Normandy

On the border of Normandy and Brittany, the first stopover of our trip around France is a place which only becomes an island a few hours per day, a few days per month, with the spring tides : Mont Saint Michel... even if it is connected by a causeway to the continent, is unquestionably an island...

Its architectural wonders were built with stone taken from the archipelago of Chausey, our next stopover.

I was pleased to reach it under sail on board an authentic Norman fishing boat, La Granvillaise.

Chausey, in spite of it's proximity to the Channel islands Jersey and Guernsey which have the same termination (ey), is quite French, unlike the islands of Minquiers, off the coast of Saint Malo.

1. Chausey
2. Mont Saint Michel

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Tourist information office : www.lesilesanglonormandes.com
Photos : www.british-islands.com
For sailors : www.noonsite.com