nature

RANDONNÉE L’ABBAYE AU BOIS DU PISSOT (LESSAY)

Nature

By The Baguette

I went on yet another hike last weekend around Lessay which took me to several places of natural heritage including moors, forests, rivers and some charming little villages. To start, I had to park my car in the Fromagerie Réo parking lot and then find...

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HUELGOAT

Nature

By The Baguette

Huelgoat is popular with tourists and holidaymakers due to its impressive natural setting among the vestiges of the ancient forest that once covered inland Brittany. The village lies on a lake created between the 16th and 18th centuries to supply water...

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ROC’H TREVEZEL, BREIZH

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By The Baguette

After spending nearly the entire day exploring the enclos paroissiaux of Brittany, I took a break from the granite churches, the ossuary’s and ornamented Calvaries that were all starting to look the same. I took a short detour that led me to the Roc’h...

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RANDONNÉE -- LE CUL-DE-FER, COLOMBY

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By The Baguette

A few weeks ago I took a hike near the small town of Colomby near Valognes. After reading the alluring description online, I ended up walking over ten kilometres along mostly muddy pathways and farmers’ roads. Although the walk was rather short, it was...

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LA CÔTE DES DEUX-AMANTS

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By The Baguette

In the 12th century, Marie de France, one of the earliest of women writers tells the touching legend of Caliste and Raoul the two lovers from where la cote des deux-amants gets its name. It seems that the King of Pitres did not want to give away his daughter...

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CHAILLAND, MAYENNE

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By The Baguette

So yesterday I told you all about Pontmain and the apparition of the Virgin Mary which has brought it so much fame. What I failed to tell you was that was my first stop on my trip to the Mayenne last weekend. I had such a wonderful time—especially since...

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THEBA PISANA II

Nature

By The Baguette

DUNE DU PILAT, BASSIN D'ARCACHON

Nature

By The Baguette

Sixty kilometres south of Bordeaux is the Dune du Pilat. At 114 meters, the highest sand dune in Europe, it is 2.7 kilometers long and 500 meters wide. The west face slopes gently towards the Atlantic rollers, whereas the hollowed landward side to the...

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LE CROCUS

Nature

By The Baguette

L’AZALÉE

Nature

By The Baguette