48.04° N · 4.74° W
The tip of the Cap Sizun, a spur of rock facing the Île de Sein and its lighthouse, with currents you can see from above. Half a day is enough; Locronan and the Pointe du Van complete the day.
Part of Customs Officers' Path (GR 34)Brittany Coast
What to do
Each plan says how long it takes, who it's for and whether you can book.
A spur of the Cap Sizun facing Sein and its lighthouses, Grand Site de France: 800 m from the car park, €8 a day from April to October.
A granite village of the sailcloth merchants, with the church of Saint-Ronan and the July Petite Troménie; one of the Plus Beaux Villages.
A sandy beach open to the west between the Pointe du Raz and the Pointe du Van: surf, strong swell and the legend of the shipwrecked.
Plan the trip
Each choice narrows the next: the season shapes how best to travel, and how you travel decides where you stay and where you eat.
When to go
Any month, if there is no fog. May, June and September are the best: heather in flower, long light and no queues. In August there are lots of people at midday. In winter, in a storm, the spectacle is the sea.
Who you're with
A trip with a toddler is not the same as one with a teenager. Pick yours to see what works and what to bear in mind.
The Pointe du Raz is easy with children: the path is short and the shuttle is free for under-10s. Then, a beach at the Trépassés.
Where to stay
Why we like it: The only hotel in the bay itself, between the Pointe du Raz and the Pointe du Van. You sleep on the spot and see the point before anyone else.
Why we like it: A paid area at the entrance to the village: you sleep in Locronan and set off early for the Raz.
Why we like it: The village campsite, for sleeping next to the granite square and doing the Cap Sizun in a day.
Where to eat
From set lunch menus to Michelin stars. We mark the price level and what to order at each place.
What to order: a savoury buckwheat galette and cider in a bolée.
What to order: a savoury galette and a sweet crêpe for dessert.
Nearby
The closest places, whichever country they are in.
Tips
In fog you can see neither Sein nor the lighthouse. Check the forecast first.
They protect the heath, which is fragile, and the edge has no railing.
From eleven the car park fills up and the shuttle has a queue.
The end of the Cap Sizun, in western Finistère, with the Grand Site de France label. From above you see the Île de Sein, the Vieille lighthouse and the raz, the channel of currents between the point and the island. Breton is on every sign: penn is point and enez, island.
By car: about 50 km from Quimper, which has a TGV station. From the border it is about 860 km, free from Nantes onwards. From April to the end of October the car park costs €8 a day per vehicle. From there to the point it is about 800 m: twenty minutes on foot or, by shuttle, €1 each way; free for under-10s and people with reduced mobility.
Two hours for the point. Half a day if you add the Baie des Trépassés and the Pointe du Van. A whole day with Locronan, about three quarters of an hour by car.
Questions
The point itself is free. You pay for parking from April to October: €8 a day per car or motorhome.
Yes. From the car park to the point there is an 800 m path and an accessible electric shuttle. The last stretch over the rocks is not for a pushchair.
The Baie des Trépassés, a big beach between two points; the Pointe du Van, wilder; and Locronan, one of the prettiest granite villages in France.
Yes, and in a storm it is impressive. The Maison de site closes from November to the end of March and parking is not charged in those months.
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