Caption

View of the distinctive white signal building, Sémaphore on the rocky cliffs. The coastal monitoring and ship navigation station rises against a bright blue sky. Right next to the tower are the historic walls and ruins of a former Benedictine abbey, Pointe Saint-Mathieu, Plougonvelin, Brest Arrondissement, Finistère Department, Brittany region, France

Date

May 30, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Markus Keller

Reference

BRK26H82_455

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

68.0Mb (22.7Mb) / 13.3in x 19.9in / 3979 x 5969 (300dpi)

Keywords

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