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.