UNU: MONT SAINT MICHEL Aici exista un singur candidat posibil pentru locul unu. Desi mai intim legat de coasta salbatica a Bretaniei, Mont Saint-Michel este primul lucru la care te gandesti cand zici vestul Frantei. Este o fortareata-insula, o viziune eterica, un pelerinaj al marii, un loc unde ghidurile turistice nu prea ajuta si care mereu ramane doar un mister magnific. Am scris mai multe despre Mont aici. DOI: COASTA DE ALABASTRU SI PAYS DE CAUX Cote d’Albatre este omologul francez al faimoaselor stanci albe care definesc coasta Canalului Manecii. Este un roadtrip de o frumusete izbitoare, cu sate pitoresti si cu albul socant al falezelor inalte. Opreste-te in Etretat,…
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NORMANDY #SINEQUANON: FROM D-DAY TO MAGIC DAY
ONE: MONT SAINT MICHEL There is only one possible number one. Though more intimately connected to Brittany’s wild coast, Mont-Saint-Michel remains the absolute top-of-mind wonder for any escape in Western France. It is an island fortress of faith, an ethereal vision, a pilgrimage of the sea, a place where tourist guides seem inadequate and only a magnificent mystery remains. I wrote more about “the Wonder” here. TWO: THE ALABASTER COAST AND PAYS DE CAUX The Côte d’Albâtre is the French counterpart to the famous white cliffs that define the English Channel coastline. It’s a road trip of striking beauty, with quaint villages and the high falaises. Stop in Etretat, Yport,…
