Exploring history in London & abroad with my camera
Camors is northwest of Landevant, not far from our gîte and surrounded by forests. This seemed like a good area for a shortish walk on our last day in the area because I still faced the cleaning and packing! We parked at the lakeside at Le Petit Forest which is advertised as an Xtreme Forest Experience…
The Path of the Megaliths is a very interesting route and walk no.1 in the 'Randonnées dans Pays d'Auray' published by the Auray/Quiberon Tourist Board. We parked at the Alignements de Kerzerho and followed a circuit of c.11 kms on a broad track through magical forests where at places the atmosphere and a sense of…
There are many megalithic sites around Flor de Rosa and if you are staying in the Pousada and enjoy exploring do search them out, and there are many more than I have so far found! Photographs here were taken over several years, with different cameras and at different levels of expertise, but I wanted to…
Wendy Mewes' Walk no.20 from Walking and other Activities in Finistère guided us on a wonderful walk on the Crozon Peninsula. The book is invaluable - do not go to Brittany without this book and its partner. The route is around the headland, taking in wide sea views over the Rade de Brest, rocky cliffs, and the remains of…
Walk no.21 in Wendy Mewes' Walks in Finistère is varied and interesting - she is a veritable 'curator of walks', creating routes with variety and interest. We parked in the car park opposite the small fishing harbour at Pors Poulhan and set off through woodlands and farmlands, and past some beautifully restored buildings. Along the way you can see the restored Mill of Tréouzien,…
We had installed ourselves in an excellent gîte in Pouldiguy, near Gouesn'nach and were ready to start exploring this area of Finistère. The excellent Wendy Mewes was ready to guide us on our first, modest walk in her latest book, Walks in Finistère. We set off on Walk no.15, an easy and interesting circuit of 6 kms in the countryside with several…
After Menec and Kermario the next alignment is at Kerlascan: 555 stones, 13 rows, 2,600 feet long. It was difficult to photograph and I think only an aerial photograph would show the alignments. Alignment of Kerlescan (http://www.prehistoricjersey.net/Alignements_de_Kerlescan.shtml) We also walked to the nearby Quadrilateral and saw the Giant of Manio. This article speculates about the relationship between…
