Wednesday 29th - Thursday 30th May 2024 Having gone as far west as we could go in Brittany, and still having just over a week of our trip left, we decided to head in the general direction of Caen for our ferry crossing next Saturday. Wednesday: Pont-Criox and Concarneau, Finistรจre Pont-Criox: The small town of …
Brittany 11: Finistรจre Atlantic Coast 2; Chรขteaulin, Locronan, Douarnenez, Mรฉnez Drรฉgan, Audierne and Pointe du Raz.
Sunday 26th - Tuesday 28th May Our travels took us further south along the Finistรจre coast where we visited some more beautiful locations, not all of them directly on the coast. Sunday 26th May: Chรขteaulin and Locronan Chรขteaulin: A nice town to wander around as we were passing through, Chรขteaulin is situated astride the river …
Brittany 10: Finistรจre Atlantic Coast
Friday 24th - Saturday 25th May 2024 We stayed on the Atlantic coast of Brittany for a couple of days and found a rugged coastal landscape and wonderful secluded beaches, lighthouses, defensive castles and WW2 German fortifications. We also ran into a real mixture of weather, with bright and sunny periods, intermixed with thunderstorms and …
Brittany 9: Landerneau
Thursday 23rd May 2024 The Town of Landerneau lies at the mouth of the river Elorn and is about 14 miles east of Brest. The town built wealth as a port in the 15th and 16th centuries via the trade in linen. Many of the buildings present today, date from that period. Le Pont de …
Brittany 5: Cancale, Saint Coulomb and Saint Malo, Breizh.
Wednesday 15th to Friday 17th May 2024 The Flag of Bretagne We finally made it to Brittany on day 6 of the trip, or Breizh as the Bretons call it. We have slowly made our way to Saint Malo, up the eastern coast, then across the north of the peninsula. Wednesday: Cancale The seaside town …
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Brittany 4: Le Mont Saint Michel, Normandy
Tuesday 14th May 2024 We decided that a full day was appropriate for our exploration of Le Mont Saint Michel, so we booked for two nights at the Camping Car Park aire in Belvoir, about five kilometres away. This is the second time we have visited, the first time in 2018, was with our friends …
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Brittany 3: Chateau de St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte, Abbaye-de-Lessay and Cathรฉdrale du Coutances, Normandy.
Monday 13th May 2024 Leaving the east coast of the Cotentin Peninsula, we travelled south-westerly towards our destination for the night, Le Mont Saint-Michel, stopping to explore anything that looks interesting along the way. Chateau de Saint Sauveur-le-Vicomte Chateau de St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte is a large village near the centre of the peninsula. It's …
Brittany 2: Phare de Gatteville, Barfleur and Saint Vaast-la-Hougue; Normandy.
Saturday 11th to Sunday 12th May 2024 We had decided to spend the first couple of days of our trip, on the east coast of the Cotentin Peninsula before making our way to Brittany. Saturday 11th May: Phare de Gatteville and Barfleur The north eastern coast has a number of lighthouses, but none are as …
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Spain Trip 23; France: Chinon, Le Mans, Lion sur Mer and a Summary
Wednesday 10th to Friday 12th January 2024 Over the next three days we made our way north through France, staying a little north of Chinon, then in Le Mans city centre and finally in Lion sur Mer, on the English Channel coast, before catching the ferry back to the UK on Saturday morning.โThe weather is, …
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Spain Trip 22: Capbreton and Roullet-St-Estรจphe, France
Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th January 2024 Leaving Sarriguren in Spain, we were then effectively retracing our steps to the French border.โBorder? ...what border?โit seemed that all of a sudden we were in France, where we headed to the Atlantic coastal town of Capbreton to overnight on a large aire. Capbreton (Monday) Capbreton is a …
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