Photographs van France, summer 2006

Photographs van France, summer 2006

We come to France more often but this year we make a longer trip, almost 4 weeks. France is a big country and offers so many different landscapes, culture and history that a few weeks are actually far too few. Via the Massif Central we head south to Carcassonne and then back via Monaco along the west side of France. It is a beautiful trip.
Here all all the photographs of this journey that we use on the website.

06 & 07 June, we leave for France, to Vezelay and then the Auvergne (Travelogue)

The basilica of Vezelay

The basilica of Vezelay

Vezelay

View from Vezelay

In the sun on a terrace

Castle at Chouvigny

The Sioule valley

Flowers on the rocks

Rocher castle

The tent is ready, in Orcet

Thursday 08 June, to Vulcania and the Puy de Dôme (Travelogue)

The village Orcet

Clermont-Ferrand

Puy the Dôme

Vulcania

Elisabeth above the crater

Elisabeth above the crater

Jungle in Vulcania

Observatory on the Puy the Dôme

Vulcanoes from the Puy the Dôme

Vulcanoes from the Puy the Dôme

View on Clermont-Ferrand

Gliding

Gliding

Gliding

Gliding

Gliding

View on Clermont-Ferrand

Temple of Mercur on the Puy the Dôme

Friday 09 June, driving around Clermont-Ferrand (Travelogue)

View on vulcanoes from Lemptegy

Lemptegy vulcano has been digged off

Lemptegy vulcano

Lemptegy vulcano

Tournoel castle

Tournoel castle

Tournoel castle

Tournoel castle

Tournoel castle

Volvic

Volvic

Clermond-Ferrand

Clermond-Ferrand

Cathedral Notre-Dame, Clermond-Ferrand

Clermond-Ferrand

Saturday 10 June, to the Monts Dore (zouthwest of Clermont) (Travelogue)

View on Orcival

The cathedral of Orcival

The center of Orcival

Terrace in Orcival

Panorama of vulcanoes

The rock Tuilière

The rocks Tuilière and Sanadoire

Forest trail

Queureuilh waterfall

Mont Dore

Château Murol

Château Busséol

Sunday 11 June, through the Tarn gorge (Travelogue)

Le Puy-Velay

Le Puy-Velay

Le Puy-Velay

Le Puy-Velay

Le Puy-Velay

Valley of the river Allier

Barrage the Villefort

The village Altier

Château the Champ

Sainte Enimie, Gorges du Tarn

Sainte Enimie, Gorges du Tarn

Sainte Enimie, Gorges du Tarn

Les Vignes, Gorges du Tarn

Rocks in the Gorges du Tarn

Rocks in the Gorges du Tarn

Monday 12 June, the famous bridge near Millau (Travelogue)

The river Tarn

Millau

Millau

The bridge at Millau

The bridge at Millau

The bridge at Millau

The bridge at Millau

Cantobre

Cantobre, village in the Gorges the la Dourbie

Tuesday 13 June, Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux and Gorges de la Jonte (Travelogue)

Chaos the Montpellier-le-Vieux

Chaos the Montpellier-le-Vieux

Chaos the Montpellier-le-Vieux

Chaos the Montpellier-le-Vieux

Chaos the Montpellier-le-Vieux

Chaos the Montpellier-le-Vieux

Chaos the Montpellier-le-Vieux

Gorges the la Jonte

Gorges the la Jonte

Gorges the la Jonte

Gorges the la Jonte

Gorges the la Jonte

Wednesday 14 June, Aven Armand and a long trip (Travelogue)

Churchyard

Gorges the la Jonte

Aven d'Armand

Aven d'Armand

Aven d'Armand

Aven d'Armand

Sainte Enimie, on the Causses

Sainte Enimie, on the Causses

Sheep on the road

Mont Aigoual

Village at Meyrueis

Meyrueis

Thursday 15 June, to the north, Gorges de la Truyere (Travelogue)

Castle at Boyne

The Tarn river

The Tarn river

The Tarn river

Les Vignes

The Tarn at La Malène

Causse the Sauveterre

Causse the Sauveterre

St. Flour

Gorges the la Truy&efgrave;re, Château d'Alleuze

Gorges the la Truyère

This is very steep!

Friday 16 June, via Albi to the mediterranean coast near Narbonne (Travelogue)

Albi

Albi

The cathedral of Albi

The cathedral of Albi

Albi

Cooling down

Castle of Saissac

Saissac

17 & 18 June, to Gruissan and Narbonne (Travelogue)

Our tent on rocky soil

Castle of Gruissan, Barbarossa tower

Canal in Narbonne

Canal in Narbonne

Town-hall of Narbonne

Narbonne, gate between palaces

Artists, Narbonne

Square before the town-hall

Gargoyle

Palace, Narbonne

Bull used in parades

Narbonne

Our tent

Bay at Narbonne-plage

Bay at Narbonne-plage

Monday 19 June, to the fortress of Carcassonne and castles of Cathars (Travelogue)

Montagne the la Clape

View on the grape fields and Gruissan

The Cité of Carcassonne

The Cité of Carcassonne

The Cité of Carcassonne

The Cité of Carcassonne

The Cité of Carcassonne

Abbey of Alet-les-Baines

Castle Peyrepertuse

Castle Peyrepertuse

Cucugnan

Château the Quéribus

View on the valley at Tuchan

Winery Petit Mandirac, near Gruissan

20 to 22 June, to Tautavel and the Corbières (and the garage) (Travelogue)

Prehistoric museum, Tautavel Prehistoric museum, Tautavel

Prehistoric museum, Tautavel Prehistoric museum, Tautavel

Prehistoric museum, Tautavel Prehistoric museum, Tautavel

Prehistoric museum, Tautavel Prehistoric museum, Tautavel

Castle of Aguilar

Plain in Corbières

Village square in Gruissan

Bay at Narbonne-plage

On the beach, Narbonne-plage

On the beach, Narbonne-plage

Building sandcastles, Narbonne-plage

Elisabeth in the Mediterranean

The coast

Rice fields at Narbonne

Lock in the Canal du Midi

Friday 23 June, via the Gorges de l'Ardeche to the Alps (Travelogue)

Remoulins

Roman relics in Remoulins

Pont du Gard

Valliguières

Castle of Aiguèze

Gorges the l’Ardèche

Gorges the l’Ardèche

Gorges the l’Ardèche

Vallon-Pont-d’Arc

Lavender fields

Village in the Vaucluse

View on Mont Ventoux

Village in the Alps, Peyruis

Saturday 24 June, we follow a fossile route from Digne-les-Bains (Travelogue)

Mountainwall with ammonites

Fossile of an ammonite

Red rocks

Mountain river

Mountain river

Looking for fossiles

Gorge

Sunday 25 June, through the Gorges du Verdon, the Grand Canyon of France (Travelogue)

Breakfast first

Castellane

Square in Castellane

Street in Castellane

Rock formation, Gorges du Verdon

Gorges du Verdon

Gorges du Verdon

Gorges du Verdon

Gorges du Verdon

Gorges du Verdon

Cliffhangers, Gorges du Verdon

Gorges du Verdon

Gorges du Verdon

Wild goats

Gorges du Verdon

Gorges du Verdon

Lac the Sainte Croix

Lac the Sainte Croix

Lac the Sainte Croix

Lavender fields

A break in Riez

A break in Riez

Back on the campsite

Pineappletrain Nice - Digne-les-Baines

Monday 26 June, a visit to the Cote d'Azur and Monaco (Travelogue)

The Old town of Cannes

The beach in Cannes

Sancastle in Cannes

Self-portrait

Nice

The coast at Cap Ferrat

View on Monaco

Monaco

Monaco

Monaco

Monaco

Monaco

Monaco

Monaco

Monaco

Eagles nest Peillon

Castle of Entrevaux

Gate of Entrevaux

27 to 29 June, a quiet day near Lac de Castillon (Travelogue)

Restaurant on the campsite

Enjoying coffee

The owners of the campsite, Laurent and Martine

Enjoying doing nothing!

Mountainroad

Lac the Serre-Poncon

Lac the Serre-Poncon

Landscape in the Alps

Landscape in the Alps

Landscape in the Alps at le Noyer

Landscape in the Alps at le Noyer

Landscape in the Alps

Vallée du Drac

Breakfast at Tilff

Church in Tilff

Square in Tilff