It could be dicey, staying in a small town, but it was a central spot to visit the number of places on our list. It was a good decision. No surprise, it’s a fishing community and most of the restaurants feature freshly caught seafood.
When Adrienne goes on her morning run, she’s been able to get the lay of the land and find local landmarks. One day we visited their local church, Eglise St. Andrea.
Built in the late 1800s, it was dedicated to men of the sea.
Inside are many ship models and sailer tributes.
Half block away was their local cemetery.
It was multi-level and the upper level had the oldest grave markers.
Behind our rental was this structure, a fortification by Vauban, a French military engineer who worked under Louis XIV in the 1700s and considered the greatest engineer of his time. What you can’t see in my photos are the barricades preventing anyone from visiting. The structure was considered unsafe for visitation.
Walking to nearby restaurants, we traveled over this swing bridge. I finally got to see it in action! Coming in was this fishing boat.
Followed by this shipping vessel leaving the port.
Did you notice the dog at the very end of the video? We decided it was the town mutt. We saw him periodically throughout our visit and he was obviously very comfortable with the swing bridge.
I won’t take credit for the next photo – its Adrienne’s shot.
Port-en-Bessin was a great jumping off point for our adventures in Northern France. Here’s one last photo from our veranda.
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