Pointe du Stiff

Pointe du Stiff is a point in Roscanvel, Arrondissement of Châteaulin, Brittany. Pointe du Stiff is situated nearby to the locality Le Stiff, as well as near Penaroz.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Portzic Lighthouse and IMT Atlantique.

Portzic Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

IMT Atlantique Bretagne-Pays de la Loire is one of the leading French engineering Grandes Écoles and a technological university, which was created on January 1, 2017 through the merger of the École nationale supérieure des mines de Nantes and Télécom Bretagne. IMT Atlantique is situated 3 km northwest of Pointe du Stiff.

Fort de Portzic

Fort

Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. It faces the pointe des Espagnols and was improved and enlarged over time, since it formed the town's last and innermost defence.