Ploumanac'h ( or lumana and in

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luˈmãːnax is a village port in a natural harbour, part of the commune of

Perros-Guirec Perros-Guirec (; br, Perroz-Gireg) is a commune in the department of Côtes-d'Armor in Brittany. It has been a seaside resort since the end of the 19th century. Geography Climate Perros-Guirec has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classificatio ...

, in the

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of Lannion, in the Côtes-d'Armor

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of the

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. In 2015 it was voted "the village most preferred by the French". It lies 3 kilometres north-west of the town Perros-Guirec. An outstanding feature of the area is the pink granite rock and sands of the

Côte de Granit Rose The Côte de granite rose or Pink Granite Coast is a stretch of coastline in the Côtes d'Armor departement of northern Brittany, France. It stretches for more than thirty kilometres from Plestin-les-Grèves to Louannec, encompassing Trégastel ...

coast. Buildings of interest are the tidal mill and the

Ploumanac'h Lighthouse The Ploumanac'h Lighthouse (officially the Mean Ruz Lighthouse
) is an ...

. The chapel of

Saint Guirec Saint Guirec ( 6th century), according to oral tradition, was a Welsh monk who sought to establish a monastery in Celtic Brittany. In the region of Traou-Perros is where Guirec chose to found his new community. He allegedly arrived in Brittan ...

faces the beach, opposite its little 12th-century oratory which is surrounded by the sea at high tide. The small chateau is not open to the public but it was the place where

Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish writer, novelist, journalist and Nobel Prize laureate. He is best remembered for his historical novels, especi ...

wrote ''

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'' and gained himself a

Nobel Prize in Literature ) , image = Nobel Prize.png , caption = , awarded_for = Outstanding contributions in literature , presenter = Swedish Academy , holder = Annie Ernaux (2022) , location = Stockholm, Sweden , year = 1901 , ...

Climate

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The Oratory at Ploumanac'h
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