A unique local history

The history of the “Grand Site Cap d’Erquy –Cap Frehel” is inevitably linked to the history of the sea.

The headlands of the two “Caps” face each other, as well as dominating the surrounding land and sea. Many of the buildings to be found there are classified as Historical Monuments, and bear witness to the history of the “Caps” – the guardhouse, the lighthouse at Cap Frehel, Fort La Latte, the blockhouses of the Atlantic Wall, and the lifeboat shelters, and much more …

The ocean has always been a source of prosperity. The local maritime culture has evolved from cod fishing in the waters off Newfoundland, to coastal and offshore fishing, and to the development of shellfish cultivation today.