Cycle Touring in Normandy

In 1999, Noelene and David cycled through Picardy, Normandy and the Loire Valley. The story of this trip is on our cycle touring website at http://www.magfos.com/france_1999.htm .

Market Hall in Buchy
The old timber market hall dominates the square in the pleasant town...

Touques near Trouville
Half timbered buildings make Touques a pleasant place to linger for a while.

Jumieges Abbey
The impressive ruined abbey at Jumieges dominates the village on the banks of...

Apple Orchard in Normandy
Normandy is famous for its apples, cider and above all, its Calvados.

Postcard Shop in Honfleur
Honfleur is an attractive town which is very popular with English and...

Port at Honfleur
The port of Honfleur is an a popular destination for English sailors. The old...

Pleased to have reached the top
Hills in Normandy are not very high but the climbs are often very...

Campground at Ranville
French campgrounds are usually very pleasant with hedges separating...

Fresh Bread Delivered
French bread is delicious but baguettes must be fresh. If you live in the...

Meuvaines and the D Day Beaches
The village of Meuvaines sits amongst lush green fields and overlooks the...

American War Cemetery
It was dark and dreary and raining when we stopped at the American War...

Cider Press in Feugeres
This old cider press in Feugeres in Normandy was operated by animal power.

Mont-St. Michel
Mont-St. Michel is one of the great treasures of France and...

Sheep at Mont St. Michel
These sheep graze on the salt rich pasture on the mud flats...

Narrow Streets of Mont-St. Michel
The narrow streets leading to the abbey of Mont-St. Michel are lined with...

The Old Port at Dinan
The old port at Dinan on the River Rance is a delightful place to...

The Walled City of Dinan
The walled city of Dinan is one of the most attractive cities in northern...

Rue de Jerzuel, Dinan
The Rue de Jerzuel drops steeply from Dinan to the old port. The old stone...

Canal on River Rance
South of Dinan, the canal on the River Rance is popular with cyclists,...

Watermill South of Dinan
The old stone watermill on the River Rance has been converted into an...

article published 10/16/2000

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where is the mont saint michele located
— candice, November 4, 2003

Narrow street of St Michel
Very nice shot and other photos of the album ,too.All I know about Normandy happened when I was a teen when I saw movie "Le jour le plus long" and It makes me missing the voice of famous singer Dalida,who sang the song in the film.Thanks for sharing very nice photos
— Dang Quang Loi, December 7, 2002

La Belle Normandie
Bonjour!!! I really enjoy looking at your pictures being born in france. My familly lives in Normandie in a small town named Dives sur Mer and Cabourg. This part of France is usually ignored by visitors, but it is a beautiful region.
— drea, August 27, 2002

Cycle Touring -
Your site brought lovely memories of our own tour around St. Malo
— Pam & Tom Ellery, April 15, 2002

bobsled
I saw the article on your site, "Dinan walled city" the photo's were great.I've been trying to find Dinan, with no luck until I ran across your site.The problem the site had no contact info. I would like more info on this city. Hopefully an e mail caontact. I'm looking for an Art Colony that is operating in this City. Please anyone with info contact me at sleaddphotoart@cs.com

Hopefully:

Robert Sleadd
— Robert Sleadd, January 2, 2002

DINAN THE WALLED CITY
I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING, INFO ON DINAN WITH NO LUCK I JUST CAME UPON THIS SITE AND 1ST THING I SAW WAS DINAN THE WALLED CITY, IT WAS GREAT I'M NOT SURE ITS THE CITY I'M LOOKING FOR, I THOUGHT MY DINAN WAS IN NORMANDY BUT THIS IS LISTED AS BRITTANY, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY ONE KNOWS IF A ART COLONY IS IN THIS TOWN. THIS ESTATE WAS GIVE TO TOWN ONLY IF THE KEPT IT A ART COLORNY. NEED CONTACT INFO FOR TOWN OR COLONY!

ROBERT SLEADD sleaddphotoart@cs.com
— Robert Sleadd, January 2, 2002

i love this site. i am doing a project on france and sites like this one are very helpfull
— jasmin, October 19, 2001