Just picture it: lying 17km offshore, a maze of channels, sandy plains and eroded granite formations outlined against a horizon which brings in Europe's strongest tides. The Chausey Islands are one of the most extraordinary sites in Normandy: an arch..

From rue Lecarpentier, one skirts the South rampart to place de l'Isthme. From here, the view extends to the coast of Britanny (viewing table). Lower down lies the former "Englishmen's trench". The upper town is located within the ramparts...