Pointe du Hoc
Located between the two landing beaches of Omaha and Utah, the Pointe du Hoc was an observation post armed by the Germans in France during World War II. It was thought to be the most dangerous post with regards to the Americans’ plans to invade via the beaches. [caption id="attachment_841" align="aligncenter" ...
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American Cemetery in France- A Tribute to the Fallen
Along the Normandy coast lie the Normandy American Cemetery France, the British Cemetery, Canadian Cemetery, German Cemetery and Polish Cemetery for soldiers from World War II. For each of these war cemeteries, France has granted concession of the land to the home country free of cost, rent or taxation. There are 14 such ...
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Marne Dormans Memorial
Constructed in 1921 to commemorate the two Battles of the Marne from World War I, the Marne Dormans Memorial is located between Paris and Reims on the D980. The First Battle of the Marne 1914 was a strategic victory, saving Paris from capture by the Germans, but saw a loss of 250,000 French (a comparable number of ...
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World War I
World War I and Other War Memorials War memorials, World War I and later, of all shapes and sizes scan be found everywhere you look in France. From the small memorials in villages, to the memorials found in the countryside at the intersection of two roads to the Arc du Triomphe in Paris which bears the names of all ...
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A Tour of the Guérande Salt Marshes
The first records of salt production in the Guérande salt marshes dates to the 9th century. The Guérande salt marshes comprise 1650 hectares and just beyond Guérande the Més salt marshes comprise 350 hecatares. Salt harvested here in the same manner as centuries before. The coarse naturally gray Guérande salt is less ...
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Guérande – Our Favorite Walled City on the West Coast of France
Read my story in French » The medieval walled town of Guérande built its fortune on the salt marshes of the surrounding inlets. Salt has been harvested here since Roman times. One the main reasons we wanted to visit Guérande was to visit some of the 1650 hectaires of the Guérande salt marshes. Walking the Ramparts ...
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Saintes- a Fascinating Gallo Roman town filled with amazing history
Read my story in French » The Gallo- Roman town of Saintes which dates back over 2000 years is the capitol of the Santoigne Department in the Poitou-Charentes (now the Nouvelle Aquitane). This delightful town is easy to navigate on foot. I parked my car in one of the numerous car-parks and walked everywhere. My B&B ...
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