Heading into Brittany

As we “officially” crossed over into Bretagne from Normandy, I can say we left behind Gothic churches (not to say there were not fabulous churches to see in Brittany), but rather week 2 became the week of “the castle”. Everywhere we turned, ruins of some Brittany castle or fortress awaited us for the touring….

One of our first stops dans Bretagne was in the charming town of Fougeres. Originally, the town was home to clothing manufacturers, dyers, and tanners who used the water mills in their crafts, later, it became the “shoe-making” capital of Brittany. This fine day, an impressive fortress, quaint streets, and a beautiful day of sunshine greeted us, with lunch in an outdoor café to top it off along the Nancon where scads of amateur painters gathered to perfect their works of art.























Views of the fortress and castle from the highest point in the Fougeres…the local church.









A hike into the hills of Fougeres, with the fortress in one view and the church in another.