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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 ...
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.
The Pink Granite Coast around Trégastel Brittany is the largest French peninsula . It is around 34,030 km 2 (13,140 sq mi) and stretches toward the northwest and the Atlantic Ocean.
The structure is composed of pink granite, and marks the entrance to the channel leading to the port of Ploumanac'h. History The first Ploumanac'h Lighthouse dates ...
It is famous for its pink granite rocks, very mild micro-climate and Mediterranean vegetation, due to the warm Gulf Stream coming from across the Atlantic. Many day-trippers come to Bréhat every day by the ferry service (les Vedettes de Bréhat) which sails from Pointe de l'Arcouest, to the north of Paimpol, taking about 10 minutes. [3]
Before Barbie made pink cool again, Hillary Clinton was doing it at Bill Clinton’s second inauguration in 1997, where she wore a pleated bubblegum top coat layered over a matching turtleneck ...
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.