- The Fort de
Portzic was
built near the town of
Brest by
Vauban between 1693 and 1699 as part of the
defences of the
goulet de Brest. It
faces the pointe...
- The
Portzic Lighthouse (French:
phare du
Portzic) is
situated on the north-eastern
extremity of the
Goulet de
Brest (Finistère, France) and is the nearest...
-
Petit Minou, in the
commune of Plouzané. By
aligning it with the
Phare du
Portzic, it
shows the safe
route to
follow for
ships to
enter the roadstead. It...
- Firstly, to give the
citizens of
Brest access to the
beaches at Ste. Anne-de-
Portzic. Secondly, to
enable the easy
shipment of food to Brest. Thirdly, for military...
-
goulet is
situated between the
Pointe du
Petit Minou and the
Pointe du
Portzic to the
north and the îlot des
Capucins and the
Pointe des
Espagnols to...
- are
marked by
pointe des Capucins,
pointe du
Petit Minou and
pointe du
Portzic).
Formed by a
cliff that is more than 60m high, at
whose summit and base...
-
fortifications and
other ruins from past centuries, like the
forts at
Portzic, at
pointe des Espagnols, etc. On 3
March 1685, the
author François-Timoléon...
-
Brest At Brélès the GR 34F
forks inland and
rejoins the
coastal GR 34 at
Portzic with its
lighthouse and fort Crozon, the Parc
naturel régional d'Armorique...
- the
creation of the Rail d'Ouessant. Saint-Mathieu's
alignment with the
Portzic Lighthouse also
indicates the
route for
entrance to the
Goulet de Brest...
- in case of war. From
September 1939 the
Danguillecourt and
Rodellec du
Portzic collections and some
other precious works,
altogether totalling 95 works...
