Portzic Lighthouse
The Portzic Lighthouse is situated on the north-eastern extremity of the Goulet [de Brest] and is the nearest lighthouse to the town of Brest. It is a tall octagonal tower. On the seaward side of the bottleneck entrance to the goulet, the lighthouse faces the Pointe des Espagnols.
It was built on military land in 1848, at the same time as the phare [du Petit Minou].
Characteristics
- Signals: 1 main light for the sector with 2 flashes every 10 seconds, accompanied by 2 twinkling directional lights in the direction of the Goulet, one continuous, the other with 6 short flashes and a long flash, known as the South signal, indicating to the navigator that he finds himself to the south of the channel.