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Pete Hayes French Wanderings
Registrace 8. 10. 2008
We love to visit France and wander around the delightful villages, towns and cities both well known and those places that you've never heard of. Our videos reflect our explorations and observations and hopefully provide a gentle, relaxing flavour of the beautiful places we have visited and enjoyed. We hope that viewers feel that they are walking with us as we explore and enjoy our surroundings.
We live about 20 minutes from the port of Dover, Kent and visit 3-4 areas of France each year. It is quicker for us to go to Honfleur in Normandy than St Ives in Cornwall. The videos come as a result of impending old age and also the need to do something positive with loads of photos and videos that can end up on the hard drive and never see the light of day. I generally end up learning more about the places we visit whilst making these videos that I do when actually visiting.
All videos are taken with a GoPro 8 and GoPro 11
We live about 20 minutes from the port of Dover, Kent and visit 3-4 areas of France each year. It is quicker for us to go to Honfleur in Normandy than St Ives in Cornwall. The videos come as a result of impending old age and also the need to do something positive with loads of photos and videos that can end up on the hard drive and never see the light of day. I generally end up learning more about the places we visit whilst making these videos that I do when actually visiting.
All videos are taken with a GoPro 8 and GoPro 11
Wandering around Fontenay Abbey, Burgundy, one of the most impressive abbeys in France
We visited Fontenay Abbey in September 2023, it is truly a wonderful place and a must-see if you are in the Burgundy region. The abbey is privately owned, and open to visits - it receives approximately 100,000 visitors each year. Not surprising because it is one of the great highlights of the Burgundy region and one of the most impressive abbeys in France.
It is located in a very attractive wooded valley, and comprises about ten important and interesting buildings, set in extensive and very well managed gardens - largely formal in style, with the woods as backdrop. The location of the abbey in its wooded valley was very well chosen, with the babbling streams and shade being the perfect setting for quiet contemplation.
The Abbey of Fontenay is a former Cistercian abbey, founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1118, and built in the Romanesque style. It is one of the oldest and most complete Cistercian abbeys in Europe. Of the original complex comprising church, dormitory, cloister, chapter house, caldarium, refectory, dovecote and forge, all remain intact and well-maintained except for the refectory (which was demolished in 1745). It remained an active abbey until the French Revolution. The last 8 monks left the abbey in 1790 and it was then turned into a paper mill. Major restoration works started in 1906 when Edouard Aynard bought all of the buildings and decided to return it to its former medieval state. A few of the buildings were added in the 18th century, and you can definitely tell the difference in the building style.
The cistercian abbey - the only intact monastery remaining in Burgundy - was founded in 1118 by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. It's heyday was during the 12th and 13th centuries, but it fell into decline and was several times attacked and plundered during the later Hundred Years War and the wars of Religion (see history of France section). The abbey church was built in the middle of the 12th century, to a cruciform plan, and the beautiful cloisters were built around the same time. Activity as an abbey stopped with the French Revolution, but the abbey found new life as a paper mill, an activity which lasted until 1902. Restoration of the abbey started around 1905, and most of the original structures are restored (the refectory had been earlier demolished by the monks). Fontenay Abbey is one of about 30 sites to appear on the UNESCO world heritage sites in France list.
The Abbey church is large, calm, and constructed in the local white-pink stone, with the sturdy columns creating a large number of arches. The long dormitory is reached via a flight of stairs at one end of the church. With glimpses through the windows at the extensive gardens beyond, the outstanding feature of the dormitory is the unusual design of the roof structure, not unlike an upturned ship hull. It is hard now to imagine the room in use, with rows of monks sleeping on mattresses on the floor.
One of the finest cloisters I have seen, the 37 metre square cloisters are surrounded by simply decorated yet very beautiful stone arches, each containing further stone columns. The gardens within the cloisters at Fontenay are now mostly laid to lawn. Below the dormitory there are two more rooms, joined by a doorway, with extensive stone arches - the Chapter Room and the Common Room. the Chapter room was used for meetings and for discussing chapters from the Bible (hence its name).
Much of the infirmary we now see at Fontenay, and its pretty garden in front, dates from the 18th century. It was constructed on the site of an earlier, 12th century, building. It was also here that the monks grew the herbs necessary for producing their medicines.
The forge, quiet and assuming as it appears today, was a great technological achievement being both the first metallurgical factory in Europe and also the first use of a hydraulic hammer - thus giving rise to the basic principles of iron production across Europe. The iron was produced here from rock quarried locally by the monks. You can see the equipment being operated by the stream that runs alongside the long building, and demonstrations of the entire process are also held regularly. Just outside the forge you can see a large shallow trout pond.
Among the other buildings to enjoy at Fontenay Abbey are a small 16th century building called the 'enfermerie' (original purpose unknown); the 19th century Galerie Seguin; the Abbotts Lodgin; the Dovecote; an entrance lodge and various others.
Many of these are scattered across the gardens in front of the main abbey buildings, also enhanced by several carefully pruned trees, and meticulous gardens. The gardens continue behind the main Fontenay buildings, with a very large formal garden running back into the woods that surround the abbey.
A visit to Fontenay Abbey can not be too highly recommended (admission price around 10 euros), and will surely form the highlight of your visit to this part of Burgundy.
Music: Pixabay.com
Many thanks
It is located in a very attractive wooded valley, and comprises about ten important and interesting buildings, set in extensive and very well managed gardens - largely formal in style, with the woods as backdrop. The location of the abbey in its wooded valley was very well chosen, with the babbling streams and shade being the perfect setting for quiet contemplation.
The Abbey of Fontenay is a former Cistercian abbey, founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1118, and built in the Romanesque style. It is one of the oldest and most complete Cistercian abbeys in Europe. Of the original complex comprising church, dormitory, cloister, chapter house, caldarium, refectory, dovecote and forge, all remain intact and well-maintained except for the refectory (which was demolished in 1745). It remained an active abbey until the French Revolution. The last 8 monks left the abbey in 1790 and it was then turned into a paper mill. Major restoration works started in 1906 when Edouard Aynard bought all of the buildings and decided to return it to its former medieval state. A few of the buildings were added in the 18th century, and you can definitely tell the difference in the building style.
The cistercian abbey - the only intact monastery remaining in Burgundy - was founded in 1118 by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. It's heyday was during the 12th and 13th centuries, but it fell into decline and was several times attacked and plundered during the later Hundred Years War and the wars of Religion (see history of France section). The abbey church was built in the middle of the 12th century, to a cruciform plan, and the beautiful cloisters were built around the same time. Activity as an abbey stopped with the French Revolution, but the abbey found new life as a paper mill, an activity which lasted until 1902. Restoration of the abbey started around 1905, and most of the original structures are restored (the refectory had been earlier demolished by the monks). Fontenay Abbey is one of about 30 sites to appear on the UNESCO world heritage sites in France list.
The Abbey church is large, calm, and constructed in the local white-pink stone, with the sturdy columns creating a large number of arches. The long dormitory is reached via a flight of stairs at one end of the church. With glimpses through the windows at the extensive gardens beyond, the outstanding feature of the dormitory is the unusual design of the roof structure, not unlike an upturned ship hull. It is hard now to imagine the room in use, with rows of monks sleeping on mattresses on the floor.
One of the finest cloisters I have seen, the 37 metre square cloisters are surrounded by simply decorated yet very beautiful stone arches, each containing further stone columns. The gardens within the cloisters at Fontenay are now mostly laid to lawn. Below the dormitory there are two more rooms, joined by a doorway, with extensive stone arches - the Chapter Room and the Common Room. the Chapter room was used for meetings and for discussing chapters from the Bible (hence its name).
Much of the infirmary we now see at Fontenay, and its pretty garden in front, dates from the 18th century. It was constructed on the site of an earlier, 12th century, building. It was also here that the monks grew the herbs necessary for producing their medicines.
The forge, quiet and assuming as it appears today, was a great technological achievement being both the first metallurgical factory in Europe and also the first use of a hydraulic hammer - thus giving rise to the basic principles of iron production across Europe. The iron was produced here from rock quarried locally by the monks. You can see the equipment being operated by the stream that runs alongside the long building, and demonstrations of the entire process are also held regularly. Just outside the forge you can see a large shallow trout pond.
Among the other buildings to enjoy at Fontenay Abbey are a small 16th century building called the 'enfermerie' (original purpose unknown); the 19th century Galerie Seguin; the Abbotts Lodgin; the Dovecote; an entrance lodge and various others.
Many of these are scattered across the gardens in front of the main abbey buildings, also enhanced by several carefully pruned trees, and meticulous gardens. The gardens continue behind the main Fontenay buildings, with a very large formal garden running back into the woods that surround the abbey.
A visit to Fontenay Abbey can not be too highly recommended (admission price around 10 euros), and will surely form the highlight of your visit to this part of Burgundy.
Music: Pixabay.com
Many thanks
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bonjour merci météo Voici deux nouvelles images du photographe Louis Moreau montrant la Porte Royale de Loches, vue de face et latéralement.
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Very well laid out and looked after.
It's beautiful and very peaceful.
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Belle video sur Dijon la ville où je vis :-)
It's such a lovely city, you are very lucky to live there.
I think of this place often ❤ rip to all the souls lost in this tragedy
It's very moving and very sad.
I remember this place from when I was a little girl
Thank you for your comment, it's a lovely place to grow up in.
Thank u. these videos bring so much joy to my heart. Lots of love from Lahore Pakistan.
Thank you for your lovely comment, I'm delighted that you enjoy them.
Perfect, we have bben there in March and return end of Sept. for 2 weeks.
Thank you.
bonsoir merci si tu savais comme est si tu voyais comme c es
Merci, Dijon est une belle ville, tellement agréable à visiter
I'm currently working on a video for English-speakers in Charente, about the town of La Rochefoucauld. If it would be okay to use some excerpts of this video please let me know, I will credit you with the footage on my channel. Lovely to see the interiors of the château as they wouldn't let me film there. Merci!
Hi, as far as I'm concerned you're welcome to use the footage, not sure of the legalities of it all but I'm sure you'll check. Good luck with your video.
That was fantastic. Thank you so much. This is so strange. I've just written a novel set in 1590 where my main character passes through Vézelay on his way to the Hôtel Dieu in Beaune. I've never seen Vézelay but I imagined it for the novel ... and it's not just like the village but exactly how I'd seen it in my head and have it written on the page. I'm bit over awed to be honest, thank you again.
Hi, that's amazing, Vezelay is truly special so a wonderful location to include in your novel. Interestingly we also visited Beaune on this trip so a video will be following in due course. Good luck with the novel, I hope it is successful.
@@Pete827sli Thank you, very much. I appreciate that. Vezelay looks majestical and I hope to visit it one day too. I look forward to your video on Beaune, another place on my list.
un autre temp, tres beau
Thanks, we were blessed with beautiful weather
Thanks for the video. I lived in Saint-Junien from Sep 2017- May 2018- I was a Spanish assistant from Colombia in two schools in the city, it was an amazing experience.
Thanks for your lovely comment, Saint-Junien is a wonderful place.
bonjour merci connait Le Portel et son fort de l'heurt sous le soleil
Thank you for your informative comment.
What a breathtaking village! Are there any "bad" places in France?
Thank you, France has an abundance of beautiful villages helped by the landscape, architecture and number of rivers but there are a few duds😉
Another nice video. Have driven past Saint-Junien on the N141 countless times to visit family in Limoges but never stopped there, so it's nice to see what it's actually like. Thanks for uploading!
Thank you for your kind comment, definitely worth a visit
A very sleepy town. Conveniently located for Limoges airport, and popular with Brits because the properties are cheap!
Thanks for your comment
bonsoir merci 😀👍👍
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Beautiful Cancale , was there today a magnificent place .
I'm envious, such a lovely and interesting place.
I visited that wonderful place three times. But I fully enjoyed this fourth visit, and the memories that came back with it. Very beautiful videowalk, as usual.
The light was beginning to fade but we really enjoyed the visit. Thank you.
Nice vid I live there💯💯👍👍👍
Thank you.
You are fortunate!
bonjour merci 😀😃👍👍👦👧🌝🌞
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There's also a great guitarist in Varaignes, Lorn Sade who plays improvisations on the guitar like we've never heard . czcams.com/video/eFliC7qITcE/video.html czcams.com/video/P9hx2plwmkQ/video.html czcams.com/video/Ph_47dcniKs/video.html
One of the loveliest little French towns I ever visited. The church is magnificent.
Absolutely agree, the church is amazing in scale and presence.
Been there a few times. What a pleasure to be able to visit it once more by a video that perfectly renders the unique medieval place. Very well done. Enjoyed every second of it !
Many thanks for your very kind comments. We really felt that Vezelay was very special on so many levels.
bonjour merci 😀😀🤠🤠👍👍🌞🌞
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bonsoir merci Boulogne sur Mer Le retour du beau temps sonne souvent comme le retour des balades en extérieur. Mais en avril, s'il ne faut pas se découvrir d'un fil, une sortie au musée est aussi agréable le mois d avril va étre Chàteau musées de Boulogne sur Mer
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bonsoir merci La Cité Royale de Loches ZooParc de Beauval
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Merci video !
Thank you
Another wonderful video, Peter. The Loire Valley is so spectacular. Your son, Harry is a gifted musician and singer. Tell him from me, that he has the flavour of Fleetwood Mac during the Peter Green era and The Beatles. His music is very emotive and evocative. Is his music available for download? Cheers to you and your wife. Looking forward to the next posting! William
Hi William, Thank you for your support and lovely comments. Harry is heavily influenced by the 70's and has been making music for years. A new album is due out but here are links to earlier works: harryhayesharryhayes.bandcamp.com/ stirrathayesbaileybaynes.bandcamp.com/album/alive-in-the-brush Last video from Loire today then onto Burgundy and the region around Dijon which is also very beautiful. Dijon is one of the best cities we have so far visited. we have just returned from a week in La Rochelle followed by a further week in the Yonne near Troyes, so plenty more to come. Kind regards Pete & Sam Hayes
Noel what a beautiful place . It is going to be very interesting the next few weeks as to the possibilit🎉y good luck Mum xxx
Thank you for your comment.
J'ai tant aimé cette ville pleine de charme !! Nostalgie...
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Awesome ❤️ from longding India
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Thank you for this wondrous tour of a magical place. I've long been fascinated by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Too bad they weren't there to greet you, but looks like you only just missed them.
Glad you enjoyed it! A fascinating chateau and you're right it is just like they've just left.
My partner and I are Americans who love to walk in France. We just discovered your CZcams videos and find them beautiful, informative, and just the thing to help get us excited about our next trip! We are impressed (and a little jealous) of all the places you've visited. We've been traveling to France together since 2005, and there is no chance of getting tired of this beautiful country in our lifetimes. Thanks so much for the sneak preview of places we are planning to visit this year, including Blois!
Thank you for your lovely comments. We are very lucky that we live about half an hour from the Port of Dover so France is a couple of hours from our front door. Agree absolutely with the beauty of this country we never tire of it. We are about to go to La Rochelle for a week and the onto Troyes. Blois is a delight, enjoy!
C'est vraiment un village étonnant et romantique.
It is magnificent. Thank you for your comment.
My name is River Anglin, I hope to one day see anglin river in my life
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C’est beau de l’extérieur mais y habiter, bonjour . . .
Bonjour! Many thanks for your kind comment, it was a pleasure to visit.
I believe I descend from a Jean de la Fleche aka Jean de Beaugency who's family were lords here.
What a wonderful decendant. I decend from Irish farm workers but am equally proud.
@@Pete827sli Same, my great great Grandfather Fletcher was one.
Well done!
are there any families with the French surname Gareau Who live in this area? My last name is Gareau and would love to find out if they are related to me
That's interesting. Maybe edit your comment and put Gareau at the start to catch people's eye? Good luck.
We just discovered your channel and can’t get enough! Have subscribed and will like every video and comment as you two deserve many more viewers and subscribers. Continued success and enjoyment on your travels.
Thank you for your lovely comments, they are much appreciated. Lots more to come, we will soon be in Burgundy near to Dijon and Beaune.
Bravo de la part d'un Français !
St. Therese pray for France, pray for us!
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Très belle ville 😍
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Peter! The e The way the light was captured and contrasted against the shadows and darker backgrounds was a feast for the eyes. Unsure if that was unintentional or if you are a knowledgeable videographer but this video pops. I am watching it in 4K as well which no doubt heightens the experience. Cheers!
Hi William, thank you for your lovely comment and observations. I wish I was a knowledgeable videographer but I'm really a point and shoot guy, I was very lucky that day that the September sunshine lit up the town and made it look very magical. If you look at some of my other videos you'll observe that it also rains at times but I carry on regardless! Thank you again for your kind words. Pete
Well deserved. " ...that day, that September", is a great title for a song. May I suggest in the style of The Fortunes!@@Pete827sli
Sounds like you breathing out. get it on lots of my vids. Curse words sometimes.
Thanks for your input.
Your vignettes are beautifully shot. No noise to distract from the beauty of the place. No shaky camera and no pretentious commentary! Very lovely indeed. It's nice to see these small jewels that may otherwise have been overlooked. Well done Que Dieu Ta Benisse de Canada!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, it's very much appreciated. We do love exploring these French gems both well known and little known.
Poles 🇵🇱on all fronts of the world,giving their honor, their strenth,their dignity...May they rest in peace Thank you ♥️🇵🇱♥️✝️
Thank you♥️
Superbe ! No selfie videoïng.
Thank you😀👍