Tourelle de la Plate
The Tourelle de la Plate, also known as Petite Vieille is a lighthouse in the dangerous strait Raz de Sein, off the northwest coast of France, belonging to the departement of Finistère in the region of Brittany.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: light beacon in Finistère, France
- Also known as: “La Plate Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Vieille and Pointe du Raz.
La Vieille
Lighthouse
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La Vieille is a lighthouse in the département of Finistère at the commune of Plogoff, on the northwest coast of France. It lies on the rock known as Gorlebella, guiding mariners in the strait Raz de Sein, across from the companion lighthouse Tourelle de la Plate—also known as Petite Vieille. La Vieille is situated 280 metres northeast of Tourelle de la Plate.
Pointe du Raz
Scenic viewpoint
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The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France. The local Breton name is Beg ar Raz. It is the western point of the commune of Plogoff, Finistère. Pointe du Raz is situated 1½ km east of Tourelle de la Plate.
Statue de Notre-Dame des Naufragés
Work of art
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Statue de Notre-Dame des Naufragés is a work of art, which is situated 2 km east of Tourelle de la Plate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Île-de-Sein.
Île-de-Sein
Village
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The Île de Sein is a Breton island in the Atlantic Ocean, off Finistère, eight kilometres from the Pointe du Raz, from which it is separated by the Raz de Sein. Île-de-Sein is situated 7 km west of Tourelle de la Plate.
Tourelle de la Plate
- Categories: cardinal mark, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Arrondissement of Quimper, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Spanish—“Tourelle de la Plate” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Tourell ar Wrac’h Vihan”
- French: “La petite Vieille”
- French: “Petite Vieille”
- French: “phare de la Plate”
- French: “tourelle de la Plate”
- French: “Tourelle de la Plate”
- German: “Tourelle de la Plate”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tourelle de la Plate”
- Spanish: “Petite Vieille”
- Spanish: “Tourelle de la Plate”
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