Île-de-Bréhat

The Brehat (short: Bréhat ) is an island in the French department Côtes- d'Armor in the north coast of Brittany, on the English Channel. The Breton name of the island is Enos Vriad. According to her, the community Ile- de -Bréhat is named. The municipality has 400 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011).

The Brehat is the largest island and named after the group of Bréhat Islands (French archipelago Brehat ).

Brehat consists of a North and South Islands, which are connected by the bridge Pont Vauban. The island is nicknamed L' île des fleurs et des rochers roses (the island of flowers and pink rocks ), where the first attribute characterizes the South Island lovelier, the second the North Island with its distinctive rocky coast especially.

At the northernmost point of the island is the lighthouse Phare du Paon. In the South Island, the elevated position chapel of Saint- Michel (1651 ) and the Port - Clos to the ferry to the mainland are ( Pointe de l' Arcouest in the municipality of Paimpol, in the tourist season in addition to other places ) lead. For tourists and boat trips through the island group Bréhat be offered in which the varied coastline and numerous smaller islands can be seen. On the island, cars are banned (like the Channel Islands Sark and Herm ), except for the authorities and public services. The island is the site of a tidal mill.

The chapel of Saint- Michel

Thumb | Tide Mill Moulin du Birlot