Category Archives: travel in rural France

Chartres Cathedral – feeling like a pilgrim

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

Chartres France is synonymous with its great Gothic cathedral built in 1194-1220. I was astonished to learn that this magnificent building is the new church, built upon the ruins of four other churches, the oldest from the 4th century. It … Continue reading →

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Blois – a French market feast

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

It’s typical to visit castles and chateaus while in France, but give me a food market any day. Blois had one of the best. So first thing Saturday morning, we went there to figure out our menus for the next … Continue reading →

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Loire River Valley – chateaus and cave dwellings

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

We spent 10 days in the Loire Valley. It’s close enough to Paris that in centuries past, nobility built summer chateaus here to escape the city. Before that, French royalty ruled from Blois and elsewhere in the valley. More than … Continue reading →

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Saumur – living it up in a villa and houseboat

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

We have finally left the region of Brittany and are now in the Loire River Valley staying in Saumur. We picked up Marilyn, the third member of our party, from the train station, and headed over to our digs at … Continue reading →

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Rochefort-en-Terre – sacred energy

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

There’s a sacred energy in this pretty town of Rochefort-en-Terre. I found it in the quiet arbor leading up to a tiny chapel, on a hill, away from the main part of town. But I’m getting ahead of myself. On … Continue reading →

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Rochefort-en-Terre – feeling like Cinderella

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

There’s a storybook quality to the pretty little town of Rochefort-en-Terre, our last stop in Brittany. As the name indicates, it is built on a large rock outcropping, and has earned France’s appellation of “Petite Cité de Caractére” or small … Continue reading →

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The megaliths of Carnac – Stonehenge on steroids

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

Our destination after San Malo was the south coast of Brittany. The little port village of Portivy is on the Quiberon Peninsula. We’re staying on the ocean side, Le Cote Sauvage (the savage coast), and our gite is just across … Continue reading →

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San Malo – the rebels of Brittany

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

From Le Mont St. Michel, we drove into Brittany, the northwest region of France. Dianne has been here before and she talked about it glowingly for years: the menhirs and dolmans, the cider, the Breton culture, and of course, the … Continue reading →

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Le Mont St. Michel – stairway to heaven

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

Like Giverny, Le Mont St. Michel is best savored after the day-trippers are gone. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it is the third most visited site in France, very evident during the day. Luckily, Dianne arranged for us to be … Continue reading →

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Touring around rural France, relying on Brigitte

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

Dianne and I are spending a fair amount of time in our rental car. The point of this journey is to SEE rural France. So we take the back roads when we can. But our recalcitrant GPS, whose voice we … Continue reading →

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