Seas The Day

I t's been argued for a long time that Dinan is the most beautiful town in the whole of Brittany. We thought we should go and have a look ourselves and make our own minds up. Beautiful, yes but the most beautiful, we're not sure, but we did have a lovely time.  The view from the top, overlooking the beautiful port - very picturesque As always before we go on a trip like this, I (Jess) did a bit of planning, where to park, what to see, where to eat or get coffee, I like to be organised. So I planned the route around Dinan known that it was a beautiful place with lots to see and lots of history to be discovered. I found a great car park (which google said was free) that was really central and easy to get to.  In the end it cost us €1.30 to park for 2 hours on a Sunday so really not that bad, although it's only the third time since living in France that we have paid to park! Incidentally, I've just been looking at parking in Bath, UK for a few hours as I am visitin...

T his beautiful coastal route was the perfect place for an early morning walk.  About 4 miles round trip, we decided to, for the first time since living in France, check out this part of the coast. This place offers stunning views across Mont Saint Michel Bay and beyond if you're lucky enough to go on a clear day. If you did, you'd be able to see as far as the Channel Islands and Isle Chaussay, a collection of islands off the coast of Granville.  One of the many tiny Cabins of Vauban Our trip, although very sunny, was quite hazy with the spring morning dew still on the ground, we started our mini hike none the less, hoping the weather would clear up and we would get a view of Mont Saint Michel.  Our aim for this walk was to see Vaubins cabins, there were two on this route. In total there are around 70, although some sources claim there to be 40 and another only 4.  No one really knows, as over time, cliffs have slid and they have fallen into the ocean off the cliffto...

G avray is an odd one for us, it's somewhere we have been tons of times as they have a great  Saturday  market and it's also where out vets are, so we are very familiar with the place. It wasn't until one day we were getting a few bits from the market we noticed a sign for the château. Château we both thought as we looked at each other in surprise, we never remember seeing a château here. We didn't have enough time that day to explore but we thought we would have a look on google to see what it was all about and maybe go and visit another day.  Ariel view of the château and paths around the grounds A quick google, and we were informed there was a lovely château up on the hill, ahh that's what all the flags are about up there. It was defiantly somewhere that looked like it would be worth a walk around. A few days later, we drove the 10 kilometres or so to Gavray and parked outside their community centre.  There was parking ...

R egnéville sur Mer is somewhere we have been a fair few times, there is a beautiful beach there and an even better restaurant just in the village. We knew the château was there, but we didn't know about the old lime kilns!   Defying the laws of balance! Where is Regnéville? Regnéville is located on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula of Normandy and on a sunny clear day, you can just about see the Channel Islands off the coast.  This port is located on the edge of the mouth to the River Sienne and during the Middle Ages was one of the best and most popular anchorages on this coast.  It was an important merchant stopover for Montmartin which is just down the coast and held great fairs.  Nowadays, it is a fairly small but touristy town with small hotels and campsites dotted around and the population is only 741 people. It peeked in 1866 when over 2,000 people lived here! There is quite a bit to see here for a small town. We saw the medieval castle and the lime ki...

T he main reason we came to Mont Saint Michel, is because Matt had a photography shoot to do here for a lovely couple, who unbeknown to her, were getting engaged. We thought we would tie this in with having a look around the Mont ourselves and checking out the lesser seen or know parts of this mythical place (and yes, she did say yes! Thank goodness).        We went back a few weeks later to get some better photos of the Mont itself.  We’ve always been a bit put off going to the Mont, knowing how busy it gets especially in the summer, and before we looked it up, how expensive it was to visit. Busy yes, expensive no. The Mont is the third most visited place in the whole of France, after the Eiffel Tower and Palace of Versailles. We knew it would be busy and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since the late 1970’s, we knew it would be on many visitors of Frances' bucket list. Every year millions of people visit and in a single ...