Tag: abbey

• The Magic of Mont Saint-Michel | A UNESCO World Heritage Site

  

  I believe it would be fair to express that viewing images of Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France are stirring and magical. It evokes feelings of wonderment and enchantment, and for some possible moments of breathlessness. Mont Saint-Michel was that for me, from the moment I first saw photos when I was young, until the moment…

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  October 24, 2022

  UNESCO

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• Kylemore Abbey in Connemara | Discovering Ireland

  

  A trip to Connemara, Ireland is not complete with out a visit to the Kylemore Abbey. When I had visited the abbey, it was a wonderful addition to exploring one of Ireland’s loveliest natural landscapes. Kylemore Abbey was originaly built as “Kylemore Castle”, a private home in 1868 for an affluent doctor’s family from London,…

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  May 27, 2022

  Jetsetting

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