![]() ![]() Included in the Natura 2000 list of remarkable European sites because of its geological and topographic diversity it’s been an area that has attracted nature lovers for centuries. To name it Alpes is overstating its height somewhat and it was hardly in the same league as a lot of the stuff we’ve been exploring but it was pleasant enough and the route was studded with signboards and viewing pipes and rock samples to explain the landscape, most of which was due to those volcanos again. The first thing we came across was an ancient stone cross marking the pilgrimage to Mont de St Michel. Halfway round we stopped at the Domaine du Gasseau, a big chateau with potager or veg garden which we obviously had to look over. ![]() There was also a show of photos taken in local ponds that was charming.īack on track we climbed up through heathy woodland to traverse an escarpment before descending to the river and Tranny. Our next stop was St Ceneri le Gerei, listed as one of “ France’s prettiest villages. It was indeed very pretty but its tweeness had probably driven up property prices and driven out the locals.
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