We opted for an overnight stop so that we could catch a ferry, (we all know how much Trish loves a boat trip).
But where are we?
We are certainly not around the North coast of France for the normal ferry services. So stay tuned…
Montalivet (yep, never heard of it ourselves) is a small resort town on the Atlantic coast of France, with a pine forest to explore and a long sandy beach that attracts surfers and naturists (and Trish was the first to spot them, that’s all I’m saying!). But we managed soak up the view, sun, and the fresh air in this very relaxing place.
But it was not always like this and we found the evidence on beach…
During World War II Montalivet was part of the German-occupied zone and the site of some of the fortifications of the Atlantic Wall, a series of bunkers, gun emplacements and minefields that stretched from Norway to Spain, intended to prevent an Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe.
Montalivet and other towns along this coast were forced to provide labour and resources for the construction of the wall, often under harsh conditions and with little resistance. Some of the remains of the wall can still be seen today in Montalivet and nearby areas.
