This is Equemauville !!

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I am updating this older post on an emblematic monument of the nearby city of Equemauville, this is an off the beaten path town next to the popular Honfleur (see posts), The town is hilly and of course located in the Calvados dept 14 of the region of Normandie in my belle France, Therefore, here is my take on this is Equemauville !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

The town of Equemauville is surrounded by the towns of Barneville-La-Bertran, Honfleur and Pennedepie, and located 4 km from Honfleur. Actually, as said, the town of Equemauville sits high on the hill or Plateau of Grâce up the road from the vieux bassin or old basin of Honfleur. It is a special place for us and have been coming here since 1992.  The plateau is magical with what you have here as well as the wonderful views over the valley and statuaire of the Seine river. Do read my many posts on and around Honfleur in my blog. The town is a 3 flower town of the Villes et Villages fleuris de France !

The Church of Saint Peter, (Saint Pierre) This sits right on the road D973 going into Honfleur, The ’Church of Fourneville is dedicated to Saint Peter, its second boss is Saint Yves, its construction dates back to the end of the 12C.,the current church is from the 19C, We find in this church two statues offered on the return from a pilgrimage to Rome: a statue of Joan of Arc blessed in 1921 and a statue of the patron saint of the parish. The first stone of this church dedicated to the sacred heart of Jesus was laid in 1892 the main altar, with its marble columns, its low reliefs, its tabernacle and the statue of the sacred heart which dominates it is sober. The paving of the nave is in mosaic, marble of the Pyrenees; That of the sanctuary is decorated with lily flowers. A chapel, raised in 1920 commemorates the memory of soldiers who died for France. A stained glass window that lights up this part of the chapel carries the flags of France through the ages. The Stations of the Cross are made of stone and seal in the walls, they present in a central medallion the subject of the sculpted station at low relief.

Equemauville ch Saint Pierrre front passing may19

Some of the other things to see here are the Louis-Philippe Pavilion, it is a charming house where King Louis-Philippe and Queen Marie-Amélie took refuge after the revolution of 1848 , known as the February revolution, (the third French revolution! )while waiting to take the boat to go into exile in England. To put it short some of the places to see here are the Queen’s pavilion, and the Chapelle Notre Dame de Grâce,(see posts).

Here lived Sacha Guitry and his father Lucien Guitry at the manoir du Breuil. Françoise Sagan, writer. had bought the manoir du Breuil later and died here.

A bit of history tell us that Equemauville was born in 1023 when the Viking Scamel hided the booty. It baptized the plateau above the beach Scamelvilla. This plateau was a Gallic camp, and a Roman camp as well. They even found carved stones dating from the Paleolithic era !  Here in September 1477, the King of Portugal Alfonso V visited this Chapel Notre Dame de Grâce every morning before returning to his Kingdom. Indeed, he would have decided to renounce his throne, writing his will in Honfleur.

The town of Equemauville on its heritage: https://www.mairie-equemauville.com/a-voir-et-a-faire

The parish of Honfleur see Church Saint Pierre of Equemauville : http://www.paroisse-honfleur.com/eglises.html#EQUEMAUVILLE

There you go another wonderful spot in Equemauville next to Honfleur and surrounding hills. A wonderful family trip, very educational on the history of the region, Again, hope you enjoy the post this is Equemauville as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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