Rocher de l’Impératrice

Rocher de l’Impératrice is a cave in Plougastel-Daoulas, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany. Access is restricted and requires permission. Rocher de l’Impératrice is situated nearby to the peak Rocher Noël, as well as near the church Chapelle Saint-Languis.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pont de l’Iroise and Musée de la Fraise et du Patrimoine.

Pont de l’Iroise

Bridge

Photo: Matgrt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Pont de l'Iroise is a cable-stayed bridge in Finistère, Brittany, France, which spans the Élorn river where it enters the roadstead of Brest. It carries route nationale 165, the road between Brest and Quimper, and connects Le Relecq-Kerhuon to the north with Plougastel-Daoulas to the south. Pont de l’Iroise is situated 1½ km west of Rocher de l’Impératrice.

Musée de la Fraise et du Patrimoine

Museum

Photo: Kergourlay, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Musée de la Fraise et du Patrimoine is a museum, which is situated 1½ km south of Rocher de l’Impératrice.

Calvary at Plougastel-Daoulas

Wayside cross

Photo: Duch.seb, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Calvary of Plougastel-Daoulas in the arrondissement of Brest comprises a raised octagonal pedestal made from the yellow granite of Logonna-Dāaoulas, flanked by four thick arched buttresses. Calvary at Plougastel-Daoulas is situated 1½ km south of Rocher de l’Impératrice.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plougastel-Daoulas and Guipavas.

Plougastel-Daoulas

Town

Photo: Larvor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Plougastel-Daoulas is a commune in the Finistère department, located in the administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France.

Guipavas

Town

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Guipavas is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The writer Maurice Polard is from Guipavas. The city is divided into two major parts: the west, known as the dynamic core of the city and suburban area of Brest, where a new commercial centre opened in 2007, and the east, which is more traditional and lies around the Roman Catholic church. Guipavas is situated 5 km north of Rocher de l’Impératrice.