The second territory in France to have earned the "Regional Nature Park" label, Armorique Regional Nature Park is home to some exceptional natural heritage, from its varied landscapes to the plants and animals that live there.
This part of Finistère's territory covers 125,000 hectares and encompasses the Arrée Mountains, maritime Aulne, the Crozon Peninsula, and the three inhabited islands of the Iroise Sea, Ouessant, Molène and Sein, which are UNESCO Biosphere Reserves.
The sea part of these wild landscapes is the kingdom of otters, seals, salmon and beavers, while the land part is home to Montagu's harriers, Dartford warblers and Eurasian curlews. This remarkable biodiversity is spread across the moors and hedged farmland, along the ridgelines of the Arrée Mountains and Black Mountains, and around the islands, cliffs, dunes, marshes, peat bogs, and oak and beech forests.
There are nearly 500 kilometres of paths for exploring this amazing terrain by hiking, on foot, on horseback, by bike… alone or with the family. You will often be met with splendid views of jagged cliffs, small coves, and fields of heather and gorse.
The culture, Breton identity, skills and natural habitats spread across the Park are particularly well-preserved and proudly displayed. Not to be missed: the Arrée Mountains Ecomuseum in Commana, the Lighthouse and Beacon Museum in Ouessant, the House of Minerals in Saint-Hernot, the Wolf Museum in Le Cloître-Saint-Thégonnec, the parish closes and more.
