Poitiers (LFBI) - Limoges (LFBL).
Sky above Saint-Julien-l’Ars.
Today isn’t the best weather for exploring Western France due to the heavy fog and cloud cover. Still it makes for some pretty “sky shots” like this one just after take-off near the town of Saint-Julien-l’Ars.
Vienne River at Valdivienne.
The Vienne is the main river in the Northern Nouvelle Aquitaine region, supporting multiple hydroelectric dams as well as the nuclear power plant in Civaux. But despite its role as a trade and transport route it posed a danger for the French interior as seen in the Vienne Raid in 879 when a Viking raiding party led by a certain Hasting entered deep into Carolingian territory before being ultimately destroyed by King Carloman.
Medieval tin mine near Le Repaire.
Originally I took this shot to a) show you the pretty little village below and b) to show you the annoying fog thwarting my attempt to make it look good. But after some research I found out that this is also a historical location of regional importance: Here, a vein of Cassiterite was mined to produce high-quality tin. Sadly the area is currently inaccessible due to dangerous terrain and it being on private property.