La Vélo Francette (‘France in miniature’) is the cycle route from Normandy (Caen) to La Rochelle on the Atlantic coast that as the name suggests, perfectly captures the essence of France.

If you were to describe the perfect cycle route this might just be it, with very little climbing or traffic, miles of smooth tarmac, greenways and towpaths plus a string of picture postcard villages and towns along the way.

Lucky for us it passes very close by to Le Tertre and from what we’ve seen of it so far we’re keen to explore it further…

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