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Demoiselles de Fontenailles
The Demoiselles de Fontenailles were two rock pillars about 25 metres high, which appeared in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through marine erosion, on the Bessin coast, in the Calvados, near Longues-sur-Mer. The last one collapsed in 1902: none remains today, contrary to what the old description suggests.
The site presents itself as a chaos of blocks and slippery rocks at the foot of the cliff, reached by a small winding road that leads to a narrow beach. At low tide, you can walk the shore cluttered with large blocks; at high tide, the sea beats the foot of the cliffs and access is limited. The cliff is very fractured and large sections threaten to collapse.
Sources recommend preferring the coastal path and watching the tides.
