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Bay of Morlaix, France: Located in France, to the west of Brittany and at the southern entrance to the English Channel, the bay of Morlaix (sometimes referred to as a harbour), is a vast indentation in the northern coast of Finistère between the Léon and the Trégor, into which the Morlaix and Penzé rivers end. The bay can be broadly interpreted as a tectonic trench of submeridian orientation, characterized by the placement of Hercynian granites. Wikipedia
Pointe du Raz, Phare de la Vieille, France: La Vieille is a lighthouse in the département of Finistère at the commune of Plogoff, on the northwest coast of France. It lies on the rock known as Gorlebella, guiding mariners in the strait Raz de Sein, across from the companion lighthouse Tourelle de la Plate—also known as Petite Vieille. Wikipedia
Quimper Cathedral, France: Quimper Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Corentin, is a Roman Catholic cathedral and national monument of Brittany in France. It is located in the town of Quimper and is the seat of the Diocese of Quimper and Léon. Saint Corentin was its first bishop. Wikipedia
Cap Coz, Fouesnant, France: Cap Coz is a very slender spit, oriented from west to east, which partially closes the northern part of the bay of La Forêt, which is part of the commune of Fouesnant (Finistère) and located near Port-la-Forêt. The coastal spit of Cape Coz was, for the first time in living memory, cut in three places in December 1865 under the effect of a tidal wave. In a petition addressed in 1871 to the general councillor of the canton, the residents denounced "the carts come (...) load sand on the top of the dunes and even in the breaches. Cape Coz is thus threatened with destruction in a more or less short time, if things are allowed to take their natural course for a while." Wikipedia
Le Phare du Petit Minou, Plouzané, France: The Petit Minou Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the roadstead of Brest, standing in front of the Fort du Petit Minou, in the commune of Plouzané. By aligning it with the Phare du Portzic, it shows the safe route to follow for ships to enter the roadstead. Wikipedia