Pointe du Raz Sea Lighthouse

The Phare de la Vieille

Standing on a lone rock in the middle of the strait, the Phare de la Vieille has guided sailors past the perilous Raz de Sein since 1887. Its squat granite tower endures relentless swells, an iconic sentinel of Brittany's Cap Sizun.

Crossing the Raz de Sein

The Raz de Sein is one of the most feared passages in European waters, where powerful Atlantic currents funnel between the mainland and the Île de Sein. The distant Phare de Tévennec and La Vieille mark this turbulent channel.

Pointe du Raz, a Grand Site de France

The Pointe du Raz is one of France's most spectacular headlands, a protected Grand Site de France spanning over 2,000 hectares of heath and sheer cliffs plunging into the ocean at Brittany's far western edge.

Wildlife of Cap Sizun

The rocky promontories stretching toward the Pointe du Van shelter a rich seabird population — cormorants, gulls and fulmars — within the Réserve du Cap Sizun, a key sanctuary for the region's marine wildlife.