St Peter’s Church, Ploudiry – France Day 6

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The day dawned grey and wet, and I wasn’t feeling good – the driver’s cold had taken up residence in me – so, instead of countryside walking, we set off to explore churches – Enclos Paroissials – and to visit Landerneau.

Walking around Huelgoat – France Day 4

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The day dawned reasonable and so we set off to walk around Huelgoat. But first a coffee, and in the bar we picked up a leaflet and set off with said leaflet and Carte de Randonnée 0617OT. It was tricky – we should … Continued

Daoulas Abbey

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Legend says that there was a church on the site of the Abbey of Daoulas in the 6C, but the first records show it was founded in 1167 by the Canons Regular of the Order of St Augustine under the Viscount of … Continued

Paimpol

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Paimpol is an interesting little town where we stopped overnight at the end of Day 1 in France. Sadly we were only there a few hours – it would be a good base for exploring the north of Brittany.

Parc Botanique de Haute Bretagne, France

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The Parc Botanique de Haute Bretagne was the first stop for Day 1 in France. There will be more photographs on my gardening site, but you might like a hint of this astounding, magical, wonderful, exciting garden here.

France – Caen to Paimpol, Day 1

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The first day in France – sitting at a café in Ouistreham opposite the bakery early in the morning and enjoying coffee and croissants – lovely! The hotel was comfortable for a night and convenient for the ferry – I … Continued

Travel in France – Chateau of Azay-le-Rideau

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The Château of Azay-le-Rideau was built between 1528 and 1527 on the site of the mediaeval castle of Ridel d’Azay, a knight in the King’s service. The fortress was built to protect the road from Tours to Chinon. This original building … Continued