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Thermes gallo-romains d'Alleaume, Valognes

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CHÂTEAU DE FONTAINE-HENRY

Architecture

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After visiting the Juno Beach Centre in Courseulles-sur-Mer, I drove to the town of Fontaine-Henry near Caen to take a tour of its most famous residence, the Château de Fontaine-Henry. The name of the town means "fountain of Henry" the old spelling of...

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JUNO BEACH, COURSEULLES-SUR-MER

Architecture

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Had some more beautiful weather last week so I drove out to Courseulles-sur-Mer to visit the museum at Juno Beach. If you don't know what that is, it's the beach where the Canadians landed during D-Day. It's hard to believe that 70 years ago over 14,000...

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RANDONNÉE SUR LES PAS DES CARRIERS ET DES MEUNIERS

Caen

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I went on another wonderful hike last weekend around Amblie in the Calvados Department. The walk has the special name of “randonnée sur les pas des carriers et des meuniers” (which means walking in the footsteps of the quarry-workers and millers) and...

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PEGASUS BRIDGE, BÉNOUVILLE

Caen

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Something different ... Last summer, just before the 69th anniversary of the D-Day landings, I took a trip to Bénouville along the Caen Canal just so I could visit Pegasus Bridge. The bridge, which crosses the canal, was built in 1934 but was replaced...

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ÉGLISE NOTRE-DAME DE SURVILLE

Architecture

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While driving home, approaching the small town of Surville and the flat green earth of this low lying land all around me I could easily see in the distance this small church directly beside the road. What struck me first was the imposing bell tower which...

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SAINT-GERMAIN-SUR-AY ET LE CORPS DE GARDE

Cultural Heritage

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There is so much information about this town online that it is overwhelming. I’ll try to be concise and too the point but if you are interested in all the facts just check out their link online. After a long day of hiking and visiting old churches, I...

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ÉGLISE SAINT-PAIR DE GERVILLE-LA-FORÊT

Cotentin

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I’ve not much to say about the Église Saint-Pair in Gerville-la-Forêt except that it is from the 17th century and was closed on the day I visited. It’s the little church I came across while looking for the chapel in Vesly. The church gets its name from...

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CHAPELLE NOTRE-DAME DE LA CONSOLATION, VESLY

Catholocism

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Well, this was one of those pleasant surprises that you just don’t come across that often. After visiting the church in Vesly, I wanted to find the Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Consolation but was disappointed when I couldn’t find any signs in town leading...

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