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Plougastel-Daoulas
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This commune in the Brest Roadstead, on a beautiful peninsula perfect for hiking, is famous for its strawberries and especially its stunning calvary, one of the most beautiful in the region. The town is also home to numerous small chapels in its surroundings.
Overview of Plougastel-Daoulas
This commune in the Brest Roadstead, on a beautiful peninsula perfect for hiking, is famous for its strawberries and especially its stunning calvary, one of the most beautiful in the region. Plougastel-Daoulas is also home to numerous small chapels in its surroundings.
Key Facts
- Type of place: small town.
- Tourist interest: (worth seeing).
- Location: in the Brest Roadstead, in the Finistère department.
- Distances:
- Local time: .
- Population: 13,349 inhabitants (2019).
- Area: 46.83 km².
- Altitude: from 0 to 145 m.
- Website: http://www.mairie-plougastel.fr
History of Plougastel-Daoulas
What to See and Do in Plougastel-Daoulas
The commune’s stunning calvary, along with the eight chapels scattered across the town, forms the core of Plougastel’s built heritage.
Plougastel Strawberry and Heritage Museum
Local heritage through its costumes, furniture, architecture, and agricultural history, particularly the strawberry cultivation that is a major local specialty.
Local heritage through its costumes, furniture, architecture, and agricultural history, particularly the strawberry cultivation that is a major local specialty.
Plougastel Peninsula
Between land and sea, the commune offers beautiful panoramas (including the one at Kéraménez), moorland landscapes perfect for hiking, beaches with small harbors (7 in total), and large rocks ideal for climbing.
Between land and sea, the commune offers beautiful panoramas (including the one at Kéraménez), moorland landscapes perfect for hiking, beaches with small harbors (7 in total), and large rocks ideal for climbing.
In the Surrounding Area
Climate and Weather
The commune enjoys an oceanic climate—mild and humid—with relatively low temperature variation, neither too cold in winter nor too hot in summer. Rainfall is spread throughout the year, peaking in autumn and winter.
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Plougastel Peninsula
★★ Between land and sea, the commune offers beautiful panoramas (including the one at Kéraménez), moorland landscapes perfect for hiking…
Plougastel Strawberry and Heritage Museum
★ Local heritage through its costumes, furniture, architecture, and agricultural history, particularly the strawberry cultivation that is a…