The island of Le Bréhat, situated on Brittany's wildest stretch of coastline, provides a contrast between its harsh outline carved out by the wind and waves and its gentle landscapes and gardens. Following your nose along the footpaths that run all over the island you will see the Moulin du Birlot water mill, la Verrerie, the Phare du Paon lighthouse, the chapel of Saint Michel and lots of other things besides. Before they became fishermen and lifeboat crews, the people of the island were corsairs and whalers. Little by little you'll be won over by its charm…
Getting there involves a short 10-minute boat crossing with the Vedettes de Bréhat company.
In a small traditional house near the Mairie there is a very simple exhibition of reminders of the Iceland era: photos, drawings, nautical charts, log books, models and a variety of documents and objects telling the story of the harsh life of sailors from the region who left to earn a hard living off the coast of "the land of ice." One room is devoted to the novelist Pierre Loti.
