Tour Vauban (Camaret-sur-Mer) Essential Tips and Information (2024)

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Camaret-sur-Mer France

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• 9.7 kmNE

  Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

  Portzic Lighthouse, Brest

  153 min walk • The Portzic Lighthouse is situated on the north-eastern extremity of the Goulet de Brest and is the nearest lighthouse to the town of Brest. It is a 35 metres tall octagonal tower. On the seaward side of the bottleneck entrance to the goulet, the lighthouse faces the Pointe des Espagnols.

• 6.6 kmN

  Surf spot, Forts and castles

  Fort du Petit Minou, Plouzané

  105 min walk • Built between 1694 and 1697, the Fort du Petit Minou was a fort built in the commune of Plouzané in France to defend the goulet de Brest. It consists of 6m high masonry bastions, surrounded by a 3m deep and 9.5m wide moat.

• 8 kmNE

  Forts and castles, View point

  Pointe des Espagnols

  127 min walk • Pointe des Espagnols, located in Roscanvel, France, is a promontory known for its historical fortifications that once played a crucial role in the defense of the Brest harbor. This strategic point, overlooking the entry to the harbor, has been fortified since the 17th...

• 6.4 kmN

  Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

  Phare du Petit Minou, Plouzané

  102 min walk • The Petit Minou Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the roadstead of Brest, standing in front of the Fort du 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.

• 9.6 kmNE

  Forts and castles

  Fort de Portzic, Brest

  153 min walk • 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.

• 2.7 kmW

  Lighthouse

  Pointe du Toulinguet

  43 min walk • The Pointe du Toulinguet is a promontory at the end of the Crozon peninsula in the commune of Camaret-sur-Mer in France. Its known fortifications include a prehistoric fortified site, as well as a lower battery by Vauban.

• 8.1 kmN

  Forts and castles

  Fort du Dellec, Plouzané

  129 min walk • Forming part of the chain of fortifications along the goulet de Brest, the fort du Dellec was built by Vauban in the 17th century, then rebuilt several times, notably in the 19th century when casemates were added for barracks and munitions storage.

• 7 kmN

  Forts and castles

  Fort de Toulbroc'h

  112 min walk • The military remains known as Fort de Toulbroc'h form part of the defences along the goulet de Brest in France, in the commune of Locmaria-Plouzané. They are accessible via coastal path GR34 to the pointe du Grand Minou. The first buildings and batteries on the site date to 1884.

• 7.4 kmN

  Forts and castles

  Fort du Mengant

  118 min walk • The fort du Mengant or fort du Léon in the commune of Plouzané is part of the defences of the roadstead of Brest. It is made up of a high battery, with a now-destroyed artillery tower, and a lower semi-circular battery at the foot of the cliff, with two small powder magazines.

• 3.2 kmNE

  Area

  Îlot du Diable, Roscanvel

  51 min walk • Îlot du Diable is a gun battery built to support fort de la Fraternité in the defensive system around the goulet de Brest in France. It is sited on the peninsula of Roscanvel and is accessible by a small bridge. The battery was razed in the 19th century, and in 1890 on its site was built a bunker with an electricity generator.

• 5 kmN

  Forts and castles

  Kerviniou Batteries

  80 min walk • The batteries de Kerviniou are artillery batteries built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and are made up of an upper battery and an underground...