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#MangesTout was an English/Irish food supplier in #Gorron, sadly now closed. Outside, there were mural reproductions of London and Paris, constructed from bread, biscuits and vegetables, photographed from real scenes, NOT AI ! There was also a small, cheery cafe.

#Cancale in 2023, a short day trip from #Gite-Milvain. Cancale is renowned for seafood and much favoured for wild #FlatOysters and farmed #CuppedOysters. (read more)

#Bagnoles de l'Orne is a pretty village in the Alencon administrative, about 35 minutes from #GiteMilvain, by the Foret #d'Andaines. There are shops, a hotel, restaurants, forest rail trips, picnic areas, a racecourse and casino.Bagnoles is the only #ThermalSpa town in #Normandie

#Basilique #NotreDame de #Pontmain, completed in 1894, following the Marian sighting in 1871, where the tide turned during the #FrancoPrussian War. Pontmain is 10 minutes from #Gite-Milvain www.viaperegrina.org/sites/our-la...

In 2022 we visited the #DevilsTable (La Table du Diablo) near #PassaisVillages. The road to #Mantilly out of Passais la Concepcion passes within 1km of the megalithic edifice, dating from 3200 - 2200BC. Undeveloped site, with space for a few cars

Another set of before and after images at #GiteMilvain in 2021

Some before and after images at #Gite-Milvain from 2021, after some time spent tidying up

Some flowers from the garden at #GiteMilvain from 2021 archives. The #fuchsia is currently rampant but the #cosmos and #hellebores did not survive the heatwaves. The #GoldenRod is better adapted to drought conditions