France-Brittany : Josselin Castle on the Velodyssey

France – Velodyssey : The ” Port de la Cayenne” , Marennes – La Tremblade – 30 photos

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The port of La Cayenne is the oyster port of Marennes, small river town

of the Charente-Maritime

which is today one of the main oyster-farming ports of France.

Crossing France from north to south along the Atlantic,

the cycling track of 1,200 km makes it possible

to make a real cycling odyssey through the landscapes,

the cities and the terroirs of

 Western France.

The Velodyssey is France’s longest 

marked cycle trail.

It starts in Brittany and ends near the Spanish border , from

Roscoff to Hendaye in the Basque Country.

France-Velodyssey Cycling from La Rochelle to Royan and Bordeaux

Blason de Charente-Maritime

It is located on the Atlantic coast, in the heart of the

Marennes-Oléron basin,

the first oyster basin in France and even in Europe

France-Velodyssey Cycling from La Rochelle to Royan and Bordeaux

The Cayenne is the name traditionally given

to the port

located on the Seudre  river

at the end of…

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MORNING STROLL IN THE MONT D’OR

French photographer Aurelien Billois went for an early stroll in Mont d’Or, in the French Jura, to capture these stunning landscapes. via Morning Stroll in the Mont d’Or — ALK3R

France – Alps : Vercors, a massif in the French Pre-Alps – 20 photos

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The Vercors is a massif of mountains and plateaus East of the Rhône Valley, between the Drome department and the Isere department

The Vercors massif and surrounding areas are protected thanks to the Natural regional park.

In addition to outstanding, vertiginous landcapes the Vercors is also famous for the part played during WW2.

During the XXe century, these mountains were used as a shelter by the French Resistance during WWII. These resistant camps housed 400 combatants by the beginning of 1944, provisioned by locals. On June 6, 1944, the roads entering the mountain were closed, and the Vercors was declared a republic (République du Vercors). In July 21, 1944, the mountain was attacked by 15,000 German soldiers by the roads, the small passes in the cliffs, and from the air. Resistants where only 3,500 at this time. 600 resistants and 200 civilians including women, childs and infants were killed…

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Lisa Bao is a talented self-taught photographer and traveler currently based out of San Francisco, CA. “After graduating college, I spent the summer traveling across Europe and Asia via Beautiful Adventure and Landscape Photography — ALK3R