Hastings – the battle field or what’s left of it

Hastings was a revelation! For ages I’ve been listening to the ‘The British History Podcast‘ and was waiting, as so…

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An afternoon in Rye

We left Dungeness and on the way to Hastings passed Rye. This is a very pretty medieval town, where three…

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Canterbury

Canterbury has seen pilgrims since the Middle Ages. But even before that the Romans were here and the first cathedral…

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Arriving in Tours

Tours was already our last stop on the Plantagenet trip and after enjoying two nights in an apartment in Poitiers,…

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More stuff to see in the historical center of Poitiers

The historical center of Poitiers was indeed a treasure trove and we spent a whole day walking around and exploring…

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The historic sites of Poitiers

On the first morning in Poitiers we started with our sightseeing tour of the historic sites of the city at…

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First impressions of Poitiers

After a long day in Chinon, which involved a lot of walking, we arrived in Poitiers. Unfortunately we missed the…

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Fontevraud Abbey – a must-see for history lovers

After a quick first overview of Fontevraud Abbey, to get the lay of the land so to speak, we could…

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Arriving at Fontevraud Abbey

The bus from Saumur took less than an hour to get to Fontevraud Abbey and without further ado we walked…

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