Since then, it has continued to evolve to become the first French cod port, and to develop this activity which will be in full expansion in the 20th century. I also remembered the smell of the nets drying along the doors, the smell of the brine from which the land is smoked, the smell of kelp when the tide goes out, all those violent scents of the little ports, rough scents and pungent smells but which fill the chest and the soul with strong and good sensations.
The Red Lighthouse was built at the entrance to the harbor on the Northern Breakwater in It was 9. The original lighthouse was extinguished in , then replaced in by the two lighthouses, Red and Green, as we know them today.
Previously, in , the green lighthouse did not exist. It was a simple cast iron candelabra that lit a fixed red light 47 meters from the end of the pier. Then in , the light was moved to the far end of the pier. Some decades later, the tide light was removed and then replaced by a fixed white and green light on a white-painted masonry turret.
In a sound device was added for foggy weather. It was in that the green lighthouse we know today was built at the entrance to the harbor on the south breakwater. It measures 10 meters high. The wooden booms framing the harbor entrance offer a striking walk above the back-and-forth of the sea rushing in at the entrance to the channel. The opportunity to breathe the iodized air of the sea. Dating from the 17th century , they had a breakwater role to secure the entrance to the port and channel the sea current.
They also allowed to link the quay to the lighthouses. Today, they are very popular as places to stroll. The quay of the Pilots recalls the towing of boats. For swimming, sunbathing or simply strolling, discover beaches with character, quiet and authentic.
