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The Côte de granite rose or Pink Granite Coast is a stretch of coastline in the Côtes d'Armor departement of northern Brittany, France. It stretches for more than thirty kilometres from Plestin-les-Grèves to Louannec, encompassing Trégastel. It has become a popular tourist destination due to its unusual pink sands and rock formations. [1]
Perros-Guirec is a seaside resort, with sandy beaches and water and beach sports. It is known for its pink granite rocks which have been sculpted by the sea into varied shapes and patterns. There are three large sandy beaches suitable for families: Trestraou beach is suitable for swimming, sunbathing as well as surfing, as it is sheltered and ...
The building, a voluminous complex resulting from several extensions, is made of pink granite from the quarries of La Clarté, Perros-Guirec district. The roof is slate. Its interior was designed with reclaimed wood from a three-masted sailing ship beached in the winter of 1896, the Maurice.
An outstanding feature of the area is the pink granite rock and sands of the Côte de Granit Rose coast. Buildings of interest are the tidal mill and the Ploumanac'h Lighthouse. The chapel of Saint Guirec faces the beach, opposite its little 12th-century oratory which is surrounded by the sea at high tide.
1968: the first long-distance hiking trail, between Beg Leguer and Pors Mabo (in Trébeurden) near Lannion (Côtes-d'Armor), was initiated by Émile Orain, [nb 1] who in 1967 mobilized friends and youth groups to clear this section of the pink granite coast.
Trélévern (French pronunciation: [tʁelevɛʁn]; Breton: Trelêvern) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France located at the intersection of the touristic Côte de granit rose (pink granite Coast) and the quieter and wilder Côte des ajoncs d'or (golden gorses Coast). [3]
The facade was designed with glass and pink granite. [8] [13] Most of the facade is clad in reflective glass. The southeast and northeast corners are covered with granite, concealing the elevator shafts inside. [14] The center of the Broadway facade contains a granite arch measuring 100 feet (30 m) tall.
The peninsula is a large, dramatic land formation carved into Tasmania's eastern coastline. Known for its pink granite mountain range, The Hazards, and its sheltered, white sand beaches, the peninsula is the location for Freycinet National Park, the first national park to be declared in Tasmania, along with Mt Field National Park. [2]