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Sein Island - Phare
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Sein Island - Quai des paimpolais
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is an out of time secluded island. It is a unique place, isolated
within its barrier of reefs which was formerly submerged by the ocean. |
 Sein Island - Quais des francais libres
took hold in the Island since prehistory, as protected from the rest of
the world by the fierceness of its environment. Located at the entry of
the English Channel and a vital maritime passage, Sein was famous for
its shipwrecks and its rescuers. The outskirts of the island abound
with reefs and wrecks, and the Sein lighthouses guide the ships with
their reassuring beams. To the opposite of this imposing nature, the
human presence is characterised by its generosity and its |
 Sein Island - Monuments des francais libres
Everyone still remembers the History of the 700 shipwrecked men
accommodated in 1796 on an island in prey of starvation, or the
embarkation of 150 sailors and fishermen towards England so to answer
the call of General de Gaulle. Facing the adversity, the Sein
inhabitants tighten the elbows as their white houses are tightened
around narrow lanes. Among the curiosities of the Island, you will
still run into some women carrying the "jibilinenn", mourning black cap
adopted in 1886 during the last cholera epidemic. Take note that the
island is free from any land tax, modest compensation of the roughness
of the insular life. The proverb says: "Who sees Sein sees its end". Go
ahead without fear, you will find the real authenticity. |
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