Attractions and Places To See around Plouégat-Moysan - Top 20

From here a great view of the bay of St. Efflame

The Chapelle Sainte-Barbe, near Plestin-Les-Grèves, has a historical charm that you can appreciate through its simple yet picturesque architecture, which has been a local landmark for centuries.

We also really enjoyed the ride on this old railway line! Thanks BirgitOnTour for the good description!

Beautifully authentic, too bad we lost our way there

In 1916, with the commissioning of the meter-gauge railway, also affectionately known as "Le Petit Train", travelers and goods could be transported between Lannion and Plestin Les Grèves. The operation was entrusted to the Compagnie de Chemins de Fer Armoricains. This connection also contributed significantly to the development of St. Efflam and St. Michel en Grève, with their beautiful beaches, into seaside resorts. Nevertheless, their potential for the movement of goods is not enough to generate profits. At the end of the 1920s, the increasing popularity of automobiles also emerged as serious competition. The railway line was finally closed in 1937. The memorial plaque, near the former train station in Ploumilliau, tells the short history of this railway line. Today the EV4 (Vélomaritime) cycle path runs on the old railway line.

Chapel dating from the 16th century, restored in 1732 (according to inscription). The pinnacle dates from the year 1609 (bears the date). Sainte-Barbe was the chapel of the coastguard whose batteries defended the port of Toul an Héry against the English invader, from the end of the 16th century until the Napoleonic era. It even served as a barracks when, in year IV, it received the artillerymen of the 2nd battalion of the Hautes-Alpes. However, the chapel existed long before the creation of the coastal militias. After the Revolution, the chapel of Sainte-Barbe was regularly maintained by Jacob, former boss of the customs of Toul an Héry, whose two sons, Yves and Joseph, continued as heads of the factory, to preserve the building piously. It belonged, according to René Couffon, to the Morlaix hospital during the Revolution and was sold as national property, then given to the factory on December 7, 1823. The building has been listed on the additional inventory of Historic Monuments since October 9 1934.

The Île-Blanche estate is located on the edge of the corniche road linking Locquirec to Saint-Efflam (D64, then D42). Its direction is indicated on the left, just before the bridge over the Douron, almost opposite the rue de Toul an Héry. Overlooking Porz Morvan cove, the Île-Blanche manor dates from the 17th century (1661), when the small port of Toul-an-Héry was flourishing. Organized in a U-shape around a courtyard, all the buildings are built of rubble stone, a green-blue colored limestone schist, known as "Locquirec stone". The main buildings and outbuildings form several pavilions that extend to the rear of the property. The towers and roofs of the manor are covered with slate. Its construction would be inspired by an English castle offered by Henry VIII to the Archdiocese of Canterbury

The Douron, a small coastal river of 38 km, has its source in Scrignac and flows into the English Channel between Locquirec and Plestin-les-Grèves. It crosses landscapes of peat bogs, wet meadows, woods and bocage. The valley is home to unique animal species such as otters, Atlantic salmon, bats…. The estuary part, between Pont Menou and the Cornic bridge, winds between meanders and offers a complete ecosystem made up of cliffs, wooded areas, wet meadows, mudflats and salt meadows. This mosaic of environments hosts a concentration of plant and animal species. At low tide, the mudflat is a resting and feeding area for many birds. The estuary is extended by volcanic cliffs of very ancient origin which opens the perspective on the bay of Lannion.