Aerial view of the Tévennec lighthouse
Uninhabited since year 1910 , when it became automated, the Tévennec lighthouse has had a new guest , determined to brave the adverse conditions and survive its reputation as a haunted place for two months. The brave? Marc Pointud , president of the National Society for Lighthouse Heritage (SNPB), explains Atlas Obscura.
Location of the Tévennec lighthouse
With this initiative, Pointud intends to r raise funds for restoration of the mythical Breton lighthouse, built in 1875, and turning it into an artists' retreat. “There is already a candidate s, including a French artist based in New York who has already lived in extreme places. It may be done in 2017 ”, He explained to the newspaper Le Télégramme. Tévennec's temporary guest estimates that the restoration would amount to about €200,000 mainly due to the cost of transporting the material to the island, according to Connexion France.
Two months go a long way. For this reason, Pointud has thought about what he will do. “I will write, I will transmit messages and images. I will look at the sea. I will not fish because preparing the fish would mean wasting a lot of water”. And it is that the president of the SNPB will recount his adventures in this blog of the newspaper Le Télégramme.
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