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Finistère, with its rich heritage, is the perfect region for recharging your batteries.
Theme-based tourist routes provide a kind of initiatory journey right to the very heart of Finistère. These routes are intended to guide you round the area but are by no means exhaustive.

Lighthouse and beacon route

In his quest for the seas, man strove to keep danger at bay by overcoming snares and marking out passes with beacons. In extreme conditions, he built lighthouses, towers and turrets on land, at sea, between land and sea, and even on rocky edges.
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Cornouaille painters' route

Follow in the footsteps of Gauguin, Marquet, Renoir, Redon and other lesser known painters such as Cheffer and Lemordant. See the sites and experience the sensations that guided their creative spirit.
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Parish enclosure route

Parish enclosures are living proof of the religious fervour, artistic talent and splendour of the past.
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"Route du Léon et du Trégor" trail

This route is dotted with feudal castles, classical dwellings and elegant manor houses.
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Heritage and legend in Central Finistère

In magnificent landscapes of stone, moorland, forests, lakes and rivers, popular beliefs meet with religious fervour.
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Cider trail through Cornouaille

Be taken on a tour of the famous local speciality - Cornouaille AOC Cider - which carries on an age-old tradition of local know-how.
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Chapel circular trail

These itineraries will take you on a discovery of the area's exceptional religious architectural heritage.
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"Route du Vent Solaire" trail

Let Pierre Jakès Hélias and his character "Wind from the Sun" (Vent de Soleil) guide you round the Bay of Audierne.
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"Pays des Abers - Côtes des Légendes" area heritage routes

In the Pays des Abers - Côtes des Légendes area, seaweed is a key aspect of the marine heritage and has led to a little-known trade, that of the "goémonier" or seaweed fisherman. This is the route of many mills, sacred fountains and Armorican Celtic steles.
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Léon area by rail and sea

Guided tour by train and boat, departing from Morlaix or Roscoff.
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