The ancient passage is only illuminated by the sun on the winter solsticeThe passage is located on a French rocky island and is only illuminated by the sun on the winter solstice.
This Neolithic monument is located on the small uninhabited island of Gavrini, which can be reached from the nearby town of Llamor-Baden.
The unusual island is located in the area where the waters of the Gulf of Morbihan flow into the Atlantic.
Gavrini is a solid granite rock measuring 750 by 400 meters. Located in the stone mound, the 5,000-year-old corridor tomb is only illuminated by the sun during the winter solstice.
Decorated with a variety of patterns, the tomb has been remarkably well preserved, making it one of the main megalithic art monuments in Europe.
According to archaeologists, the corridor tomb is similar to the Breton megaliths of Locmariacer and the Karnak Stones, the Scottish Meishau and the Irish megaliths at Bru-na-Boine.
