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11 NOVEMBRE 2011 -- JOUR DU SOUVENIR

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Avant de passer de ce monde à son père, Jésus disait à ses disciples : « c’est la paix que je vous laisse, c’est ma paix que je vous donne ; ce n’est pas à la manière du monde que je vous la donne. Ne soyez donc pas bouleversés et effrayés. Comme le Père...

POLLINISATION

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MANOIR DU PARC À ST-LÔ-D’OURVILLE

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Le Manoir du Parc à Saint-Lô-d'Ourville is a souvenir of rural life in the Cotentin during the 15th and 16th centuries. Its architecture presents a variety of elements which have come to symbolize the power of a lord in a feudal society complete with...

CHÂTEAU D’OMONVILLE À DENEVILLE

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On m'a demandé de ne pas publier les photos du Château d'Omonville à Denneville sur mon blog, car c'est une résidence privée. Si vous voulez voir mes photos, s'il vous plaît envoyez votre adresse email à thomashugues007@yahoo.com et je vous enverrai un...

ÉGLISE DE SAINT-LÔ-D’OURVILLE

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After visiting the windmills at Besneville, our AVF group headed to the small town of Saint-Lô-d'Ourville where we were to have lunch at the restaurant "Au p'tit creux". Before that, we had quite a surprise when we were given a guided tour of the parish...

ANCIENS MOULINS À VENT DE BESNEVILLE

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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...

MANOIR DE GONNEVILLE, ST-JACQUES-DE-NÉHOU

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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...

LA ROCHELLE, CHARENTE-MARITIME

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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...

LE VAL D'ARAN EN ESPAGNE

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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...

BAGNÈRES-DE-LUCHON ET SUPERBAGNÈRES

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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....