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with windows in its base have greatly contributed to this. It is difficult to stay on the islands overnight, as there is no hotel, and camping is forbidden. One or two small guesthouses exist. The islands are powered by a
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The islands are a popular tourist destination, particularly as a daytrip for those holidaying in the rest of Finistère. Both the presence of a shallow seabed and the availability of a
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as Quignénec, Brilimec or Kastell Bargain. Île aux Moutons, halfway to the continent, is considered to be a part of the archipelago. Administratively, the islands belong to the
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In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the islands of the archipelago were known to the British as the
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since it was founded in 1947. An international diving school is also present on the islands.
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Glénan islands


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Abécedaire des Glénan
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