De captivants à banals, les articles et photographies de “The Baguette” sont une tentative de publier un journal de ma vie dans la Manche et de proposer un forum de discussion pour tout ce qui touche à la Normandie.
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Le Mont de Besneville is a hill 116 meters above sea level offering a breathtaking panorama of the countryside and the coast. This was the second stop on the trip I took with the AVF Cherbourg group on October 9th. There is a road leading to the summit...
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On Sunday, October 9th, I went with a group of 40 people from the AVF Cherbourg Association on a tour of several private and public manors, châteaux, churches, windmills and gardens that make up a large part of this region’s cultural heritage. The first...
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By sea and by land, La Rochelle has many monuments related to its defense. The best known are the medieval towers of the Old Port which guard the entrance to the harbor and make it world famous. Of these, the Tour Saint-Nicolas, the Tour de la Chaîne...
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Starting from Bagnères-de-Luchon heading east is the famous Col du Portillon, a high mountain pass in the Pyrenees that connects Luchon to the town of Bossòst in the Val d'Aran of Spain. The climb from Luchon is 10.2 km long while the climb from Bossòst...
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Bagnères-de-Luchon is a lively spa town lying in a beautiful setting amidst the Pyrénées. It is the busiest and most fashionable cure resort in the region, and also a tourist and winter sports center with a wide choice of ski runs, climbs and excursions....
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The church of Bagnères-de-Luchon is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption. The image of the Virgin can be found in bas-relief in the tympanum above the main door of the western façade constructed in 1890. Sadly, this door is closed and scaffolding is...
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People familiar with the Tour de France will know that the most famous climb during the race is through the mountain pass called the Col du Tourmalet. More than any other pass, it has been included in the race the most number of times since 1910 when...
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Gazing with wonder at the majesty of the sheer rock walls and tiered snow platforms, Victor Hugo exclaimed, “It is both a mountain and a rampart; it is the most mysterious of structures by the most mysterious of architects; it is Nature’s Colosseum –...
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The construction of the cathedral dates back to around the year 1100. Throughout the centuries it has suffered little damage except during the Wars of Religion. Among those who have built, developed and preserved the cathedral are Saint-Bertrand-de-l’Isle,...
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The Basilica of Saint-Just Valcabrère is a Romanesque building from the 11th and 12th centuries and is known as one of the ancient stops for pilgrims along the Camino de Santiago, a World Heritage Site. One kilometer east of Notre-Dame de Saint-Bertrand...
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