Port of Bestrée, Maritime port in Plogoff, France

The Port of Bestrée is a natural harbor about 1.7 km southeast of Pointe du Raz, in the western part of Plogoff. High cliffs surround it, and in 1885 a breakwater was built to link and reinforce the rocks shielding its southwest side. A motorized cable lift carries caught fish from the quay edge up to land.

The harbor appears on naval maps from 1771 to 1785 as Portz-Bestrée and was crucial for cod fishing operations. Large quantities of this catch were exported to major French ports like Nantes and Bordeaux, establishing its economic importance.

The harbour is named after the hamlet of Bestrée, about 400 metres to the north-east. Fishing still partly uses it today, as it has since the 16th century. In the 1920s dozens of boats with crews of up to 80 people worked from here, and a motorised cable lift still hauls the catch from the quay edge up the cliff.

The harbor is most accessible during high tide when the narrow bay offers sufficient water depth for boats. Visitors should walk carefully on the rocks and walls, as they can be slippery, especially in wet conditions.

During the Second World War, the harbour is said to have been used, like other nearby harbours, by the Resistance to land partisans and material. In the 1920s it still mattered for fishing: dozens of boats with crews of up to 80 people used it. On 10 May 2022 a car went over a cliff at the harbour, 50 metres down, killing the 38-year-old driver.