3 Fortified Medieval French Cities that will Fascinate You
Fortified Medieval French cities bring out my inner child. Whether it is climbing a tower or a wall, nothing compares to surveying a town or village from that height. Wandering along a city wall/rampart in the evening, while everyone else heads home or to a local café means I'm left to my imagination, to wonderful views ...
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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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