Travel Guide Ile-De-Sein

Facing the point of Raz, a few miles offshore, the place is one of the most savage and ruthless points you can imagine. The fierce resistance of this island to the wind tests, as well as the generosity of its luminous summers, make it an extraordinary place. The sailors' saying was, however: «Who sees Sein, sees its end ╩»… This is the last bulwark before the vastness of the Atlantic. Challenging the furs of storms or caressing himself by the offshore breeze, Sein sometimes appears as the origin of the world where one often sees the foam of waves pushed by the wind. The island, relatively flat, winding and made of sand and pebble, is often covered by the sea, forcing people to take refuge on the roofs of their homes. It was not for nothing that she was always a challenge and the sailor's nightmare. The population does not now exceed 250 inhabitants, but the Senans are proud of their island. The sailors from here, skillful and bold, have been able to illustrate throughout their history in the sea rescue. A fortress of dikes and ramparts enforces even the village to protect itself from the colliery of the sea, but also of the strength of the wind… Inside is made up of gray houses on the streets so narrow that the corners of the houses are spinged to let the cider barrel pass. This unusual framework has been used as a backdrop to several films, among them God needs the men or Elisa.For history, Sein has long maintained its reputation as an island for women (men have to make a living between fishing and merchant navy). In the nineteenth century, the island was ravaged by a cholera epidemic. Since then, women dressed in black and wearing a hair of the same color. This traditional dress is now worn only by older women.The Senate also took note of heroism in the appeal of June 18, 1940: all the inhabitants of the valid island (about 150 men) joined General de Gaulle. Their workforce represented a quarter of the first volunteers of the Resistance ╩! All these exploits make Breast the most decorated island in the country.To get there, the boat pushes its engines to face currents. The island really seems to be at the center of the world. And when the haze turns the island into a drunk boat, the show is fabulous, unreal and frightening. In this space of authenticity, nothing is like elsewhere.