As we were leaving the aire we stopped to dump the waste
water and met another British couple who were about to enter. We chatted with
them briefly and it turned out that they knew our village in Somerset, having
stayed many times with friends who lived in a flat in the historic Court. It is
a small world!
We had a relatively long drive planned today but before we left the Crozon Peninsula we had a visit to make. Chris & Ursula from our village (and fellow folk music enthusiasts) told us that they used to live near to Telgruc-sur-Mer and we decided to investigate. We knew that they were close to the beach so we got to Telgruc and headed towards the sea. What a fantastic beach it has. A huge expanse of perfect sand spread before us and the sea views were fantastic. Between the beach and the town is Camping Le Panoramic and we noted it as a possible site for the future.
As normal, we passed lots of lovely picnic sites until lunchtime approached when there were none to be seen. It was nearly 2 o’clock when we finally gave up and stopped just off the main road in a small village. We then moved on to an area called Kerdruelland near to the town of Belz. It is here that archaeologists are investigating an exciting discovery of a large number of menhirs that had been erected and then, soon after, deliberately toppled. Unlike almost all other sites (and there are many in Brittany) the site has remained completely undisturbed since then. This means that the archaeologists can investigate the land as it was at the time that the stones were erected and have much more chance to understand how it was done. I was able to get the lat/long coordinates of the site from the Internet and we headed off to investigate. Unfortunately, although we were definitely in the right area, we couldn’t find the site. More Internet research is required!
We did however visit another site of standing stones, the Alignement de Kerzerho. This is a large area of standing stones in a somewhat confusing pattern and with a further group of stones a little way distant. Like Avebury, a road passes through the site and stones can be seen either side of it.
We drove on to Vannes and Flower Camping Le Conleau. So we parked the van in Vannes, which seemed somewhat appropriate.
Photos: Telgruc-sur-Mer beach; Alignement de Kerzerho; A massive menhir on the outskirts of the site.
We had a relatively long drive planned today but before we left the Crozon Peninsula we had a visit to make. Chris & Ursula from our village (and fellow folk music enthusiasts) told us that they used to live near to Telgruc-sur-Mer and we decided to investigate. We knew that they were close to the beach so we got to Telgruc and headed towards the sea. What a fantastic beach it has. A huge expanse of perfect sand spread before us and the sea views were fantastic. Between the beach and the town is Camping Le Panoramic and we noted it as a possible site for the future.
As normal, we passed lots of lovely picnic sites until lunchtime approached when there were none to be seen. It was nearly 2 o’clock when we finally gave up and stopped just off the main road in a small village. We then moved on to an area called Kerdruelland near to the town of Belz. It is here that archaeologists are investigating an exciting discovery of a large number of menhirs that had been erected and then, soon after, deliberately toppled. Unlike almost all other sites (and there are many in Brittany) the site has remained completely undisturbed since then. This means that the archaeologists can investigate the land as it was at the time that the stones were erected and have much more chance to understand how it was done. I was able to get the lat/long coordinates of the site from the Internet and we headed off to investigate. Unfortunately, although we were definitely in the right area, we couldn’t find the site. More Internet research is required!
We did however visit another site of standing stones, the Alignement de Kerzerho. This is a large area of standing stones in a somewhat confusing pattern and with a further group of stones a little way distant. Like Avebury, a road passes through the site and stones can be seen either side of it.
We drove on to Vannes and Flower Camping Le Conleau. So we parked the van in Vannes, which seemed somewhat appropriate.
Photos: Telgruc-sur-Mer beach; Alignement de Kerzerho; A massive menhir on the outskirts of the site.
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