Côte de Granit Rose

The Côte de Granit Rose ( pink granite coast; Breton: Aod ar Vein Ruz ) is a coastal area of ​​northern Brittany, between Paimpol and Trébeurden, which became known as a tourist attraction because of its bizarre rock formations of reddish granite. The rose granite gets (especially in the region around Perros -Guirec ) its characteristic pink stone coloring by the presence of hematite and alkali feldspar.

The rose granite was formed in the Upper Carboniferous Variscan orogeny in the course of about 300 million years ago. After erosion of the overlying strata and progressive erosion by raising the water level after the last ice age, the parting surfaces of the orthogonal fracture system have been increasingly expanded and led to the formation of the impressive rock formations that nowadays the best on the old coastal path ( frz: Sentier des Douaniers ) of Perros -Guirec be admired by Ploumanac.

The most famous rock precedes the port of Ploumanac. He bears the name of Napoleon's hat, and became famous as the BBC by 18 clock with the question " Napoleon's Hat Is still in Perros -Guirec? " The signal for the armed resistance against the Germans sent on April 3, 1943.

There is also a statue of Saint Guirec (only at low tide to reach). It currently consists of granite, as it has previously suffered from a peculiar custom. Unmarried women in search of the Future pricked with a needle in the then still existing wooden nose of Saint Guirec.

Impressive are the mighty tide of this coast. At low water levels, you can hike through extensive sandy areas and offshore islands. Numerous shells, for example, of abalones can be found here.

Granite on the beach of Ploumanac, Brittany

Sept- Îles in the background

Oratory of St. Guirec

Lighthouse at Ploumanac, Brittany

Granit Rose in autumn