First published September 2014 A chance purchase of an intriguing old postcard in Honfleur took us to this charming ruin, the castle at Arques-la-Bataille. A castle not widely advertised. There are no tours, or a shop. No medal coins can be bought at its entrance for 2 euro. We could have
Château, manoir & other architectural gems
Ducey, a distillery and the saving of le château des Montgommery
This article was first published February 25, 2017. If you drove through Ducey a little over thirty years ago, the only memorable sight would be an abandoned distillery decaying on the corner of Rue du Gén Leclerc. Observant travellers may have noticed a high roof behind the crumbling buildings, but most
The monster in the marsh, at Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes
First published December 16, 2017 High above the cliffs at the eastern end of Omaha beach stand ruins of the Chapelle Saint-Siméon de Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes. Old walls are shored up by brambles and protected by mud and horses. This small valley ‘Val des Hachettes’ has been cut over thousands of years by
The true wealth of Beuvron-en-Auge
This post was first published in August 2014 In 1970 as free love was having mixed results across the world and the Beatles argued over their LP collection after one of the worst break-ups of all time, the sun shone in Beuvron-en-Auge. Dust and desolation Michel Vermughen looked out through the small window
