DOMFRONT
Orne
"What a sea of green!
the air is bitter cold and the sun shines. It is exquisite and
strong. This is a country! "Gustave Flaubert wrote on 28
September 1877 in his travel book. In the heart of the Bas-Bocage
Normand, Domfront, stronghold of Normandy Ducale offers the visitor
a
exceptional
panorama on the valley of la Varenne. Property, since the twelfth
century, Anglo-Norman kings, stay focused on sovereign Plantagenêt:
Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard the Lion Heart, Domfront
remains today, with its ten towers pregnant, its ramparts, narrow
streets, the courtyards and timbered houses crowded against each
other, a unique example of urban architecture from the Middle
Ages. Many are your monuments and sites: the Parc du Château
du Donjon Ruins, the remains of the Saint-Symphorien-Notre Dame
on water, the old center, the church of Saint-Julien and picturesque
village of Tanneries. Domfront city flowers "three flowers"
and commune with twin Burgwedel Europe (Germany) and Seia (Portugal),
has the label "Site remarquable du Goût" for its
perry and calvados (AOC). The flowering pear trees in late April
is a unique show in France.
Medieval Market of August 2 and 3 is worth a look, as its center
VTT (FFC label), its hiking trails and equestrian, the climbing
site (35 channels) and his fly fishing 3 km.
EU
Seine-Maritime
The history of Eu is intimately
linked to its privileged location. Overlooking the Valley of Bresle,
a short distance from the coast Alabaster on one side (3 km from
Tréport) and the great forest In the other, 20 km south
of the Baie de Somme it is the gateway to the entire Normandy.
After Rouen, Eu is the second city of Seine-Maritime by the richness
and diversity of its heritage.
Thus,
2 000 years of history are to discover: archeology at Bois-l'Abbé
(1 to fourth centuries), the monuments dedicated to Saint Lawrence
O'Toole, Archbishop of Dublin, died at Eu in 1180: Collegiate
ND and Saint Laurent, the Crypt (XII, XIII and XV centuries),
the Chapel of St Lawrence; Big Times sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries and the splendor of Guise, the Princesse de Cleves and
the Grande Mademoiselle, through the Castle , residence of the
family of Orleans and Bragança, the Chapel of the Jesuit
College and the Hotel Dieu.
Last Domaine Royal de France, Eu pride in its small theater in
the Italian Theater of the Castle, an example of the architecture
of XIXène century. The Museum Verrières Traditions
"says the art and technique of the glass and the renowned
Valley of the Bresle in terms of perfume bottles luxury. Stones
and nature blend harmoniously: Grand Prize National blossom, Circuit
du Patrimoine, the Guisarde, beech 400 years old who in 2002 received
the label "Remarkable Tree" by the association ARBRES
Appointments incontournables such as the Fête de la rue,
Festival crosswords, the Salon du Livre, the Bach Festival and
the Christmas market run this city, including the Viking village,
a large international gathering of Celtic and Norse peoples .
Specialties: Seafood, Norman pie, cheese, cream and alcohol-based
apple.
Holiday Green Station, the city is also the starting point of
the Route William the Conqueror and stage of the Route of ivory
and spices.
The Flèche
Sarthe
Nestled on the banks of the
Loire in Anjou edge, sub-prefecture of Sarthe, La Flèche
(17 000) combines the allure of water to those of its rich heritage.
Rooted in the Pays de la Loire, between Angers and Le Mans, two
cities of Art and History, the city is served by the RN 23 (Paris-Nantes).
Bathed in the mild climate of Angers, the city spreads out around
the famous Prytanée national military, a former Jesuit
college founded by Henri IV and training location of the philosopher
Descartes. Old castle Carmelites,
the flag of Fouquet Varenne, the Notre Dame des Vertus,
the mill of the stand Bruère near their contours. The Italian
theater in the so-called Hall-to-wheat ", built in 1839,
was recovered four years since the splendor and sophistication
of its original decor. The composer Leo Delibes has also left
its mark on the city. These historical places are also places
alive and lively. Exhibitions, performances, storytelling, concerts
are held regularly throughout the year The festival invades freed
last ten years the streets and squares of the city in early July
for three days of madness and carnival onirique.La city 's also
has a contemporary architecture prestige and the current city
hall was designed by the architect of the Cité des Sciences
de la Villette.
Sailing, fishing, canoeing, swimming ... Arrow offers the pleasures
of sailing on the Loir and around the lakes and their Monnerie
long sandy beach. A wonderful zoo of 14 hectares is situated in
the heart of the woods on the edge of the city. Three restaurants
offer refined cuisine. From November to March, the chicken is
eaten fléchoise, a succulent chicken tasty flesh of both
firm and soft. The rillettes, sarthoise specialties, plugs and
Prytanéens, chocolate specialties are assessed throughout
the year. The delicious local produce on sale each Wednesday morning
on the second market Sarthois department.
Fontenay-le-Comte
Vendée
At the heart of a country of 100 000 inhabitants,
between Wednesday, copses and marshes, near the forest Mervent,
the ancient capital of Bas-Poitou is the architectural pearl of
the Vendée. Fontenay-le-Comte is also a city popular for
its live.
It is in this "city of art and history," called "Fountain
gushing Fine Spirits" by François 1st, that Rabelais
was opened to humanism. In the footsteps of the father of Pantagruel,
the walker is invited to discover the rich mansions, parks and
squares shaded elegant witness a past preserved and maintained
by the single protected sector of the Vendée (86 hectares).
The pedestrian trail "thousand years of history" to
appreciate the place Belliard and arcaded houses, the church Your
Lady, street boxes and half-timbered houses, the museum or the
Vendée Hotel Sénéchaussée the face
of the Fontaine des Quatre Tias, emblem of the city. In the "old
Fontenay" fully restored, the network of streets is similar
to that of medieval times, names of tracks reminiscent of the
corporations who officiated: rue des drapers, tanners, goldsmiths,
...
The installation of architectural lighting highlighting the most
noteworthy buildings encouraged to rediscover, at night, the amazing
variety and richness of heritage, the city has received the second
prize in the Light "Light in City 2001-2002 "organized
by the Académie Nationale des Arts de la Rue. The many
festivals (The Ricochet, arts in the street during the summer),
entertainment, shows, concerts, exhibitions (tee combines contemporary
art and heritage in the historic center from July to October)
and events (home of artists) who 'promises surprises galore throughout
the years providing a cultural life rich and varied. National
Prize of the art of living, economic and administrative capital
of the Vendée South city flower (2 flowers), but also "the
most athletic city" and "more disabled" of France,
Fontenay is one of the most beautiful and most pleasant key Poitou.
Forges-les-Eaux
Seine-Maritime
At the heart of Bray, border
region between Upper Normandy and Picardy, Forges-les-Eaux, Holiday
Green Station and City flowers (3 flowers), is located in a verdant
landscape and groves, surrounded by forest Bray and wood of Epinay
where many rivers are born like Andelle the Epte the Béthune,
...
The city takes its name from its soil, rich in iron, which gave
birth to forge the Gallo-Roman period. A depletion of deposits
followed the use of springs with therapeutic iron, which from
the sixteenth century, made Forges-les-Eaux spa resort attracting
many famous personalities such Louis XIII, Anne of Austria, and
Richelieu, who stayed in 1633 in what is now City Hall has a magnificent
park. But Forges-les-Eaux has kept many other traces of this glorious
era in its historical and architectural heritage: the oratory
of Anne of Austria, Richelieu villa, the Pavilion of the guard
of Queen the front of Madame de Maintenon, the door of Gisors,
... Other sights: the Museum of tiles of the nineteenth century,
the pottery of Mr. Audel, the museum of the resistance and deportation,
the museum of horse models. Forges enjoys many amenities: the
Grand Casino (250 slot machines), Club Med (balneotherapy center),
a municipal swimming pool, the Espace Jean Bauchet (shows and
seminars), the walking paths around the lakes. Demonstrations
also animate the city throughout the year: "Day in July",
the "Walking Forgione (historic street spectacle in period
costume reviving each summer the arrival of Louis XIII, Anne of
Austria and Richelieu), Festival of the Horse, the Christmas market.
In local markets (Thursday and Sunday) and farmers markets (every
Sunday in July and August at the lake of Andelle) Neufchatel cheese,
cider, pommeau, calvados, honey, fruit orchard and many of others
will fill the baskets.
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