The Fine Arts Museum in Quimper
If you need a day’s rest from walking, or just want to explore a town, then Quimper is a good place to go.
Two days in Nantes
Nantes is a wonderful city in which to spend two days, or longer if you have longer. This is just a taste of many hours of walking. Do visit!
The Cathedral of St Peter & St Paul in Nantes
The Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul in Nantes is built on the site of an earlier, Romanesque church and began building in 1434, taking nearly 500 years to complete. It is an extraordinarily beautiful and peaceful building, with … Continued
The Cathedral in Florence
The first stone of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence was laid in 1296 and the building was finally consecrated in 1436. The complex of Cathedral (with Brunelleschi’s Dome), Baptistry (11C-12C), and Giotto’s 14C Bell Tower dominates the centre … Continued
Inside the Cathedral of St Samson, Dol de Bretagne
I think monotone captures the mood and age of the Cathedral better than full colour.
The Cathedral of St Samson, Dol de Bretagne
Our time in Brittany had come to an end and we set off on the road from Sizun to Ouistreheim. It was a short journey and so we stopped at Dol de Bretagne and then again in Caen before sadly boarding the overnight ferry … Continued
Walking in Quimper
We visited Quimper on two rainy days so the photographs are rather dull, but the weather didn’t dampen my delight in this historic town. Our guide on the first occasion was Wendy Mewes in her excellent new book of Walks in Finistère . We parked … Continued
A City Break in Rennes
Rennes seems an unlikely ‘City Break’ but the one and a half days we spent here were absolutely delightful and I can thoroughly recommend the town, the administrative capital of Brittany, as a stopover to anyone travelling in France. We … Continued
Travel in Spain, Tui Cathedral
As with many religious building, the Cathedral in Tui was built on a site used for Christian worship since 5C. The current building was begun in 12C after waves of invasions by Normans and Saracens in previous centuries, and consecrated in 1225 … Continued
Travel in Spain, the town of Tui
Tui was originally a Roman settlement called Tude, perched on top of a hill beside the Minho River and looking to Portugal on the far bank. And it has all the characteristics you would expect to find in an old town – narrow … Continued