Baie Des Trépassés on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Baie des Trépassés (, ), or the Bay of the Dead, is a bay on
Baie des Trépassés (, ), or the Bay of the Dead, is a bay on Cap Sizun
The Cap Sizun (; ) is a headland forming the western extremity of the Cornouaille, in the French département of Finistère in Brittany, corresponding to the former canton of Pont-Croix.
The best known sites in this region are the pointe du R ...
on the west coast of Finistère
Finistère (, ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. Its prefecture is Quimper and its largest city is Brest, France, Brest. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.Brittany
Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...
, France. The bay is located between Pointe du Raz
The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territori ...
and Pointe du Van, on the territory of the commune of Plogoff.
The bay has a wide sandy beach, and is a popular surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suita ...
location.
The name appears to be derived from a misinterpretation of the Breton , meaning "river", for , meaning "the dead". There are legends (possibly derived from the name) that dead druids
A druid was a member of the high-ranking priestly class in ancient Celtic cultures. The druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. Druids left no wr ...
were ferried from here to be buried on the island of Sein
Sein can refer to:
Places
* ÃŽle-de-Sein, an island and commune in Brittany, France
*Raz de Sein, a stretch of water in Brittany, France
People
;Given name
* Sein Aye, birthname of Sitt Nyein Aye (born 1956), Burmese artist
* Sein Hlaing (1918-20 ...
.
See also
*Trepassey Bay
Trepassey Bay is a natural bay on the southeast end of the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the countr ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baie des Trepasses Landforms of Finistère Trepasses Surfing locations in France Landforms of Brittany Sports venues in Finistère