbour
south bank of the aber. The This small fishing harbour is now a very popular stopping-
walk from the coast to the end place for pleasure boats, and has a diving centre. It is also
of the aber takes three to four an ideal base for exploring Aber Wrac’h, the longest and
hours, and reveals every aspect least developed of the three abers that indent this stretch
of the estuary. of the coast of Brittany.

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