Imagine you were spending some time touring around in the Perche region and towns including Mortagne, Bellême, Nogent-le-Rotrou, Sées and Alençon. If you decided you wanted to do a day trip, one good destination would be the town of Fougères (pop. 20,000) on the eastern edge of Brittany. It takes two hours or so to get there, but the drive is through beautiful green countryside and there are stops like the hilltop village Domfront along the way that would make a good place to have lunch. Fougères itself is the site of one of Europe's most imposing fortified châteaux. The château complex occupies five acres of land and included 13 towers. It was built between the 12th and 15th centuries.
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A beautiful place. I wish Esta and I had had the time to stop there.
ReplyDeleteOh, my goodness, and that half-timbered building!
ReplyDeleteImpressive chateau and a nice looking town. And I've never been to Mont Saint-Michel either.
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