18 December 2012 by Peter Clayton
According to the old adage, the best things come in small packages. As Peter Clayton discovered, the island of Tatihou is a case in point.
Tatihou island, off the Contentin…
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Battle of La Hougue, Camille Belliard, Cherbourg Peninsula, Contentin peninsula, Customs House, Egrets, Gulls, La Manche, Les Traversees de Tatihou, Louis XIV, Normandy, Oyster Beds, St Vaast la Hougue, Sub Tropical Gardens, Tatihou, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vauban
23 August 2012 by Gillian Thornton
Gillian Thornton paints a picture of Pont-Aven and other attractions in the heart of Cornouaille, southern Brittany.
The History of Cornouaille
It’s no coincidence that Cornouaille sounds rather like Cornwall…
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Beg Meil, Benodet, Brittany, Brittany Ferries, Cider, Concarneau, Corentin, Cornouaille, Cornwall, Earthenware Museum, Faience, Finistere, Folklore, GR34, Iles de Glenan, Kemper, Odet, Paul Gauguin, Pont-Aven, Port Manech, Quimper, Regional Costume, Sainte-Marine, Synthetism, Thalassotherapy
05 July 2012 by Jessica Boston and Roger Nicholls
Looking for a holiday with your motorbike that you'll never forget? Roger Nicholls' French bike tours of Brittany may be just what you've been looking for.
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20 June 2012 by Gillian Thornton
Impressive from any angle, Mont St Michel is even more uplifting when seen from the seabed, as Gillian Thornton describes.
If you wind your way up to the hilltop Abbey…
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