Day 29 Thursday 17th June
Off to the town market in Conde-sur-Noireau. The market took over the town square and the main streets – it was huge. Stocked-up with local produce - fish, veggies etc. Helene was seen eying her Little KA with a baquette under her arm!!! The town’s claim to fame is that Durmont d’Urbiville, explorer , came from here and he was the Frenchman who brought the Venus de Milo to France from the Aegean.
Stopped for a coffee at a beautiful setting of an 14th century aristocratic house at Pantecoulant. Move onto a quite village of St Server for lunch and then drove through to Avranche in the afternoon.
This medieval town is perched on top of an escarpment with the castle, cathedral and the walled-city. Steeped in history, non more than in 1944 where it was going to be Hitler’s last chance to stop the allies advance into Normandy.
We spent a good part of the evening walking the castle walls, taking in the magnificent views towards Mont St Michel, before returning for dinner. It is still light at 10.30 pm.
We stayed in a magnificent Aire near the old town overlooking the farmland below .
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