Pointe de Dourven

Marking the southern entrance to the Léguer estuary, the Pointe du Dourven is a rocky spur of almost 43 ha. The natural part of this sensitive natural area, owned by the département since 1974, is made up of coastal moorland and cliffs, with granite chaos at the foot.

In the more anthropized part, we discover "la maison de Dourven", built in 1912 by the Even family, today dedicated to contemporary art. It was sheltered by a park where more exotic plantations flourished: maritime pines from Corsica and Austria, Californian cypress?

Long before that, the Pointe was fortified at various times: a barred spur in Neolithic times, then an outpost of the ancient Gallo-Roman port of Le Yaudet, it served as a coastal surveillance post against the English in the 18th century. A guardhouse and a sentry box are reminders of the site's military history.

Dourven, which means "rustling stone" in Breton, inspired poets and musicians, including the best-known, Paul Le Flem. Staying with the Even family, he composed the opera "Aucassin et Nicolette" during the summer of 1908.

Parking du Dourven: access to the GR 34 customs trail, walks around the headland, picnic tables.

Exhibitions on the site throughout the year. Full program available from the tourist office.