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Conquet

The city of Conquet is the maritime city of the Country of Iroise.

Its glorious maritime past is present in all the city, its stones, its houses "with English", in its old port, its trade...
Conquet knew to preserve its maritime identity and is today one of the principal ports of Finistère, famous for its noble shellfish and its fish. Approximately 40 boats are armed for inshore fishing.
This identity is reinforced by the presence of maritime companies ensuring the traffic of the passengers and the goods towards the islands of Molène and Ouessant.

In addition to its character of city to the dense urbanization, made narrow lanes, of placettes, walls out of stone, Conquet adds the advantage of having natural spaces vast and aired, composed of dunes, beaches and of a river mouth... These spaces are classified and protected and offer a variety of flora and interesting fauna.
These assets and these activities make Commune of Conquet a vacation resort of reputation.

To visit :

• Peninsula of Kermorvan, harbour of rest and excursion
• The Beach of the White Fine sands, place of relaxation and sport (surfing)
• House of the Lords, manor emblematic of the city
• The footbridge which spans the Conq River mouth
• Houses of English, traces of the ship-owners of formerly
• Hamlet of Lochrist without forgetting the new port and the old port...

Port of the end of the world, known formerly on all the maritime waves thanks to its radio-maritime center, Conquet is a prestigious city with the inheritance rich and old, visit impossible to circumvent in the Country of Iroise, carries future marine national park of the sea of Iroise.

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