Cap Fréhel

Geographical location

The Cap Frehel ( sometimes also spelled Cap Fréhal ) is a promontory on the Emerald Coast in the north-eastern Brittany and forms the northernmost point of the rocky promontory which between the towns of Saint- Malo and Saint- Brieuc in the Gulf of Saint- Malo protrudes. It is located about 8.5 km from the homonymous municipality Frehel away, but is in the municipality of Plévenon.

The cliffs consist of reddish sandstone, black slate and the famous of the Côte de Granit Rose pink - colored granite. They fall steeply towards the water off and have a height of up to 70 m. The grasslands that cover the cliff top, are the most attractive in spring and summer when there are wild hyacinths, daffodils, flowering Vielblütige Weißwurz and cloves. Behind the cliffs grow gorse and heather.

Cap Frehel is a bird sanctuary, home to a variety of breeding birds. Most numerous are the shags and gulls, as well guillemots, oystercatchers, herring, shell and kittiwakes, puffins, fulmars and ravens occur. A typical sight are the gulls, as worn by the ever blowing wind in hover before they can be from a great height croaking fall into the water.

At the Cape there are two lighthouses. One dates from the 17th century and was built by Vauban. The other is from the year 1950 is almost 33 meters high and can be climbed at certain times, which provides in clear weather for a good view to the Norman peninsula.

4 km southeast is another headland with the Fort la Latte.