We are driving from Caen to Villenueve sur Lot at the end of February and would really appreciate suggestions on places that we simply must see on the way down - we are into old towns, dramatic scenery, art and the odd and unusual. Any ideas please let us know. Thanks.
Falaise … just south of Caen … Was the birthplace of William the Conqueror. Very interesting conservation of the castle. Pretty market town, buzzing on a Saturday.
Thank you for taking the time to suggest these places. My grand father landed on Normandy beaches and we have been to where he landed and followed his route for a while which was very interesting.
If you come via Tours then the Abbaye de Fontevraud is the last resting place of Eleanor of Aqutaine. A little to the west of Tours is the Chateau of Azay le Rideau. A curiousity a little further south is Vilaines les Rochers a whole vilage dedicated to basket weaving or Vannerie.
Depending on the route you take, Chartres is worth seeing.
The Gothic Cathedral is a UNESCO world heritage site, built in the 12th and 13th Centuries.
Ian