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What to do in Cap Sizun and at the Pointe du Raz
The Pointe du Raz, the Baie des Trépassés, the Pointe du Van, the Île de Sein, Audierne, the bird reserve and Pont-Croix: the guide to Cap Sizun, at the far end of Finistère.
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Cap Sizun is the last outpost of Cornouaille in the ocean. Its cliffs end at the Pointe du Raz, facing the Raz de Sein, one of the passages sailors fear most.
The Pointe du Raz
Awarded the Grand Site de France label, the headland is reached on foot from the car park and visitor centre, along a path through the heath. At the end, the Vieille lighthouse, the Tévennec lighthouse in the distance, and the Île de Sein on the horizon.
The headland and its lighthouses
ViewpointPointe du RazPlogoff · 1 h 30 to 3 h, depending on the route and the time you spend.One of Finistère’s great panoramas, a Grand Site de France, with cliffs, the Raz de Sein strait, La Vieille lighthouse, the Île de Sein and the vast Atlantic.
LighthouseLa Vieille LighthousePointe du Raz · 30 to 60 minutes from the Pointe du Raz viewpoints.A 27 m lighthouse at sea built from 1882 to 1887 on Gorlebella, with 120 steps, a sector light and one of the most famous keeper histories in France.
LighthouseTévennec LighthouseRaz de Sein · 30 minutes to 1 hour from a viewpoint, longer as part of a hike on the Cap SizunA 15 m lighthouse with keeper’s house in the Raz de Sein, first lit in 1875, automated as early as 1910 and surrounded by one of the most famous stories among Breton lighthouses.
BeachBaie des TrépassésCléden-Cap-Sizun · 2 to 5 hours, a full day with a hikeBetween the Pointe du Raz and the Pointe du Van, the Baie des Trépassés is a huge sandy beach exposed to the Atlantic, known for surfing, its waves, its panorama and swimming that calls for real care.
The Baie des Trépassés and the Pointe du Van
Between the Pointe du Raz and the Pointe du Van, the Baie des Trépassés opens onto a large sandy beach facing the rollers, popular with surfers. The Pointe du Van, wilder and less visited, has its Saint-They chapel on the edge of the cliff.
The Île de Sein
From Audierne, boats take about an hour to reach the Île de Sein. The island is completely flat and can be explored on foot: narrow lanes, the Goulenez lighthouse, and the memory of the sailors who left to join Free France in 1940.
Audierne, Pont-Croix and the birds
Audierne is the harbour of Cap Sizun, on the Goyen estuary. Upstream, Pont-Croix keeps its cobbled lanes and collegiate church. On the north coast, in Goulien, the Cap Sizun reserve welcomes colonies of seabirds nesting in the cliff in spring.
Villages and hikes
VillagePont-CroixPont-Croix · 1 h 30 to 3 hours, half a day with the banks of the GoyenPont-Croix stacks its stone lanes above the Goyen, around the imposing collegiate church of Notre-Dame de Roscudon and a remarkably well-preserved group of old houses.- WalkLe tour de PlogoffPlogoff · 3 h 50A 15.4 km loop around Plogoff, from the Feunteun Aod cliffs and the Pointe du Mouton to the Baie des Trépassés and the Anse du Loc’h.
- RestaurantLe CoquillageSaint-Méloir-des-Ondes · 3 to 4 hoursAt Château Richeux, Hugo Roellinger creates a unique seafood cuisine without meat, where seaweed, spices, the fishermen’s catch and the garden’s produce make up a sensory journey facing the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel. Le Coquillage holds three stars in 2026.
Heritage siteSaint-Malo Intra-MurosSaint-Malo · A dayA walled city entirely encircled by 1,754 metres of granite ramparts, facing the Channel, to the rhythm of the highest tides in Europe.
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