From Saint-Malo we went on an excursion to Dinant. I hoped that we would spend the whole day there, finally going nowhere. Alas. We went again in a quick way, for half a day.
After a "quick tour" of interesting places in Normandy in 3 days, we were stuck in the glorious city of "free people" Saint-Malo for 3 nights. While studying the route, I didn’t understand what to do there more than an overnight stay, and when I got there, I asked the guide the same question.
We cross the border river Couesnon and find ourselves in Brittany. This is where I wanted to go for a long time. The route raised doubts that I would see the Brittany that I imagine.
In the morning we went to the place that I really wanted to see, but about which I knew almost nothing - the carpet museum, located in the small town of Bayeux. A little history of the city.
We spent the night in Cana. Therefore, we arrived in the capital of Lower Normandy in the evening. It was another point of the route where I wanted to get. Because this city is closely connected with William the Conqueror.
Trouville-Dauville form, as it were, one settlement. After Honfleur we stopped at Deauville. I never dreamed of going there. But all tourists are brought there, showing this place along with Honfleur.
Continuation. Start here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 HONFLAIR The road from Etretat to Honfleur passes by one of the largest French ports - Le Havre. It has been twinned with my hometown for half a century.
Continuation. Start here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Etretat is one of those places on the route that I definitely wanted to visit. Seeing the amazing pictures of these arches over the sea, I understood that I wanted to see it all with my own eyes.
Journey to Armorica My trip was organized in a hurry: because of the crisis, there were long financial difficulties, but at the last moment I was able to go to France, which I planned to "give myself for a round birthday".
Continuation. Start here: Part 1 Part 2 I've never heard of this city before. Therefore, my arrival here was a surprise for me. And now I really regret that I knew little about this place before the trip.
Continuation. Start here: Part 1 Rouen was the capital of one of the Celtic tribes that lived along the English Channel. The settlement was called Rothomagus. After the conquest of Gaul by the Romans, it became the second most important city in Gaul (after Lyon).
Arriving in Paris alone (all night in airplanes, because I flew through Sheremetyevo), I contacted the guide by phone. She refused to go on the sightseeing tour offered to everyone and went along the route previously developed for this almost full day in the city.