Brittany - Brehec & Minard Point

It was beautiful at Pointe de Minard.



The views in both directions of the rugged windswept coastlines were stunning.





Brehec was a pretty little village with a small harbour and a lovely flat beach.


We wandered along the beach to the rocks beyond and were rewarded when we realised they were the pink granite that this northern coastline is famed for.


We walked over them and sat for a while when I realised the tide had turned and we needed to head back before we were cut off from the village.








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Brittany - Ponthus



Awesome!


What can I say.


I loved this beautiful moss covered beech tree.
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Brittany - Josselin

We parked at the base of the castle walls and watched lizards darting in and out of gaps in the stones.



We visited a great doll museum where I really loved a pair of carved wooden dolls and adored the beautiful carved breton furniture.



It was a beautiful old town and we enjoyed wandering around the streets absorbing the atmosphere.





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Brittany - Beauport Abbey

I adored Beauport Abbey. It was a marvellous building even though much of it was in ruins.



The local rookery had moved out of the large trees around the abbey into holes in the walls which once upon a time would have supported roofs and floors.





The abbey was built in the Anglo-Norman style in the early 13th century and was an important centre of religion.


There were spectacular sea views through the windows.



As we walked around looking att he chapterhouse, cloisters, refectory, kitchen and store rooms I found my mind returning to Cadfael, Ellis Peters' wonderful creation.




To me the peaceful walled gardens draped in vines and other climbing plants, surrounding orchards, vegetable plots, paddocks for cattle and sheep and herb gardens. Around every corner I half expected to see Cadfael collecting his herbs to make his medicinal potions.


As soon as I was home, I found myself at the library borrowing a couple of audio books, Monks Hood and The Pilgrim of Hate!




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Brittany - Liscuis

There were 3 covered alleys (allees couvertes) which consist of several linked dolmens at Liscuis.



I particularly liked the wilder neolithic sites where the stones had become a part of their landscape.



Beautiful views of the Abbey Bon Repos in the distance.





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Brittany - The Valley of No Return






We spent a few hours walking around the Valley of No Return. Initially we walked up through the trees which allowed us an amazing view of the valley and the trees.


Legend has it that Morgan Le Fay cast a spell on the valley trapping unfaithful lovers within a wall of mist until they were set free by Lancelot ever faithful to Guinevere.


After an hour or so, Neil found a route down into the valley below, I let him make his way down first as it looked very steep but he waved to me that it was passable. As we reached the valley floor the walk changed as we returned following the meandering river to the beautiful lake, the Mirror of the Fairies.








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Brittany - Carnac
















Awesome number of standing stones placed in linear formations.

Some of the stones were huge, while others were only knee high.
















Photographs do not do these stones justice as it is hard to fathom the sheer scale of these stones as they stretch for over a kilometre.
















As we walked around the edges of the stones as you can no longer walk through them, we stopped at the farmhouse creperie for ice creams.
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