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Swallows!
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Beaune
Remparts de la Comédie, the ramparts around the town is actually a street with some charming houses. -
Bayeux
What a lovely town it is. This is on the main Saint Martin street. -
Fougères
Anne of Brittany (1477-1514) is a name that comes up often in these parts. She was the Duchess of Brittany and Queen of France, twice. -
Mont Dol
What a lovely house - with a curved corner. -
Mont Saint-Michel
The roofs remind me of an Asterix village :-) -
Manoir de Kervaudu
The manor was built in the 15th century and belonged to one of the first Protestants here. What a lovely house it is. -
Le Croisic
One of the many crêperies. I think we counted six just here. Within a two minute walk. -
Château de Beynac
The castle was built in the 12th century by the barons of Beynac, and later remodelled and enlarged. -
Château de Beynac
The oldest part of the castle is a large keep on the right. Unfortunately, I could not convince other members of the family to visit yet another castle... -
Beynac
The whole village is fascinating. -
La Roque-Gageac
Oh, another spectacular village. -
La Roque-Gageac
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La Roque-Gageac
A truly spectacular village. -
La Roque-Gageac
If you have the time, hire a canoe. We unfortunately didn't. Next time :-) -
La Roque-Gageac
The main street in La Roque-Gageac. Well, the only street in La Roque-Gageac. -
La Roque-Gageac
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La Roque-Gageac
Yes, it's right up there. A troglodyte fort. The wall's been occupied since the prehistoric times and the fort built in the 12th century. -
La Roque-Gageac
The old picturesque village as seen from the fort. -
La Roque-Gageac
Le manoir de Tarde from the 15th century. -
Dordogne river
Climbing the exposed stairs might be scary for some. For me it was just insanely hot. But the views are rewarding. -
Dordogne river
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Dordogne river
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Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
Occupied since prehistoric times, the fort was built in the 12th century. -
Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
What an interesting curtain. And one of the modern pillars, keeping the fort stable. There were way too many collapses in recent past. -
Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
This are the stairs I was talking about. Hot hot hot. -
Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
I mean... how cool is that entrance? -
Ack!
Nope, nope, nope. -
La Roque-Gageac
What a charming old town. -
Château de Montfort
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Calès
This might be a hotel, it might be closed. But it may be something completely different. In Calès. -
Rocamadour
Another fascinating place: Rocamadour. -
Rocamadour
One could go down the stairs. And up the stairs again. Or not. -
Rocamadour
Spectacular place. Already inhabited in the Paleolithic. The town peaked in the 12th century. 12th century!