In Carantec two lighthouses mark the entrance of the channel into the Bay of Morlaix: Louët island lighthouse off Pen al Lann, and La Lande lighthouse, on the land side.

Louët island lighthouse

Standing on the end of a steep rocky islet, the thin white figure of the lighthouse is one of the standard pictures of the Breton coasts.
It was the very young and bright engineer Fenoux, a graduate from the Paris school of Civil engineering who was entrusted with the project of construction of the Louët island lighthouse in 1857.
The light range sits 16m above the high equinoctial tides.
The first lighting took place on the night between 31st March and 1st April 1860.

Today, the lighthouse is automated. The keeper's house has been closed. The island is not accessible at low tide.

The best spots to see the lighthouse:
• from the coast, at the nearest, on Pen al Lann headland.
• in summer, from a cruise boat: excursion at sea departing from Carantec
• from the sea: kayak, catamaran...

La Lande lighthouse

A lot less famous, La Lande lighthouse is situated on the heights of the Bay of Morlaix. It discreetly fits into the surrounding wooded landscape.
It towers at 19.10m above land level and 87m above sea level, which makes it the highest lighthouse in Europe.
It was lit for the first time in December 1845. Its white flash every 5 seconds is lit by a 650 W lamp. It can be seen from a distance of 23 nautical miles (about 42,5 Km).

It is automated. There is no keeper and it cannot be visited.
However, you may still enjoy beautiful walks towards the La Lande lighthouse starting from Le Frout.

 The garden islet
The name of " garden islet  ".given in the past to Louet Island is probably due to its arable strip of land.
This is the almost heavenly name that the engineers from the Lighthouse Department gave to their work place when the time came to build a lighthouse there to complete the lighting of the Bay of Morlaix.