Armorique Geopark Arrée Mountains landscape characteristics 13% 6% Between mounts and roc’h, a landscape of ancient mountains 19% G H I 2% Sea and estuaries More than 10,000 hectares of moorlands and peat bogs, a A temporal travel through more than 500 million years Artificial surfaces unique area in France 7% of geological history Forests The best preserved bocage in Brittany Bocage A summary of the emblematic landscapes of Brittany G: Roc’h of the Arrée Mountains - H: Huelgoat granitic boulder field - I: Kerouat Mills (Commana) Moorlands and peat bogs The regional hot spot for biodiversity J: Eurasian otter - K: Common sundew - L: Eurasian curlew Other (lakes, rivers, salt The roof of Brittany with 385 metres a.s.l. marshes, rocks, dunes) The « water tower » of Brittany : the largest water reserve J K L of the département 53% 16,000 hectares of wetlands (11% of the territory) LANDIVISIAU LANDERNEAU Iroise Sea Menez Meur Estate ry tua Armorique n Es 385 m Élor Nature Park BREST Visitor Centre Arrée Mountains Roc’h Ruz Drennec Peaks PLOUGASTEL Lake DAOULAS ARRÉE MOUNTAINS Armorique Headland Huelgoat Forest UNESCO BREST BAY and boulders Vauban Tower Bindy Saint-Michel Headland Mount LANDÉVENNEC LE FAOU CAMARET SURMER Cranou Forest Pen Hir CROZON Headland CROZON Dinan PENINSULA CARHAIX Forests Headland Menez Hom Saint-Michel Lake Moors Douarnenez AULNE Bay PLEYBEN ESTUARY Yeun Elez wetlands 330 m Terenez Bridge CHÂTEAULIN Chèvre CHÂTEAUNEUFDU FAOU Cape B la c k M o un ta ins Brest Bay and Aulne Estuary 180 km², the largest bay in Europe A B C Crozon Peninsula M N O The Menez Hom, geographically the first «mountain» facing the Atlantic in France Dozen of kilometres of sea-lashed cliffs The Aulne, the longest coastal river in the A density of 400 marine caves unique in Europe western regions of Brittany The coastal moorlands, a biodiversity explosion A collection of wetlands of international interest A: Marine caves - B: Coastal headlands - C: Camaret-sur-Mer heritage port M: Meanders of the Aulne River - N: Menez Hom D: Red-billed chough - E: Lithodora prostata - F: Coastal moorlands D E F P Q R O: L’Hôpital-Camfrout heritage village - P: Black-throated loon Q: Atlantic salmon - R: Inundated club moss Photos : Diaphane Ell-Prod, M. Batt, M. Holder, E. Berthier, Parc naturel d’Armorique, Y. Derennes, D. Guillaudeau, A. Pennec, Tourisme Bretagne, Pixabay, GPO, Flickr, Achigan.net GPO, Flickr, Bretagne, Pixabay, Derennes, D. Guillaudeau, A. Pennec, Tourisme naturel d’Armorique, Y. Parc E. Berthier, Photos : Diaphane Ell-Prod, M. Batt, Holder,.