The best museums Finistère

The favourite spot of joggers and lovers of family or a romantic walks! This former quarry, now Stang-Alar valley, is a famous park and encloses the Brest botanical conservatory, which was the first institution in the world, in the 80's, dedicated to the protection of plant species. Almost 20 hecters of grenery, which gives visitors a bucolic journey in the edge of the city. Walk by various streams, some in which many species of seabirds nest. In addition to the presence of various colonies of duck and moorhens, children enjoy picnics and playgrounds! As for basic fare fans, check your competence in the three courts of 850, 1350 and 2,000m offered by the site.

Pont-Aven, the mythical name resounds like a mystery, that of Paul Gauguin, of the Talisman, of the Gloanec pension... Not far from the sea, in this small Breton village coiled around the river Aven and its small river port, the Pont-Aven museum is a jewel which deserves more than a detour. Dedicated to the artists of the Pont-Aven school, the collection also includes works by artists who inherited this style. The museography of the permanent tour is accompanied by simple and effective multimedia devices: audio guides, interactive terminal, film, listening points.

The museum of the lighthouses and beacons could only be installed in Ouessant. Indeed, the outskirts of the island are known to all sailors of the world as a result of their dangerousness. Ouessant has 5 lighthouses, many beacons and land marks helping in navigation. The museum, set up in the former power station of the Créac'h lighthouse, presents the history of marine aids. It also evokes the many shipwrecks which took place in the vicinity and the epic construction of some monuments like La Jument lighthouse. Several Fresnel lenses and other optical objects are exhibited. Several models and audiovisual documents complement the visit. It is a museum for those who are passionate about lighthouses but also for curious people whom this field puzzles.