Île-de-Bréhat
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Île-de-Bréhat is an island
located near Paimpol
, a mile off the northern coast of Brittany
. Administratively, it is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor
department in northwestern France
.
Bréhat is actually an archipelago
composed of two main island
s, separated only at high tide, and many smaller ones. It is famous for its pink granite
rocks, very mild micro-climate and Mediterranean vegetation, due to the warm Gulf Stream
coming from across the Atlantic
.
Many day-tripper
s come to Brehat every day by the ferry service (les Vedettes de Bréhat) and visit the main tourist attractions, the Paon & Rosedo lighthouses, the St-Michel chapel, the Guerzido beach, the Birlot water-mill and the Verrerie of Bréhat.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
located near Paimpol
Paimpol
Paimpol is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.It is a tourist destination, especially during the summer months when people are attracted by its port and beaches.-Population:...
, a mile off the northern coast of Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
. Administratively, it is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France.-History:Côtes-du-Nord was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to...
department in northwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Bréhat is actually an archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
composed of two main island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
s, separated only at high tide, and many smaller ones. It is famous for its pink granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
rocks, very mild micro-climate and Mediterranean vegetation, due to the warm Gulf Stream
Gulf Stream
The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe, the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates at the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean...
coming from across the Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
.
Many day-tripper
Day-tripper
A day-tripper is a person who visits a tourist destination or visitor attraction from his/her home and returns home on the same day.- Definition :In other words, this excursion does not involve a night away from home such as experienced on a holiday...
s come to Brehat every day by the ferry service (les Vedettes de Bréhat) and visit the main tourist attractions, the Paon & Rosedo lighthouses, the St-Michel chapel, the Guerzido beach, the Birlot water-mill and the Verrerie of Bréhat.
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Population
Inhabitants of Île-de-Bréhat are called bréhatins.Sights
- Rosedo Lighthouse
- Chapelle Saint Michel
- Paon Lighthouse
- Chapelle Keranroux
- Verrerie of BrehatVerrerie of BrehatThe Verreries de Bréhat, the Glass Studios of Bréhat, are located in the Citadel, an old fortress on the Île-de-Bréhat, a small island a few hundred yards from the north coast of Brittany....
People linked to Île-de-Bréhat
- Marc ChagallMarc ChagallMarc Chagall Art critic Robert Hughes referred to Chagall as "the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century."According to art historian Michael J...
, (1887–1985), painted La fenêtre sur l'Ile de Bréhat, 1924, kept at Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde. - GoudjiGoudjiGuy Georges Amachoukeli, better known as Goudji is a French sculptor and goldsmith, that was born in Georgia on July 6, 1941, .-Biography:...
, (1941–), the Georgian-born French sculptor and goldsmith, frequently resides in Bréhat ; in 2008 he offered in item and participated in an auction to restore local religious monuments