BATZ ON SEA, A real Panorama
And yes, in Batz-sur-Mer, we are at the highest point of the peninsula if we are athletic enough to climb the 150 steps of the tower Saint-Guénolé.The breath a little short after the effort, we are amazed by the breathtaking panorama, which offers 360 "a view of the salt marshes and the ocean and, in good weather, a perspective on Belle Isle and Noirmoutier.
If one suffers from some ills, it is even possible to remedy it thanks to the cross of pains. This menhir, cut on the cross in the twelfth century, has the virtue of curing rheumatism and, moreover, always according to local legend, when a household quarrel broke out in the village, the cross began to cry! While the traditional salt houses, nestled in the adjoining vilages, peek into the jewels of colors, the wings of the mill of the cliff still turn to produce organic black wheat flour.