We crossed the river at Ancenis , then across country, past Tours to Ambroise. Close to Amboise (15 kms) was the town of Vouvray full of caves selling wine, apparently a good wine for the area. Amboise is a lovely town with a small centre of restaurants with the forbidding walls of the chateau royal … Continue reading France2026, Loire valley
We drove south and the east to Granville a fairly big city with a harbour. Some sight seeing over the harbour and beaches and an amazing but expensive lunch Oysters (huitres) which were huge and scollops sharing the dishes with wine and beer. $110 but a real treat. We left Granville mid arvo and drove … Continue reading France 2026, Brittany
Normandy Known for its half timbered houses, Cider and Camembert cheese and Ww2 war history the D day landings on the beaches. We visited Rouen We walked the 40 mins along the Seine River from the Port of Plaisance where we had camped and into town. First stop was coffee under the Gros Horloge a … Continue reading France 2026, Normandy.
The next few days we are travelling to some small towns we saw on a u-tube by an English couple we follow sometimes. We took the non toll roads going through lovely countryside and farmland First town Gerberoy, ranked one of the most beautiful villages of France. Construction 15 th - 18 th C all … Continue reading France 2026 , Central France …copy the Slaws with two pretty towns and Monets Gardens.
After a slow start we drove 330 kms across France to the Valley of the Somme and the town of Corbie , to stay in a van park for two nights. The following day we visited Villiers -Bretonneux war memorial, a war cemetery for the Australians who died at the Somme. and the John Monash … Continue reading France 2026, The valley of the Somme.
