Autumn Equinox 2008
Brittany
The full team plus one for this visit - we brought Claudia (Loreto's neice) with us too. Brittany is a beautiful place, and the only problem is the sheer quantity of sites to visit. You could easily spend a month there and still find out on your last day that there's something amazing you've missed!
The first pictures shows the Dolmen de Crucuno - the centrepiece of a quiet little village which also has a very nice stone circle in easy walking distance.
The second picture shows the most famous stones, at Carnac. There are literally thousands of stones spread out over several kilometres - far too many to see all at once, so you probably only get a true idea of the scale if you view it from the air (maybe next time!).
The final picture shows by far the most impressive site for me (even if it was raining heavily while we were there!) - La Roche aux Fees. The name means "Fairy's Rock", and it certainly feels enchanted. You round the trees after leaving the car-park, and are almost knocked over by the site of this collosus waiting in the distance. The size is not done justice in the photos; each 'roof' stone is bigger than any individual standing stone I've seen anywhere. For me, Carnac is too touristy, and you can't get near the stones anyway; but Roche aux Fees is worth the trip on its own.
Vic
The first pictures shows the Dolmen de Crucuno - the centrepiece of a quiet little village which also has a very nice stone circle in easy walking distance.
The second picture shows the most famous stones, at Carnac. There are literally thousands of stones spread out over several kilometres - far too many to see all at once, so you probably only get a true idea of the scale if you view it from the air (maybe next time!).
The final picture shows by far the most impressive site for me (even if it was raining heavily while we were there!) - La Roche aux Fees. The name means "Fairy's Rock", and it certainly feels enchanted. You round the trees after leaving the car-park, and are almost knocked over by the site of this collosus waiting in the distance. The size is not done justice in the photos; each 'roof' stone is bigger than any individual standing stone I've seen anywhere. For me, Carnac is too touristy, and you can't get near the stones anyway; but Roche aux Fees is worth the trip on its own.Vic
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