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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Yesterday was another beautiful day for a hike along le sentier des douaniers. Again, I did about six kilometres on a trail near the one I did a few days ago close to Herqueville. This hike starts at the bottom of the D403 below Le Hameau Linnet. Walking...
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One of the best ways of discovering the countryside of La Hague is to walk along one of the many coastal footpaths called le sentier des douaniers. In English, the name means “the customs’ paths” since it was once a notorious place for tobacco smugglers...
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The seigniorial chapel was originally dependent on the Château de la Motte de Montbray. This building was granted to the parish (and the town) in the year 1697 by the baron at the time with support for them to maintain it. The parish and the town did...
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The pretty and lively city of Avranches is one of the oldest towns in Normandy and its origins date back to early antiquity. Saint-Aubert, Bishop of Avranches in the 8th century, instigated the foundation of Mont-St-Michel and the two centers are therefore...
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During the final days of my vacation, I spent some time in the countryside near Montbray. From there, I took a morning trip to Mont-Saint-Michel. It is truly one of the most amazing places in France if not the world. I’ve been there before and did not...
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Crowning a 30-meter high hill, half a mile from the village of the same name, the German military cemetery of Huisnes occupies a commanding position overlooking the curve of the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel. Here lie 11,956 German war dead. Nearby, at Avranches,...
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Henry II Plantagenet and his Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine with their court of troubadours and poets often visited Domfront in the 12th century. It was here in August 1170 that the papal legates attempted to achieve a reconciliation between Henry II and...
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This ancient market town owes its name to a Roman town called Lacciacium or Laaceio because it used to be surrounded by lakes. A few remarkable buildings have been restored, revealing some of the splendid red granite facades (especially along rue Dorée)....
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Valençay is actually in the Berry region but it can be included with those of the Loire Valley because of its period of its construction and its huge size, in which it resembles Chambord. Valençay was built in 1540 by Jacques d’Estampes. He had married...
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