Hawaii, la magie du Pacifique

Forever mysterious and untamed, Brittany is a delightful region to discover by exploring its endless shores. Sheltered harbours, tiny islands, uplands worn by the wind, enigmatic standing stones - From the Gulf of Morbihan to the Granite Coast, Brittany exercises an undeniable power of fascination.

La Bretagne côté mer

The travel begins in Managua, a town of 1.400.000 inhabitants: then we go to León , a colonial town: Ruben Dario is bur ied in the cathedral of León.We see also a market place full of life.Then we will see the beaches of the Pacific Ocean,there are also mangroves where the visitors can see a lot of birds.Next stop: the chain of the volcanoes: in Nicaragua there 40 volcanoes and 9 of them are active.For example the volcano Telica.In Esteli we visit a family who produces saddles for cowboys (vaqueros) o for farmers.A little further we are in Nueva Segovia, a place of coffee plantations, in Ocotal we see the production of hammock: in many places the craftsmen and the coffee producer are connected with fair trade organizations.Then a short stay in Masaya and we go to Granada , another colonial town .The lake Managua with its islands: fauna of birds and apes.Then an other agricultural activity; the production of sugar from the sugar cane.Near San Jan del Sur we visit a natural area with birds.Another great lake , the lake of Nicaragua with also islands where we can se birds, apes, iguanas.Last stop of this travel, Bluefields at the Atlantic Coast, his music (Garifunas dancing punta),and the Big Corn Island with its tropical vegetation.

Nicaragua la beauté au naturel

Portugal is a country with a great natural diversity !. We begin our travel in Lisboa, where the river Tejo enters in the Atlantic sea: we take the tramway number 28 to cross the old town (cathedral, casas de fado , pastries shop, castle of St-George, statue of Pessoa).Then we go to Sintra where we see el Palace de la Pena and also the Palace of Sintra: near we see the Cabo de Roca and some beaches (surfing). then we go to the town of Bidos, first a Roman town, then rebuild by the Moors.Next stop : Coimbra ,the first capital of Portugal, a famous university with a great library.Near Coimbra the most important Roman site of Portugal, Conimbriga with interesting mosaics.Then we arrive at Aveiro , an important port which has been covered by sands, now the town is like a little Venice with its canals.Then Porto, the second town of Portugal, also located at the mouth of the Douro.Following the river we shall visit the vineyards which produce the famous Port wine.Next stop: Braga , the third town of Portugal and near the river Mihno , natural border between Portugal and Spain.In this area there are very quiet beaches,We go to the center of the country: Evora and the region of the Alentejo: grounds with olive tree and cork oaks.Then Southwards to Arifana, there the king Henry the Navigator funded a school for navigators.We arrive later to Lagos from where Portuguese were beginning their travel to Africa and Asia.Then we go to Faro , with a great natural Park de Rio Formosa with a lot a birds and last stop at Tavira, a town which lives from fishing in the Mediterranean Sea and a visit to some salt marshes.