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Camaret
Camaret is an active fishing port (mostly crayfish) on a small peninsula jutting out to the far western end of Brittany, beyond Crozon on the Crozon peninsula..
The town itself is pretty enough and warrants an explore. There are a couple of more important reasons why visitors come here than the town itself however.
One is the Vauban Tower, a 17th century defensive tower, in a surprising orange colour!
The second is the prehistoric 'Alignments of Lagatjar' - an impressive array of 65 menhirs lined up to the sea in an unknown (but possibly astronomic) formation
The third is the scenery - there are a couple of locations nearby with stunning views. One in particular is the Pointe de Pen-Hir, where small peninsulas jut out to sea and a series of dramatic rocks break from the water (these are called 'the pile of peas' for reasons that aren't at all clear to me).
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Explore places within about 70 kilometres on a map at Visit Camaret.
Some of the closer places are listed below (distances from Camaret are approximate and direct - as the crow flies. Only places listed on the france this way site are shown!)
- Ile-de-Sein Island and beautiful village at 30 km
- Le Conquet Finist?re fishing village at 22 km
- Crozon Coast town at 12 km
- Armorique Regional Park Regional Parc at 21 km
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