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Petit Minou Lighthouse, France

cover photo by Collatina Giorgio

Location added by Velvet

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 8.8 (average on 4 votes)

Coordinates : 48.34045066801301, -4.6206880155219405 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : The lighthouse of the Breton name Petit Minou is located on a rock jutting out into the bay of Brest, easily reached via a picturesque stone road. In addition to the lighthouse, and the beach surf spot and also bathing for the more daring. Cliffs, lighthouse, Fort of Petit Minou, beach and lots of sea.

Recommended equipment : A nice wide angle, from 14mm to 24mm to fill the frame with this beautiful lighthouse and a sturdy tripod, as on all Breton cliffs the wind is the master, if you use square filters in front of the optics attention to the blur on long times.

Best months : The best period perhaps does not exist, the weather in Brittany is variable so you can find ideal light, sea and sky in any season.

How to get there : Via Rue de Minou D38 20 minutes from Brest, about 20 km you reach the parking lot at the surf school in front of a beach with waves ideal for surfing, walk of 500 meters to get around the small promontory that leads to the Fort of Petit Minou through which you reach the Lighthouse.

Visits : Every half hour between 10:00 and 19:00, commented tours are proposed, animated by the volunteers of the association "Les Vigies du Minou". Registration is free, there are different time slots to visit the lighthouse. Reservations are limited to 4 seats per time slot. Free admission. To photograph the sunrise and then arrive in the dark get a torch and go through the Fort, free admission.

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Sunrise: 07:55, Sunset: 20:32

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🌗 Third Quarter, Brightness: 47%

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