a citadel and a walled town 6-6
bright whites and blue-greens near Saint-Martin (image from Street View)
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map showing distance travelled (map from Google Earth)
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Another day on the flat, flat island of Ré. I saw more poppies …
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poppies in a field near Saint-Martin (image from Street View)
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huge vineyards …
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a large vineyard (image from Street View)
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and more vineyards …
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a vineyard near Saint-Martin (image from Street View)
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Although Street View doesn’t allow too close a look, I reached the fortified town of Saint-Martin-de-Ré. The major feature was the wall, around the citadel …
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white wall around citadel at Saint-Martin (image from Street View)
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and enclosing the town of Saint-Martin …
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walled town of Saint-Martin (image from Street View)
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Ile de Ré has been of strategic importance throughout history and is extensively fortified. This includes the citadel at Saint-Martin-de-Ré which was built around 1620 during the Wars of Religion to protect Catholic Saint-Martin from the Protestant population of La Rochelle. The Citadel was also used as a prison in the 18th and 19th centuries …
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map of citadel (map from Google Earth)
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On my next bike trip, I’m looking forward to a closer look at the walled town and its population of donkeys!
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Best View: a courtyard in La Flotte, and some practice with my watercolours …
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May 28, 2013 ‘walled courtyard in La Flotte’ Jane Tims
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Copyright Jane Tims 2013
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Your Best View is my favorite. It’s beautiful. 🙂
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Robin
June 30, 2013 at 10:32 am
Hi Robin. Thanks! Still just learning but watercolours are a lot of fun. Have you ever tried painting? Jane
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jane tims
June 30, 2013 at 6:25 pm
I tried drawing and some watercolor painting a few years ago, but wasn’t very good at either of them. Still, I enjoyed the process and think practice would have helped a lot if I’d had the time. I’ve been thinking about taking up drawing again just for fun.
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Robin
June 30, 2013 at 6:30 pm
Hi. I think you should. Your photos are beautiful, so you definitely have a sense of composition! Jane
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jane tims
June 30, 2013 at 7:25 pm
Hi Jane, Happy solstice time to you! Looks like you have been virtually enjoying that beautiful coastline and its delights…. as always, I love your sketches and paintings of the scenery! sending you love today from warm Denmark, Leigh
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SingingBones
June 24, 2013 at 5:14 am
Hi Leigh. Thanks! Happy solstice to you too. Its warm and so humid here. Lots of wildflowers! Jane
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jane tims
June 24, 2013 at 9:33 am