Bourg du Finistère, Brittany region, Beuzec-Cap-Sizun takes place halfway between Douarnenez and Pointe du Raz. Located on the coast, it is located about forty kilometers from Quimper, not far from Pont-Croix, Audierne and Plouhinec.
Populated since the Neolithic, the territory of Beuzec-Cap-Sizun developed in the Middle Ages, particularly with the creation of his parish after the dismemberment of the parish of the early Armorica Plogoff. Heavily affected by the horrors of the Second World War, the town has nevertheless preserved a rich architectural and cultural heritage to discover the time of a stay in the region.
Lovers of outdoor activities will also be seduced by the many natural sites to discover in the area.
Listed as a Historical Monument, Kerbalannec covered alley dates from the Neolothic. Partly damaged, however, it reveals a beautiful megalithic ensemble with much of the peristalite and cairn slabs still in place. The burial chamber is eleven meters long and two wide.
Other prehistoric sites are also visible on the town like the menhir of Luguenez or menhir lying, also called stone ship of Saint Conogan, both classified as Historical Monuments.
Dedicated to St. Budoc, the Church of Our Lady of the Clarity dates in part from the sixteenth century and seventeenth century. It was partially restored in the twentieth century following the fire of 1936.
While walking in the village, you will also be able to discover the mill of Kériolet of the second half of the XIXe century. Put back into service, it is open all summer and during the weekends, offering for sale its wheat flour.
Do not miss to admire the chapels Saint-Conogan and Sanspez, or the lighthouse of the Millier.
It is possible to visit the last artisanal cannery of Cape Sizun, with visits every day in summer, and by appointment for groups out of season.
But it is the natural heritage of Beuzec-Cap-Sizun that attracts mostly passing visitors. On the program, a coastal path sixteen kilometers long to admire the cliffs and creeks. He received the Grand Site of France label.
Occupied in the Neolithic and Bronze Age, the Kastel Koz Point was a barred spur in the Iron Age. Reoccupied in the Gallo-Roman era and the Middle Ages, the square still allows to admire three ditches. Archaeological excavations have brought to light points of arrows with fins, flinty peduncles, or shards of medieval pottery.
Very popular with tourists and locals, Pors Péron beach is a pleasant place to enjoy the sea and its benefits.
