tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389146406753956682024-02-21T05:06:36.443-08:00The Saints' Shore WaySaints Shore Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323554521475710452noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338914640675395668.post-21196181351001286502013-04-30T10:45:00.003-07:002013-04-30T10:45:45.530-07:00Walk on May 15th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIJkUtic5KxYX-VZnsRM1asHxJRM-7BZPF6o3ScJ7aGJ-2dQ5L3xDdP5MOcXHuCXLvOdYgx7l0os_9qlm8zS3mklhGrcAnrZJuw18aXs8yWEeLUqTXkzmT7HvpNRBwZOEt5Sbsa3CqUU/s1600/loquirec+to+plestin+055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIJkUtic5KxYX-VZnsRM1asHxJRM-7BZPF6o3ScJ7aGJ-2dQ5L3xDdP5MOcXHuCXLvOdYgx7l0os_9qlm8zS3mklhGrcAnrZJuw18aXs8yWEeLUqTXkzmT7HvpNRBwZOEt5Sbsa3CqUU/s320/loquirec+to+plestin+055.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Brittany Walks is organising a walk on the Saints' Shore Way on Wednesday, May 15th, starting from the Chapelle Ste-Barbe at Toul-an-Hery (between Locquirec and St-Efflam) at 2pm. The route follows coast and country paths with spectacular sea views and Roman baths to admire on the way. All welcome, 4 euros.Saints Shore Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323554521475710452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338914640675395668.post-4584380605163213882013-04-04T00:15:00.003-07:002013-04-04T00:15:40.376-07:00Spring walking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cwj0HTAIR6YpH7nQJYiSMTG6uCA_qBfApGYTb4965pN1cNkm1a0qQ5EhFk_wqSOuJa9uTIc6OMKWbxZaHZ_85uG8PfU5HSMw3M1eT3cPad9uEhgevBMRfgoXsjC4zm216rLir3I44bM/s1600/cliffs+of+tredrez+023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cwj0HTAIR6YpH7nQJYiSMTG6uCA_qBfApGYTb4965pN1cNkm1a0qQ5EhFk_wqSOuJa9uTIc6OMKWbxZaHZ_85uG8PfU5HSMw3M1eT3cPad9uEhgevBMRfgoXsjC4zm216rLir3I44bM/s320/cliffs+of+tredrez+023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksTeHrTTF9D1WF0sZZEyEN5p9Es8YR-qViFNACJMzZnZ6NzmiwQAYTbhlvSPQ0_0jQ8Ebr2XDV81GRBJBhfcdlEhAuNbbllSVqCAf1sqKnOnLycsk_N5Ic0lIJp2vCplrd2f92DF8ZSQ/s1600/cliffs+of+tredrez+021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksTeHrTTF9D1WF0sZZEyEN5p9Es8YR-qViFNACJMzZnZ6NzmiwQAYTbhlvSPQ0_0jQ8Ebr2XDV81GRBJBhfcdlEhAuNbbllSVqCAf1sqKnOnLycsk_N5Ic0lIJp2vCplrd2f92DF8ZSQ/s320/cliffs+of+tredrez+021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Time to think about getting out on the trail and welcoming some warmer weather. The cliffs of Trédrez near Locquémeau offer wonderful views and undulating paths to get those muscles going... The most challenging section near Beg ar Forn has a short diversion to avoid a vertiginous section, but mostly the path runs about half way between cliff-top and the water with a few rocky scrambles. Not the route for an afternoon stroll, but a great walk!Saints Shore Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323554521475710452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338914640675395668.post-90089707990254258842013-03-12T03:57:00.000-07:002013-03-12T03:58:12.252-07:00Saint Pol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J2MvCWzd3B3p5EAXEGuCwKqYtnP6Pkk-9R1f9VP5vMfTID4mCLcCFjdu0rk_d_AhEt3wSCLxTkGUt5wl9Zde31faxnjiq-w2jfqmPCbGlF661o8Fx0HpGB6WBbrMY0DqXGJflooUeak/s1600/st+pol+carantec+042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J2MvCWzd3B3p5EAXEGuCwKqYtnP6Pkk-9R1f9VP5vMfTID4mCLcCFjdu0rk_d_AhEt3wSCLxTkGUt5wl9Zde31faxnjiq-w2jfqmPCbGlF661o8Fx0HpGB6WBbrMY0DqXGJflooUeak/s320/st+pol+carantec+042.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Saint Pol was one of the founding saints of Brittany. He came from the monastery at Llanwit Major in Wales and made his first stop on the island of Ouessant, where the town is still called Lampaul (holy place of Pol). He may have gone there deliberately to challenge a major centre of paganism. Once on the mainland his journey eastwards is echoed in names like Lampaul-Ploudalmezeau and Lampaul-Guimiliau.<br />
Arriving near the current day St-Pol-de-Léon he was given land on the Ile de Batz by the local lord and there performed his famous feat of leading a dragon (using his bishop's stole) to the cliff edge and commanding it to dive to destruction into the sea. In the cathedral and elsewhere in St-Pol-de-Léon today, look out for many representations of St-Pol and/or his dragon. But you won't find any sign of a cliff at the Serpent's Hole on the Ile de Batz!Saints Shore Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323554521475710452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338914640675395668.post-20671292941876355452013-03-05T01:48:00.001-08:002013-03-05T01:48:30.189-08:00The end of the road...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5OVs4mK1aaEEShcA_mfXMP4JIh9SEYwPSDa0MlSymYSN4fhH5u0CjJbV229VRkBYUbpUEkKJRIHvzXspEsIPw03zeufBtNUHeb8_DnwgvAvJW_ypgd1eooBYHFvZQtXAn4a1dsIKxC0/s1600/lannion+le+yaudet+etc+016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5OVs4mK1aaEEShcA_mfXMP4JIh9SEYwPSDa0MlSymYSN4fhH5u0CjJbV229VRkBYUbpUEkKJRIHvzXspEsIPw03zeufBtNUHeb8_DnwgvAvJW_ypgd1eooBYHFvZQtXAn4a1dsIKxC0/s320/lannion+le+yaudet+etc+016.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
The Saints' Shore Way finishes in lovely Lannion, and if you want to get the real pilgrimage effect, how about a last climb up the 142 steps to the church at Brélevenez? It's worth it just for views over the town!<br />
The church was possibly a Templar foundation originally.Saints Shore Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323554521475710452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338914640675395668.post-37185429220858976692013-02-25T01:44:00.001-08:002013-02-27T03:10:50.651-08:00Guidebook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR47qWI8rwTSTm15NX9RUV3NTXhLHlGrVDFXwLdyKnOLIkwYFQgOs-QlMHHTbFLlP-HEwxyfdNHuqvemnPZDizpnv3hDDvg-TRIcLkimQNQ5Sulk_S9FUDM39hdJo61gksfXIPhkQmwE/s1600/hogolo+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR47qWI8rwTSTm15NX9RUV3NTXhLHlGrVDFXwLdyKnOLIkwYFQgOs-QlMHHTbFLlP-HEwxyfdNHuqvemnPZDizpnv3hDDvg-TRIcLkimQNQ5Sulk_S9FUDM39hdJo61gksfXIPhkQmwE/s320/hogolo+(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Thanks to those who have enquired about the guidebook for the Saints' Shore Way. It is finished and going to print shortly. You can pre-order on www.amazon.co.uk or from www.reddogbooks.com. It will also be on sale in tourist offices and bookshops along the way.<br />
Plenty of time to organise a week of fabulous walking in Brittany and see these Roman baths on the route at Hogolo.Saints Shore Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323554521475710452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338914640675395668.post-77584799902356895512013-02-10T02:23:00.000-08:002013-02-10T02:24:32.276-08:00What's this?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10osM0xDaa8XBE3yKKdTCi0lekjlRHWMDJTf0Ya7lZeW98zorJ0HoIevW4W6m1Z480P-ZJm3kmP5M2Eu8yoRWvKLZbXd_0q0xzPtOKh0IJR3e6QRHvRhm4iWRQh8EaUcc9wMWRrlJQe0/s1600/tregastel+to+moulin+trobodec+070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10osM0xDaa8XBE3yKKdTCi0lekjlRHWMDJTf0Ya7lZeW98zorJ0HoIevW4W6m1Z480P-ZJm3kmP5M2Eu8yoRWvKLZbXd_0q0xzPtOKh0IJR3e6QRHvRhm4iWRQh8EaUcc9wMWRrlJQe0/s320/tregastel+to+moulin+trobodec+070.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Here's an unusual and very striking sight to be found along the Saints' Shore Way. But what is it?</div>
Saints Shore Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323554521475710452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338914640675395668.post-83759842866211122862013-01-30T02:42:00.001-08:002013-01-30T02:42:02.377-08:00Cornwall - The Saints' Way Walking FestivalDiscover the Saints Way in Cornwall!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQBgGFFgUmdKwPAjM8o-WC63I2-FcKvhtvEY5eA6TGdXSlZo3y5sI9TXS5qHoBRd-CzdHv94bliF4vNp4dHI4qo32Slcwl0of2VHyaMvGqjuAj6V2AgFo-xH7yM2Yic6f43oSbN6qhZY/s1600/cornwall+116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQBgGFFgUmdKwPAjM8o-WC63I2-FcKvhtvEY5eA6TGdXSlZo3y5sI9TXS5qHoBRd-CzdHv94bliF4vNp4dHI4qo32Slcwl0of2VHyaMvGqjuAj6V2AgFo-xH7yM2Yic6f43oSbN6qhZY/s320/cornwall+116.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Walking festival in Cornwall - four day break to walk the Saints Walk with a guide and accommodation package from 15-18 April, or just join in for the two day walk (16/17th). For details, see www.saints.fowey.com<br />
<br />
The idea for the Saints Shore Way in Brittany came from the Saints Way in Cornwall, envisaging the arrival of holy men during the Dark Ages after they sailed from places like Fowey across the Channel. The Saints Way is a 41km walk from Padstow on the north coast of Cornwall to Fowey in the south with much of interest related to Cornish religious and economic heritage along the way, as well as beautiful scenery.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNojFiX8qy0w9KoRjN3_Zmjexd-qpCpY1onUjaI1Rk_Oqt0s6tVUjmM2hnJ44D13yu73dBMNTwYQN4J9Li4HzbFd_chhLEu1ZVUbk810je3YPjklw1xklC3WjRhPp5mV9cWjHXkFWsqxE/s1600/cornwall+131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNojFiX8qy0w9KoRjN3_Zmjexd-qpCpY1onUjaI1Rk_Oqt0s6tVUjmM2hnJ44D13yu73dBMNTwYQN4J9Li4HzbFd_chhLEu1ZVUbk810je3YPjklw1xklC3WjRhPp5mV9cWjHXkFWsqxE/s320/cornwall+131.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Saints Shore Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323554521475710452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338914640675395668.post-65564709279645381022013-01-28T07:12:00.000-08:002013-01-28T07:15:38.162-08:00SSW - good in January!Great day out on the Saints' Shore Way even in this wet January. After a quick visit to the little parish close at Locquemeau, we went to the beautiful beach at Poul Rodou (hoping to eat at the famous Caplan & Co café/bookshop there, but it'sonly open at weekends in January) and then to Moulin de la Rive, one of Locquirec's nine beaches, where you can see some of the oldest rocks in France - formed two billion years ago!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTo_TyoZjKY7X75bKAVjDf9R4EKpSzh-Qnmeu1G7PUa2PKTUNusENmt5URS3DcHY-blnjeW-x2aGClSXlMOGFMHJWq1viFd7KKUB2ZF089dVu-C9ewXRWVly-lru8y9yvx_XtnSsW-Oo/s1600/locquemeau+church+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTo_TyoZjKY7X75bKAVjDf9R4EKpSzh-Qnmeu1G7PUa2PKTUNusENmt5URS3DcHY-blnjeW-x2aGClSXlMOGFMHJWq1viFd7KKUB2ZF089dVu-C9ewXRWVly-lru8y9yvx_XtnSsW-Oo/s320/locquemeau+church+(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30vpPZH7Mf082OwkFBanpSZXjKy9FnMNfSMbjUrcnF9jMrRRncdAnhCGK9AS2DfdFtgHMI6nYWq5WyC2f1YgCApI3GIl8UgX_KeXWI9E_C18X6pqDPzJSNgmJtqwsEHZtYibfzQg8e9U/s1600/poul+rodou.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30vpPZH7Mf082OwkFBanpSZXjKy9FnMNfSMbjUrcnF9jMrRRncdAnhCGK9AS2DfdFtgHMI6nYWq5WyC2f1YgCApI3GIl8UgX_KeXWI9E_C18X6pqDPzJSNgmJtqwsEHZtYibfzQg8e9U/s320/poul+rodou.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis30kTxz5hEMhuwAGrN-osbH_8GJlbeHajgK38P8FkGrj9w2kE9726W1rz0miqoQkZtxS-tyW7fILp1bCm0XxWdWZAAmAT89eatKgsRmt-kAL9b6JZvwClz1LUqDvaQBg6mtr9URQ6H-Q/s1600/moulin+de+la+rive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis30kTxz5hEMhuwAGrN-osbH_8GJlbeHajgK38P8FkGrj9w2kE9726W1rz0miqoQkZtxS-tyW7fILp1bCm0XxWdWZAAmAT89eatKgsRmt-kAL9b6JZvwClz1LUqDvaQBg6mtr9URQ6H-Q/s320/moulin+de+la+rive.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Saints Shore Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323554521475710452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338914640675395668.post-47075868746595817612013-01-21T10:02:00.001-08:002013-01-21T10:02:52.260-08:00Guidebook - available March<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1Z1j-ykKPU-pCgK0i4F2KJ59_m795mHdmmpW2BrK7lgvW2HTdpj9iE77IjbGNOukAzwuK6LeXOQkbacJO82_xJkXOpxlsY9qXZA67faM9Ugom6__fOPNBHAxQPAO1XLQVkMucFb6-dc/s1600/cover-image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1Z1j-ykKPU-pCgK0i4F2KJ59_m795mHdmmpW2BrK7lgvW2HTdpj9iE77IjbGNOukAzwuK6LeXOQkbacJO82_xJkXOpxlsY9qXZA67faM9Ugom6__fOPNBHAxQPAO1XLQVkMucFb6-dc/s320/cover-image.jpg" width="231" /></a></div>
<br />Saints Shore Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323554521475710452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338914640675395668.post-8323454243848981512013-01-13T05:40:00.001-08:002013-01-13T05:40:15.383-08:00Themes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzp9DRXDHarui0WjapCj641NfMf2sya_mfvZe1wbFvvYunOOhJxRx22b_iZiTqiOj39Omxz168QS4F_OJi86LcGsYcN1nM_j_JWDeNtbqx5Fa_sLRZEO9lGWr3K2mYT8a6lbe0D1NRCF8/s1600/st+pol+carantec+064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzp9DRXDHarui0WjapCj641NfMf2sya_mfvZe1wbFvvYunOOhJxRx22b_iZiTqiOj39Omxz168QS4F_OJi86LcGsYcN1nM_j_JWDeNtbqx5Fa_sLRZEO9lGWr3K2mYT8a6lbe0D1NRCF8/s320/st+pol+carantec+064.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Preparation of the Saints' Shore Way text is coming to the final stages. In addition to good walking maps, direcitons and points of interest, the intital section of the book outlines major themes connecting Brittany and Britain. The Age of Saints is the starting point, as on walking this coast we can easily imagine those monks and their followers in their little boats landing on what was (and still is in part) a wild and lonely shore so many centuries ago.<br />
In medieval times, long-standing commercial connections (as least since the neolithic period) came to a peak with the cloth trade, especially in the Breton areas of Léon and Trégor covered by the Saints' Shore Way route. Large and small ports alike were involved in the export of high-quality linen produced in the interior. Morlaix was the major hub, with hundred of merchants in the town involved in buying and selling material.<br />
A less positive link highlights the rivalry of British and Breton corsairs who patrolled the Channel and other shipping routes in the hope of intercepting enemy trading vessels and seizing their cargoes. The subsequent struggle for naval dominance between England and France in the 18th and 19th centuries is well-known. The Bretons, renowned for their maritime skills, have always produced a large proportion of sailors for the French navy.<br />
In WWII a more rewarding partnership led to large numbers of people being transferred both ways across the Channel, with intelligence agents going into Brittany and civilian and military refugees coming out to safety, often often taken to the ports of Cornwall and Devon. Ernest Sibiril, one of the most famous heroes who risked his life many times to take passengers to England is honoured today in his home town of Carantec on the Saints' Shore Way route. The family boat-building business is still in operation and The Requin (The Shark), the boat he finally escaped in when under threat of arrrest, is in the museum there.<br />
These are just a few of the many fascinating links which have bound Brittany and Britain for good or ill in historical times.Saints Shore Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323554521475710452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338914640675395668.post-50620925738885606572012-11-28T06:02:00.000-08:002012-11-28T06:02:00.108-08:00Wild walking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsYwW8Gx-JJJH-OFS8c7bHzGZBTJ3uQ64vMf6ciI5XOx1trkQF80SVKShIcrIuHsEETnw45YU9DYBOwmCWuBsQXFWknMBShdu4kMtmp7Y7JPZhuyjboeeAWR-TF-rpD2w3pWJQbjEFXE/s1600/tregastel+to+moulin+trobodec+052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsYwW8Gx-JJJH-OFS8c7bHzGZBTJ3uQ64vMf6ciI5XOx1trkQF80SVKShIcrIuHsEETnw45YU9DYBOwmCWuBsQXFWknMBShdu4kMtmp7Y7JPZhuyjboeeAWR-TF-rpD2w3pWJQbjEFXE/s320/tregastel+to+moulin+trobodec+052.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Some very dramatic walking this month along the Saints' Shore Way in volatile November weather. The cliffs just west of Beg ar Fry are a challenge at any time of year, but muddy conditions did not help the steep ups and downs along this wild section of the route. It's worth it for the unforgettable seascapes and play of light on moody water. At the last tricky descent after the point, French children and dogs were merrily skipping up the sheer slope without a care in the world, as we laboured down watching every foothold and feeling every leg muscle begging for a rest ...Saints Shore Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323554521475710452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338914640675395668.post-63925294013216212132012-11-07T05:16:00.001-08:002013-01-13T05:41:30.972-08:00The Saints' Shore Way - a project in progress<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWu6cB-BxQQVKkbyWb4k95pAMqn6Os_gvA-QaXlSrpfWQZY-FLvYdvOULPJsBjiM5F8Q84PUOPIX4nGcvTnTzr9JaC7sZko2MR1nBWSWm23DmyZYD_2CeS4sRmhS5TQLcvJcRcCfp8u44/s1600/barnenez+to+primel-tregastel+058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWu6cB-BxQQVKkbyWb4k95pAMqn6Os_gvA-QaXlSrpfWQZY-FLvYdvOULPJsBjiM5F8Q84PUOPIX4nGcvTnTzr9JaC7sZko2MR1nBWSWm23DmyZYD_2CeS4sRmhS5TQLcvJcRcCfp8u44/s320/barnenez+to+primel-tregastel+058.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The Saints' Shore Way (SSW) is a walking route in Brittany of about 125kms between Roscoff and Lannion, via Morlaix. It covers a spectacular section of Brittany's famous coast, mostly using the GR34. The concept picks up the idea of the Saints' Way in Cornwall, a much shorter walking trail envisaging the route taken by holy men during the Dark Ages on their way to the continent from Wales and Ireland, crossing the Cornish peninsula from Padstow to Fowey and then embarking for France.<br />
The themes of the SSW cover this and many other connections between Britain and Brittany through the ages, as well as nature, the environment and local history.</div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
<span lang="EN-GB">The guidebook for the SSW will be available in April 2013 with detailed maps, direction notes and full background information about all there is to see and do along the way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
Saints Shore Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323554521475710452noreply@blogger.com0