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The U-boat pens of Lorient, the German fortress facing Saint-Malo, the 69 Resistance fighters of Port-Louis and the Brittany American Cemetery. A licensed guide's account of the WWII sites in Brittany, and what visitors ask her there.
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In France, a private driver and a driver-guide are two different professions, and booking the wrong one is the most common disappointment I see. Here is what each one legally does, what it costs, and how to choose.
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The D-Day landing sites stretch across 80 kilometres of coast, five sectors, a dozen museums and four military cemeteries. Here is what is actually there, what each part costs you in hours, and how to decide whether you need one day, two, or three.
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A licensed Breton guide explains fleur de sel de Guérande: how the paludiers harvest it by hand, what makes it genuinely different from table salt, its real health benefits, and how to visit the salt marshes of historic Brittany.
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What to bring back from Brittany? A licensed Breton guide shares the most authentic souvenirs and gifts, from fleur de sel de Guérande and salted butter caramel to the striped marinière, Breton cider, and kouign-amann.
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In 1996, a father brought his two sons to the Utah Beach sign and took their photograph. Thirty years later, one of those boys came back with his own son and stood in exactly the same place, because in 1944, their grandfather came ashore on this beach.
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