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Cycling around France

F.Grimes · 2016-08-01 18:15:56

Hi guys! Just in the gestational stage with this one, but the general plan would be this. Fly to France, rent a car! Spend maybe two weeks in France, driving to new places, cycling a few of the roads and then moving on! Thinking of going next summer! I know it's early haha Anyone done this before, have any tips as to where…

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#32 22-08-2016 2:08pm
Pepe LeFrits

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Oh and in Normandy/Pays de la Loire, every second village/town was gorgeous, but some of the highlights for me were...

- Saint Mere Eglise. A bit kitsch but the airborne museum was very interesting and WW2 feels very recent there.
- Bayeux. The old town is gorgeous and has some great restaurants.
- I passed through a string of towns south of Lisieux that were fab. (Livarot, Vimoutiers, Moulins la Marche, Belleme). Great views.
- Le Loir (not to be confused with La Loire) was lovely to cycle along.
- The little town of Ambrieres-les-Vallees had particularly awesome views.
- The medieval town of Domfront felt like something out of Game of Thrones:

Had one of the best creperies too.

Low-lights were Caen (dump) and Carentan (of Band of Brothers fame. Not much charm).

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