Fri 23rd and Sat 24th October 2026 A couple more days spent in the Loire area of Western France. This place is just full of châteaux; far too many to visit without getting thoroughly fed up of them. We were however tempted by the château at Saumur, before moving on along the south bank of …
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Wed 21st and Thu 22nd October 2026 As we head further north we aim to explore places that arouse interest en-route. France has so much history. We spent Wednesday night at Vouvant, a pleasant, fortified medieval village built on a hill in the crook of a river-bend, then moved on to Montreuil-Bellay another hill-top fortified …
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Sun 18th to Tue 20th October 2026 Continuing our way back north, we spent three nights on the Île de Ré. To get onto the island, you have to cross the very impressive (toll) bridge, the second longest in France: Sunday had been spent travelling, but on the Monday we explored the most northern part …
Thu 15th to Sat 17th October 2026 After leaving Clos Vieux Rochers, we headed for the coast and to the Île d'Oléron. The site for our stay was at St-Denis-d'Oléron, a small town at the far, northernmost tip of the island. The island is around 22 kilometres long and you cross using a viaduct at …
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Wed, 14th October 2026 We headed north again today, heading for the small and beautiful hill-top, medieval town of Saint-Emilion. Saint-Emilion: We have visited here, many times over the years, but the most recent was in December 2023. You can view the post using the following link: https://see-u-later.co.uk/2023/12/15/spain-trip-2-val-des-vignes-and-saint-emilion/ Looking down on the town square Today, …
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Sat 10th, to Mon 12th October 2026 We took a couple of days to get to Lourdes, calling at Mirepoix and Abbaye de L'Escaladieu on the way. This trip is starting to look a bit like a pilgrimage, but no, we just admire the work of medieval craftsmen and women, whether ecclesiastical or secular. Mirepoix: …
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Wed 7th, to Fri 9th October 2026 We are staying on the "Camping de la Cité" campsite and arrived around mid-afternoon on the Wednesday. After setting up and having some lunch, we walked up to the medieval city to have a quick look around whilst dodging showers. Sadly we had to have a beer in …
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Sat 3rd to Tue 6th Oct 2026 Continuing our journey south, we stopped briefly to look at a historic bridge and then later, had lunch at the small city of St-Pons-de-Thomières, before parking-up at Homps, a small village next to the Canal du Midi, where we stayed for 3 nights before moving west, following the …
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Thursday 1st to Friday 2nd October, 2026 Continuing our journey south through France, we stopped off at a few more interesting places: The road was quite interesting in places St-Cirq-Lapopie: The village of St-Cirq-Lapopie, is perched, high up on the side of a hill overlooking the Lot River. It is one of the designated "Beau …
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Monday 28th to Wednesday 30th September 2026 Our journey south continues. Along the way, we have seen some interesting places: Charnizay - Le Dolmen de Gargantua: On the road south from Loches, we were trundling along nicely when Alison found a neolithic site on the map, not too far away from our route. Always up …
