Thursday 25 May 2017

Renovation project - Carnac Stones, France

Renovation project - Carnac Stones, France

We have actually had a day out sightseeing and went to visit Carnac.

This is somewhere I Have wanted to visit for some time, it is famous for its standing stones and when you see them they really are amazing.

I was expecting just a few like Stonehenge but these are in rows covering a massive area.

The most amazing bit is that there are actually a couple of old houses built amongst them. Why anybody would actually decide to build a house in the middle of this site I have no idea, but as they say, “there’s nowt as strange as folk”

There is also a beach at Carnac and as we were leaving we saw a village centre with some shops and bars.

I could now pretend to be very knowledgeable about the area but I’m not, so here is some of the real info from the Brittany Tourism site:

The standing stones of Carnac are one of Brittany’s greatest attractions. Three fields – Ménec, Kermario and Kerlescan – contain around 3,000 aligned megaliths, which date from 4000BC. The granite stones were erected on the spot where they were dug, hence the differing sizes, although it is not known why they were put up; it is thought they had a religious or cultural significance.

Click on the link for lots more info about Carnac Brittany Tourism

But here are the photos to enjoy

Renovation project. Carnac Stones. jennyandjohninfrance

Renovation project. Carnac Stones. jennyandjohninfrance

Renovation project. Carnac Stones. jennyandjohninfrance

Renovation project. Carnac Stones. jennyandjohninfrance



1 comment:

  1. Oh I will visit one day biloutes. Not far from my beautiful crazy sis in law in the Morbihan. Every time we're ready to visit, there's been an almighty storm. I'm a Celt meself, ex pat Northern Irish living in the wild north, in the 59, chez les Ch'tis, so of course I'm now Cht'Irlandais. I adore the Morbihan, as reminds me of how Ireland looked in the old days, when I was a kid. You chose your region, and I chose a beautiful Francaise to marry. I love the crazy Ch'tis, and takl the dialect wherever I visit, be it Paris, the Morbihan (regularly) , and now my in laws who have adopted me as another son , in the Vendée. Good luck with the bricollage biloutes! Despite the minor upset of the Brexit, and scramble for papers, "just in case", we do live a charmed, wonderful life in this country, n'est pas?! Bon fin du weekend, et bon courage pour le reste de le renovations gamins!

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