Aber Wrac'h

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The Aber Wrac'h is a small village and port located on the Wrac'h river on in the commune of Landéda in the department of Finistère in France, located in Brittany.

The Wrac'h river source is Trémaouézan. It travels through Ploudaniel, Folgoët, Lannilis and Plouguerneau and enters the ocean in the estuary between the Sainte Marguerite peninsula and the headland of the Virgin Island.

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[edit] Origin of the name

The Aber Wrac'h derives its name from the first immersed rock of its channel, “Ar Grach” which means “the old woman” (the fish).

An alternative theory is that the name is derived from the “estuary of the fairy” which may be related to the alleged Gallo-Roman bridge located upstream of the river mouth (ruins still visible today) named Bridge of the Devil.

See also: Aber and Inver as place-name elements.

[edit] Islands in the vicinity of Aber Wrac'h

They following archipelago of is also referred to as the islands of Lilia :

  • Cézon island and its Fort
  • Wrac'h Island
  • Stagadon island
  • Island of Erch
  • Island of the Cross

[edit] Recreation

The town is a popular location and base for sailing, windsurfing and kitesurfing.[1][2][3]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Aber Wrac'h Kitebeaches.com
  2. ^ UCPA Aber Wrac'h Bretagne Kitesurf
  3. ^ WindGURU: France - L'Aber Wrac'h


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