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Cordouan lighthouse

Wednesday 15 January 2020

I have added one more to the list of lighthouses I would like to visit some time. It is the Cordouan lighthouse in France.

I imagine wading ashore at low tide to visit this remarkable ancient lighthouse in the middle of the Gironde estuary. Just looking at a map and seeing the names of places nearby wakes up my tastebuds: Bordeaux, Cognac, Margaux, Medoc, Rochefort…

Postcard of Cordouan lighthouse

A postcard of the lighthouse, probably printed and posted circa 1910.

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