- Plage de Cherrueix
What an interesting way to spend the time on the beach! Of course we booked the "char à voile" for the next day :-) - Plage de Cherrueix
The beach seems endless. Especially at low tide. - Plage de Cherrueix
Such an impressionist view! Hot air and water reflections do their magic. - Baie des Trépassés
Paradise. - Capo di Stella
View of the Lacona beach - Porto Azzurro
- Via Luperini
View from Via Luperini on Capoliveri - Monte Capanne
View from the Capoliveri peninsula - Sunset on Elba
View from Via Luperini - View from Monte Arco (276 m)
View towards Porto Azzurro. - Laghetto di Terranera
An artificial lake about 20m from the sea. It used to be a mine, hematite, magnesite and pyrite. The lake, however, is too sulphurous to swim. - Chiessi
Chiessi, of course. My favourite spot on the whole island. - Isola di Pianosa
We call it the 'pancake' island. You can guess why. - Sunset
And the northern tip of Corsica. - Another sunset
Another lovely sunset. Taken from Capo di Stella, the sun sets behind Monte Fonza and Monte Tambone. - Marciana
- Chiessi
- Monte Renoso
Wonderful view of the mountains of Corsica. I think this is Monre Renoso (2352 m). - Portoferraio and Castello del Volterraio
Hike up the Cima del Monte (515 m). A wonderful path with views of Portoferraio and Castello del Volterraio. - Volterraio
Castello di Volteferraio and Moby ferry in the background. I feel we know all the ferries by now. - Towards Cima del Monte
The path (the wild boar family now gone) towards Cima del Monte (515 m). - Cima del Monte
View from the top towards Porto Azzurro and Capoliveri. And Montecristo in the back. - Cima del Monte
View towards Lacona - Cima del Monte
Portoferraio, as seen from Cima del Monte. Capo Bianco can also be seen behind Forte Falcone. - Chiessi
Do we always sit on the same rock? - Corsica
Monte Cinto (2706 m) and Monte Padro (2390 m) on Corsica. - Corsica
Monte d'Oro (2389 m) and Monte Rotondo in clouds (2622 m). - Cabo da Roca
The westernmost point of mainland Europe. - Cabo da Roca
The lighthouse began operating in 1772. - Arromanches
Arromanches beach was the landing area during the D-Day Normandy Invasion. - Arromanches
The endless windy beaches are perfect for flying kites! - Arromanches
Remains of the artificial port in Arromanches. - Plage de Cherrueix
View of Mont Saint Michel from the beach in Cherrueix. - Cherrueix
What a charming village this is! - Cherrueix
Well... now you know! - Mont Saint-Michel
This is one of the most fascinating places on the planet. I have spoken. - Mont Saint-Michel
The roofs remind me of an Asterix village :-) - Mont Saint-Michel
This was my third time visiting Mont Saint-Michel and every time there was a different parking regime. With free shuttles one can finally enjoy the natural surroundings. - Mont Saint-Michel
View from the west terrace towards the rapidly incoming sea. - Mont Saint-Michel
The water's level is rising so quickly, proper vortices appear! - Mont Saint-Michel
Well, hello! Bonjour! - Mont Saint-Michel
What a magnificent place indeed! - Pointe du Grouin
A lovely walk close to Cancale. And some wild currents in the sea! - Pointe du Grouin
- Pointe du Grouin
GR34. So so so tempting, but we needed to move on. - Pointe du Grouin
View of Mont Saint Michel from the Pointe. - Le Fort du Guesclin
As everything in Brittany, this place is also full of history. Romans, destroyed, fortress in 800s, destroyed, fortified castle built by Bertrand du Guesclin in 1100, destroyed in 1598, this one built in 1756... - Cap d'Erquy
If you can, take a walk on Cap d'Erquy. You will not regret it. - Cap d'Erquy
What a beautiful beach this is. - Cap d'Erquy
- Cap d'Erquy
Of all the beaches I've been to, this one has the purest and most homogeneous sand. Wonderful! - Cap d'Erquy
- Cap d'Erquy
- Cap d'Erquy
- Cap d'Erquy
It was insanely hot walking here, no shadow in sight. But it was worth it. - Côte de granit rose
A walk along the Côte de granit rose at sunset, somewhere between Ploumanac'h and Trégastel. - Côte de granit rose
I think this is Plage Quo Vadis. Because Henryk Sienkiewicz wrote his Quo Vadis in the neighbouring castle, overlooking this beach. - Côte de granit rose
In Port de Ploumanac'h, close to Tourony. At low tide, obviously. - Côte de granit rose
An old tidal mill at Grand Traouïero. The mill's been here since 1375, the current building is from the 18th century. If I remember correctly, it was used to crush ice for the fishing trade. - Côte de granit rose
What a lovely place for a house! - Côte de granit rose
Port de Ploumanac'h. At low tide, obviously. - Château de Costaérès
Another spectacular place. A neo-medieval style manor on one of the islands. Built by a Polish engineer Bruno Abakanowicz, later Sienkiewicz wrote Quo Vadis here. Now owned by the comedian Didi :-) - Côte de granit rose
What a vibrant colour! - Côte de granit rose
Every interesting rock has a name, I'm sure an interesting name was given to this one as well. This one is close to La Plage Saint Guirec. Update: it's called Napoleon's hat :-) - Côte de granit rose
Oratoire de Saint-Guirec dating from 11th-12th century. Apparently sticking needles into the saint's nose (and the needle remaining there during the high tide) would guarantee you getting married within a year. No wonder it's so eroded :-) - Côte de granit rose
A stunning bit of French coast indeed! - Phare de Ploumanac'h
Phare de Ploumanac'h on the Sentier des Douaniers. The weather wasn't the best... oh well. - Côte de granit rose
Just about every rock is beautiful! - Côte de granit rose
View of the sea rescue ramp hidden in a well protected cove. - Côte de granit rose
So so so beautiful! Why don't they grow in my garden? - Côte de granit rose
I've seen many beautiful houses but this one might be my favourite. It looks good even in rain. - Pointe du Raz
Pointe du Raz overlooking Plage de la Baie des Trépassés at sunset. - Baie des Trépassés
The lonely Tévennec Lighthouse on the horizon. - Pointe du Raz
The Tévennec Lighthouse as seen from Pointe du Raz. The lighthouse was inhabited from 1875 to 1910. - Pointe du Raz
The word "raz" means a strong current of water. Well, yes. I've never seen such strong *tidal* currents in the sea. Two lighthouses, La Vieille and La petite Vieille can be seen. And the Île de Sein in the background. - Le Croisic
What a lovely place Le Croisic is. - Serpent d'ocean
... to see the Serpent d'ocean. Made by Huang Yong Ping in 2012. - Serpent d'ocean
Unfortunately, there was high tide so we could not walk to the serpent.