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Founded in 1202, Notre-Dame de Beauport used to be one of the most powerful abbeys of Britanny, but time took its toll. Plundered during the Revolution and 19th century, Beauport was one of the buildings saved by Prosper Mérimée and classified as "historical monument".
Not all the buildings are, properly speaking, ruins, but those of the abbey ( Read more... )

A tide mill existed here since the early 16th century, but the actual building was erected in 1852 - 1853. Sold in 1885, it alternately became a reception centre for refugiees, a German military hospital, a (French) military school for officers, a danse hall and eventually a restaurant, before it was abandoned in 2002 ( Read more... )

A few broken towers overlooking the ocean, between a white sand beach and a stone row. A few broken walls on the moor, half covered by ivy. These are the only remains of the manor of Coecilian, built in early 20th century by a french symbolist poet, now forgotten, Saint-Paul Roux ( Read more... )

Out of the images pulled from the old drive, I also have photos from a second site we visited on that cold February afternoon - a former filling station. It wasn't much. The neighborhood was sketchy which probably contributed to the demise of this former Raceway gas station (petrol station). With the cold, the locals didn't choose to come see ( Read more... )

While recovering data and photos from a dead external drive I found a few sets needing to be re-edited and uploaded ( Read more... )