Rooms with a view for rent in revamped French lighthouses
By AFP
07 July 2021 |
10:55 am
After losing their keepers, some lighthouses on France's Brittany coast are being converted into B&Bs which can welcome sea lovers, romantic couples and those looking for the thrill of watching a storm from 30 metres above the sea.
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