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A long weekend between Normandy and Brittany

LEletizia13 ·74 photographs ·2 Nov 2023 – 6 Nov 2023 ·5 days
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Rouen, Beuvron-en-Auge, Villedieu-les-Poêles, Mont Saint-Michel, Dol-de-Bretagne, Cancale, Saint-Malo, Dinan, Combourg, Rennes, Vitré, Chartres · Normandia, Bretagna
When
2 Nov 2023 – 6 Nov 2023
5 days · trip of 2023
Who
Let13 · @letizia13 · Roma
How
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The story

Four days on the road, flying out to CDG and back from Orly, which let us touch the best-known cities and some of the little jewel villages of the region. Beauvron En Auge and Dinan have stayed in our hearts. Naturally we couldn't miss Mont Saint Michel.

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Mont-Saint-Michel emerges from the tide: a dream finally before us.Rouen Cathedral welcomes us under an endless sky.Golden horseman against the blue sky: what a sudden wonder!The rose window of Rouen captured our hearts today.Saint-Maclou Cathedral in Rouen, golden sun and outdoor coffee: a perfect moment.A café in bloom: a tea, a book, and time slowing down.A café under the half-timbered houses, colourful flowers: Rouen welcomes us warmly.Half-timbered houses guarding centuries of stories. ?Under the centuries-old trees, the ancient courtyard guards stories of other times.Streets of half-timbered houses: time seems to have stood still here.Medieval half-timbered wooden houses along a cobblestone street in RouenTimbered houses and gothic spire of Rouen Cathedral above narrow streetThe golden Gros-Horloge astronomical clock on medieval arch among timbered houses, RouenGolden astronomical clock with radiant sun on Rouen facadeRed half-timbered houses and café awnings on a square in RouenCafè du Coiffeur F. Vincent sign on half-timbered facade, white door and windowsBeauvron En AugeBeauvron En AugeBeauvron En AugeBeauvron En AugeBeauvron En AugeHalf-timbered house at Beauvron En AugeA rain-soaked road, yellow broom: Brittany welcomes us.A silent river, old wash-houses and a golden autumn.Sheep grazing, and in the distance Mont Saint-Michel waits for us.An alley soaked in rain and golden light: a magical evening at Mont Saint-Michel.The statue watches over the old village as the rain lights up the lamps.The ancient sign of the stone knight accompanies our path.The abbey lights us from the sky: this moment will stay in the heart forever.The sun sets over the bay: the tide writes the last page of today.From the top of the Mount, the calm sea embraces the old stone houses.Saint Michael of silver defeats the dragon: a moment of silent wonder.Candles lit for our wishes: a moment of light stolen from the journey.The old stone looks at the sea: a silent evening at Mont-Saint-Michel.The bridge stretches towards the sun, and I walk slowly, happy.Mont Saint-Michel emerges from the tide: a dream still unrealised.An old manor steeped in history, under a sky that promises wonders.A walk among the market stalls, an ordinary Saturday full of life.Old stone windmill with wooden sails among houses and grassy fencesStone chapel with bell tower and red door on grassy hillStone houses along Cancale seafront, lighthouse at low tideOyster stall in Cancale, colorful crates under the awning, vendor by the seafrontFresh oyster stall with crates full and yellow price signsFresh oysters with white wine and lemon on a stone wall, a seagull watching, CancaleMassive granite keep with a flag blowing in the wind, Saint-Malo castleFort National on rocky reef at low tide, Saint-Malo sandy beachTourists walk on the stone causeway toward the walled city of Saint-MaloThe light of the rose window left us breathless.Stone alleys and market scents: Mont Saint-Michel wins us over slowly.Among masts of swaying boats, the harbour welcomes us with open arms.The sleeping harbour reflects warm lights in the quiet night.A journey through time among the stone streets of Brittany.Stone alleys and ancient façades: Brittany embraces you slowly.Ancient stone streets, every climb tells a story of times gone by.Old half-timbered houses and the scent of crêpes: the anxiety warms the heart.Walking among the ancient walls, wrapped in the colours of autumn.Timbered houses lit at night reflected in the harbor water of AurayCombourg castle rises above slate-roofed houses by the lakeBronze statue before timber-framed houses in Rennes, Place du Champ-JacquetHalf-timbered Renaissance house among stone buildings, sunlight, urban cornerColorful half-timbered houses line a square with café tables in RennesPelforth beers on a menu at a brasserie tableBuckwheat galette with ham, cheese and egg on a pink plateVitréVitréVitréVitréVitréVitréChartres Cathedral lights up with light and wonder.Portal of Chartres CathedralChartresParis Orly
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