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Route description for Autumn Tour 2022 - France-Northern Spain - Brittany


Autumn Tour 2022 - France-Northern Spain - Brittany

The camper is packed and we set off towards France, looking at the weather map. It was supposed to be Brittany, but the weather is not ideal at the moment. So we plan our trip a bit on the 2nd day, fortunately we have enough time. There is still a lot for us to travel to in northern Spain and the weather here is entirely to our liking. Always around 22-25°C and the nights so that you can sleep well. In the spring we only drove along the coast and this time we drive through the interior of Spain, namely from the east coast to the north coast of Spain. We also haven't seen a lot of things on the French Atlantic and so it's still on our plan to end the tour with Brittany and Normandy. Let's foam where it takes us. 😎😃

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Wald-Michelbach, Deutschland

69483 Wald-Michelbach, Deutschland

49° 34' 12.7" N 8° 49' 51.4" E

49.5701937 8.8309380


☍ 487,1 km (4 hrs. 31 min.)

Camping Aux Rives du Lac, Rue du Fort Saint-Georges, Géraudot, Frankreich

Close to a large lake, simple CP, sanitary building a bit dated, but warm water. ACSI pitch for €16 + tourist tax.

Rue du Fort Saint-Georges, 10220 Géraudot, Frankreich

48° 18' 11.5" N 4° 20' 14.5" E

48.3032010 4.3373573


☍ 103,0 km (1 hrs. 37 min.)

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PJF7+MV Escolives-Sainte-Camille, Frankreich

47° 43' 27.1" N 3° 36' 52.8" E

47.7241895 3.6146779


☍ 310,4 km (3 hrs. 26 min.)

Montpeyroux, Frankreich

a free SP opposite a small animal park and the village of Montpeyroux. It's worth a visit.
V+E possible against payment.

63114 Montpeyroux, Frankreich

45° 37' 17.6" N 3° 12' 11.7" E

45.6215670 3.2032490


☍ 206,8 km (2 hrs. 1 min.)

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Millau, Frankreich

12100 Millau, Frankreich

44° 6' 2.1" N 3° 4' 40.1" E

44.1005750 3.0778010


☍ 123,9 km (1 hrs. 23 min.)

L'aire de stationnement pour Camping-Cars de Sauclières, Béziers, Avenue Fernand Sastre, Béziers, Frankreich

SP directly in Beziers. Easy to drive, despite the direct road, sleeping went quite well. €10.32/night without electricity. Paid €2 for water which was free. So don't be honest at the machine, don't book water.
Short distances to the old town and by bike to the lock staircase.

Av. Fernand Sastre, 34500 Béziers, Frankreich

43° 19' 52.5" N 3° 13' 35.3" E

43.3312377 3.2264759


☍ 71,7 km ( 48 min.)

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Leucate-Plage, Leucate, Frankreich

Leucate-Plage, 11370 Leucate, Frankreich

42° 54' 13" N 3° 3' 6.8" E

42.9035980 3.0518869


☍ 27,1 km ( 23 min.)

Canet-en-Roussillon, Frankreich

66140 Canet-en-Roussillon, Frankreich

42° 42' 21.9" N 3° 0' 35.6" E

42.7060910 3.0098980


☍ 19,3 km ( 23 min.)


Camping de Pujol

Simple CP, a wash house only open,
ASCI 12€/night + tourist tax, we stay 3 nights, we are waiting for friends who are going to northern Spain on the WE.

66700, Argelès Sur Mer, Frankreich

42° 33' 25.6" N 3° 1' 45.5" E

42.5571000 3.0293000


☍ 8,8 km ( 14 min.)

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Collioure, Frankreich

Collioure - with the medieval royal castle, a winding old town.

42° 31' 36.3" N 3° 5' 4.7" E

42.5267520 3.0846310


☍ 23,0 km ( 33 min.)

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Cerbère, Frankreich

This route on the coast must be very beautiful and that's why this time we drive this route to Spain.

The landscape intoxicates us, if we didn't have an appointment now, we would look for a place in Banyulus sur Mer and stay 1 night. But …. Appointments Appointments 🤣🤣

42° 26' 27.5" N 3° 9' 53" E

42.4409650 3.1647230


☍ 6,8 km ( 11 min.)

Portbou, Spanien

The old border crossing is still there and gives us hope that there will never be any more border crossings in Europe. We still know it well enough, passport controls and foreign currencies, converting and also a bit of uncertainty.
Today it is so easy to travel around Europe, English is spoken almost everywhere, you can pay for everything with your national bank card, you travel so relaxed!!! 🥰☀️

17497 Portbou, Girona, Spanien

42° 25' 37.9" N 3° 9' 35.2" E

42.4272031 3.1597695


☍ 42,4 km ( 48 min.)

Camping las Palmeras Costa Brava, Carretera de la platja, Spanien

Our friends stand in this place.

€22.80 without electricity/night, we stay 2 nights. It is very crowded and also very touristy. We know the area quite well, since we used to come here with our children at Easter 25 years ago.
It was still an idyllic little village and the pitches weren't that big. everything changes

Carr. de la platja, 17470, Girona, Spanien

42° 11' 16.8" N 3° 6' 9.2" E

42.1879885 3.1025663


☍ 14,5 km ( 21 min.)

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L'Escala, Spanien

By bike along the coast past the excavation site to L' Escala and had a delicious tappa just before the port.

17130 L'Escala, Provinz Girona, Spanien

42° 6' 33.9" N 3° 8' 34.2" E

42.1094266 3.1428341


☍ 50,3 km ( 44 min.)

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Besalú, Spanien

Old village worth seeing, but a tourist attraction. We are on our way to travel across the country to get to the Atlantic. The climate on the east coast is currently too hot and humid for us.

17850 Besalú, Provinz Girona, Spanien

42° 12' 0.8" N 2° 41' 43.2" E

42.2002357 2.6953375


☍ 41,1 km ( 32 min.)

Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Spanien

winding route, scenic for us to drive beautifully. Short lunch break here in the village.

17860 Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Provinz Girona, Spanien

42° 14' 2.9" N 2° 17' 10.7" E

42.2341290 2.2863069


☍ 10,4 km ( 11 min.)

Ripoll, Spanien

Drove past the monastery, nice town

17500 Ripoll, Provinz Girona, Spanien

42° 11' 58.1" N 2° 11' 26.7" E

42.1994589 2.1907618


☍ 34,1 km ( 27 min.)

Vic, Spanien

Pitch for 5€/1 night and 2€ water

Very quiet and cycled into town
A hot air balloon takes off in the morning

Plaça Castell Planes-Zesport, 2, 08503 Vic, Barcelona, Spanien

41° 56' 7.5" N 2° 14' 22.1" E

41.9354134 2.2394638


☍ 113,1 km (1 hrs. 4 min.)

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Tàrrega, Spanien

In Tàrrega we find a cheap petrol station and go shopping directly in the Mercadona.

25300 Tàrrega, Provinz Lleida, Spanien

41° 38' 53.1" N 1° 8' 27.4" E

41.6480797 1.1409432


☍ 194,8 km (1 hrs. 43 min.)

Área Autocaravanas de Zaragoza, Calle de Mariano Esquillor Gómez, Saragossa, Spanien

Free parking space, with V+E also free!

Quiet despite the large street with tram connection. Many parking spaces also to the sports arena.

Well done by the city!

C. de Mariano Esquillor Gómez, 3124, 50018 Zaragoza, Spanien

41° 40' 58.7" N 0° 53' 25.1" W

41.6829838 -0.8903110


☍ 5,3 km ( 9 min.)

Zaragoza, Spanien

We visit the old town of Zaragoza and of course the Basilica.
Very impressive this basilica, also inside. I like such old churches and buildings.

Tomorrow we continue to Logroño, the capital of the Rioja region.

Saragossa, Spanien

41° 38' 55.8" N 0° 53' 20.7" W

41.6488226 -0.8890853


☍ 173,7 km (1 hrs. 35 min.)

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Camping la Playa

Expensive place (€29.70/1 night with electricity), as it is very close to the center.

Narrow places, very crowded because the big wine festival is taking place on the WE, which we didn't know.
But the night was quiet.

Sanitary in the 70's style, but immaculately clean.

Avda. de la Playa, 6-8 Logroño 6-8, 26006, Logroño, Spanien

42° 28' 18" N 2° 27' 20" W

42.4716600 -2.4555500


☍ 2,3 km ( 5 min.)

Logroño, Spanien

Visit of the old town, Cathedral, and Calle Laurel. We also eat two delicious squid dishes and of course a wine is part of it (Rioja).

In the evening there is a lot going on in the squares and small bars.

Logroño, La Rioja, Spanien

42° 27' 45.8" N 2° 26' 41.9" W

42.4627195 -2.4449852


☍ 85,9 km ( 48 min.)

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Pamplona, Spanien

We're going on this morning. Actually it was thought that we would look at Pamplona, but somehow we prefer to go to the water now. So we continue to the coast.

The track is winding and hilly, very nice to drive.

Pamplona, Navarre, Spanien

42° 48' 45.1" N 1° 38' 44.8" W

42.8125260 -1.6457745


☍ 90,6 km (1 hrs. 2 min.)

Camping Gran Camping Zarautz

The ASCI place (20€/1 night) is fully occupied, but there is still a spot available for us.

A lot of surfers and young people are here on the weekend.
To get to the beach, you have to walk down the mountain via an extra path over 439 steps (and then all up again) to the small town of Zarautz. Beach promenade invites you to have a coffee and watch the many surfers.

Monte Talai-mendi Zarautz, 20800, Zarautz, Spanien

43° 17' 26" N 2° 8' 48" W

43.2905600 -2.1466700


☍ 54,4 km ( 40 min.)

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Flower camping la Ferme Erromardie

Nicely located ACSI CP for 16€/1 night

We decide to stay here for 2 nights at short notice. The place is quiet, right on the sea and has everything you need.
Because the weather is so nice, it is also well occupied. Fresh bread is also available in the morning.

64500, St Jean De Luz, Frankreich

43° 24' 20.4" N 1° 38' 30.7" W

43.4056800 -1.6418500


☍ 3,6 km ( 7 min.)

Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Frankreich

Rode the bike into town, very crowded everywhere.

Coffee on the beach promenade (8€ for 2 coffees 😡)

64500 Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Frankreich

43° 23' 17" N 1° 39' 47" W

43.3880510 -1.6630550


☍ 19,0 km ( 21 min.)

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Biarritz, Frankreich

Bike ride from the campsite to Biarritz

Great city and worth seeing, busy despite the off-season, probably due to the nice weather

Ate very good pizza at La Trattoria

64200 Biarritz, Frankreich

43° 28' 59.3" N 1° 33' 31.1" W

43.4831519 -1.5586260


☍ 283,2 km (3 hrs. 12 min.)

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Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Frankreich


A stretch past many wineries to the ferry dock at le Verdon sur Mer to get to Royan. From there we want to continue to the Ill de Oléron.

45° 32' 46.9" N 1° 3' 42.1" W

45.5463710 -1.0617010


☍ 53,9 km (1 hrs. 38 min.)

Camping Les Remparts

ST for 14.50/night with electricity
Unfortunately, the places are very crooked and despite our drive-on wedges, we are not able to put the camper straight. On the 2nd day we look for another place, which also works after consultation. Then it was better.
Sanitary building new, everything available.

17480, Le Château D'oleron, Frankreich

45° 53' 23.6" N 1° 12' 0" W

45.8899000 -1.2000000


☍ 118,0 km (1 hrs. 43 min.)

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Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais, Frankreich

Lunch break on free SP with V+E and electricity for those who need it (of course it has to be paid for)
Bakery and coffee right across the street. There were 7 SPs, 5 were occupied.

I walked to church, there must be a bit of movement while driving 😃

85320 Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais, Frankreich

46° 32' 1.7" N 1° 13' 24.1" W

46.5338143 -1.2233481


☍ 69,3 km ( 55 min.)

Challans, Frankreich

85300 Challans, Frankreich

46° 50' 41.4" N 1° 52' 49.5" W

46.8448280 -1.8804120


☍ 45,1 km ( 46 min.)

Pornic, Frankreich

44210 Pornic, Frankreich

47° 6' 55.8" N 2° 6' 16" W

47.1154910 -2.1044440


☍ 114,3 km (1 hrs. 33 min.)

Camping les Genêts ***

ACSI CP for 16€/1 night + tourist tax
It was ok for one night, but we would like to be closer to the beach. So we continue towards Arzon

Rue du Sens - St Jacques 30, 56370, Sarzeau, Frankreich

47° 29' 44.8" N 2° 47' 57.9" W

47.4957679 -2.7994046


☍ 8,7 km ( 15 min.)

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Camping Municipal De Kerver

In front of the CP there is a SP without electricity but with V+E 8€/night

Nice place with a great view of the bay
Direct access and great bike paths to Arzon. There are shops there.

We were cycling to Arzon.
In the evening we had a beautiful sunset.

56730, St Gildas De Rhuys, Frankreich

47° 31' 28.6" N 2° 51' 31.3" W

47.5246000 -2.8587000


☍ 45,6 km ( 47 min.)

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23 Route de Port Blanc

SP for 12.80 € / night incl. electricity + visitor's tax

We will probably stay here for 2 nights to sit out the rainy weather a bit.

Did a short bike ride this afternoon, but the weather is set to rain.
Evening walk to Port Blanc en Baden

47° 36' 24.2" N 2° 52' 24.2" W

47.6067200 -2.8733929


☍ 45,0 km ( 52 min.)

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Quiberon, Frankreich

Once along the coast!!!

47° 28' 55.7" N 3° 7' 15.8" W

47.4821330 -3.1210530


☍ 5,9 km ( 12 min.)

GV83+G9 Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, Frankreich

47° 30' 58.7" N 3° 8' 47.6" W

47.5162928 -3.1465530


☍ 16,8 km ( 22 min.)

40 Rue des Menhirs, 56410 Erdeven, Frankreich

47° 38' 12" N 3° 9' 4.8" W

47.6366787 -3.1513371


☍ 27,9 km ( 36 min.)

36bis Bd Cosmao Dumanoir, 56100 Lorient, Frankreich

47° 45' 16.3" N 3° 21' 54.3" W

47.7545193 -3.3650930


☍ 12,6 km ( 18 min.)

PG4P+3J Ploemeur, Frankreich

47° 42' 18.8" N 3° 27' 48.5" W

47.7052200 -3.4634738


☍ 9,3 km ( 12 min.)

4 Rue du Port, 56520 Guidel, Frankreich

47° 46' 21.5" N 3° 31' 33.8" W

47.7726441 -3.5260493


☍ 5,1 km ( 8 min.)

Guidel, Frankreich

56520 Guidel, Frankreich

47° 47' 42.1" N 3° 29' 13.4" W

47.7950170 -3.4870620


☍ 10,6 km ( 11 min.)

6 Rue Lavoisier, 29300 Quimperlé, Frankreich

47° 52' 9.1" N 3° 32' 14.4" W

47.8691982 -3.5373262


☍ 12,2 km ( 16 min.)

308 Font des Chats, 29340 Riec-sur-Bélon, Frankreich

47° 50' 57.3" N 3° 40' 36.7" W

47.8492380 -3.6768545


☍ 6,7 km ( 8 min.)

41 Rue Emile Bernard, 29930 Pont-Aven, Frankreich

47° 51' 28.3" N 3° 45' 0.4" W

47.8578636 -3.7501144


☍ 17,9 km ( 22 min.)

Camping Les Sables Blancs - Camping Finistère (Espace Aquatique, Location Mobil Home), Avenue du Dorlett, Concarneau, Frankreich

ASCI - CP for 18€/night + visitor's tax, bread can be ordered, terraced camping, WiFi free,

Well booked, but we have a place. If it stops raining, I would like to visit the old town. According to the CP_employee, it is a short way to get there.

17 Av. du Dorlett, 29900 Concarneau, Frankreich

47° 52' 55.4" N 3° 55' 41.5" W

47.8820481 -3.9282002


☍ 2,4 km ( 4 min.)

Concarneau, Frankreich

Walked to Concarneau from the CP on the coast. Walked along the city wall into the old town center for sightseeing.

Walked about 6 km.

6bis Bd Bougainville, 29900 Concarneau, Frankreich

47° 52' 12" N 3° 55' 17" W

47.8700015 -3.9213919


☍ 59,1 km ( 51 min.)

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Saint-Nic, Frankreich

48° 12' 7.7" N 4° 16' 59.5" W

48.2021340 -4.2831950


☍ 29,0 km ( 29 min.)

Camping Plage de Trez Rouz

ACSI CP for 18€/1 night + tourist tax
Swimming pool included, bread and small bistro

Here we stay for 2 nights.
Nice view and small beach

29160, Crozon, Frankreich

48° 17' 16.4" N 4° 33' 54.7" W

48.2879000 -4.5652000


☍ 4,0 km ( 6 min.)

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Camaret-sur-Mer, Frankreich

Bike tour with the aim of Pointe de Pin Hir.

We cycle past megaliths, a ruined castle that was built in 1904 and now only remains of it, bunker museum with many anchor statues to Point de Pen Hir.

Apart from extreme wind, the weather is quite good. Clouds gather quickly, but they're gone just as quickly. We stay dry and have a coffee at the port.

Tomorrow we continue towards Brest or above to the coast. We've already seen where the weather is still kind to us.

48° 16' 33" N 4° 35' 49.6" W

48.2758360 -4.5971140


☍ 68,6 km ( 56 min.)

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Brest, Frankreich

48° 23' 25.4" N 4° 29' 9.9" W

48.3903940 -4.4860760


☍ 60,2 km ( 47 min.)

Camping Ar Roc'h

Nice ACSI CP for 14€/1 night + tourist tax

The view is wonderful, but unfortunately the weather is very autumnal.

Circular path directly on the CP to the beautiful beach.

367 route de Kersauzon, 29250, Sibiril, Frankreich

48° 41' 11.2" N 4° 4' 35.6" W

48.6864440 -4.0765450


☍ 48,7 km ( 39 min.)

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Plestin-les-Grèves, Frankreich

What a great bay - we had to stop here for a moment!!

22310 Plestin-les-Grèves, Frankreich

48° 39' 14.7" N 3° 37' 50.8" W

48.6540850 -3.6307680


☍ 7,1 km ( 8 min.)

Saint-Michel-en-Grève, Frankreich

Here, too, is another beautiful bay for surfers and kiters

48° 41' 5.3" N 3° 33' 54.2" W

48.6847920 -3.5650430


☍ 21,9 km ( 22 min.)

Trégastel, Frankreich

Spent lunchtime here. Definitely worth seeing!

48° 49' 1.2" N 3° 30' 48.1" W

48.8169880 -3.5133490


☍ 118,0 km (1 hrs. 20 min.)

Camping Le Frêche A L' âne, Rue du Champ Saint-Paul, Pléboulle, Frankreich

Small but very fine CP for €13/1 night including electricity!

Bread can be ordered at reception.
Very friendly welcome in English.

Sanitary building clean, everything whole and immaculate, the doors can be closed so that it is not so cold in the building.

If the nice weather from today lasts, we will cycle tomorrow and stay here for another night.

The Cap Frêhel is not that far away.

6 Rue du Champ Saint-Paul, 22550 Pléboulle, Frankreich

48° 36' 31.1" N 2° 20' 10.7" W

48.6086480 -2.3363170


☍ 11,0 km ( 13 min.)

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Phare du Cap Fréhel, Plévenon, Frankreich

Even if the weather is not that ideal today, I cycled almost 30km by bike. First to Fort la Latte, which I could only see from the outside and from a distance, because it costs €7.20 for an adult, I didn't want that. Then continue to the lighthouse on well-signposted cycle paths, sometimes a bit bumpy, but on the whole well developed.
At the lighthouse there was a narrow footpath up to the cliffs with a great view.
You can also hike along the cliffs from Fort la Latte to the lighthouse, everything is very well signposted and marked. However, the path was too narrow and rocky for bicycles. Overall a worthwhile view and a nice cap.

Phare du Cap Fréhel, 22240 Plévenon, Frankreich

48° 41' 2.9" N 2° 19' 7.6" W

48.6841267 -2.3187882


☍ 93,1 km (1 hrs. 24 min.)

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Mont Saint-Michel, Frankreich

Parking for Womo, parking fee was €12.90, we could certainly have stayed longer, but there were too many visitors on site for us.
We like it a little quieter. We were there for 3 hours.
There is also the possibility to take a shuttle bus from the parking lot. €3.10 per trip and person.
We walked, it was a total of almost 8km.

But you have to see it, at least that's my opinion.

50170 Le Mont-Saint-Michel, Frankreich

48° 38' 9.8" N 1° 30' 41.2" W

48.6360630 -1.5114570


☍ 187,9 km (2 hrs. 12 min.)

Camping Municipal Les Dunes

Very, very simple CP, the beach is huge, but it's not entirely clear whether we'll stay here longer 🤪

The sanitary building is old, clean, but I don't really want to go in there. Not mine in terms of smell and I had the feeling that the French live on it.

At the reception, the young girl didn't even take our data. She said if we drive again, we should pay.

I'm curious what she asks for!

route du fort 426, 50460, Urville Nacqueville, Frankreich

49° 40' 38.2" N 1° 43' 23.4" W

49.6772700 -1.7231700


☍ 360,6 km (4 hrs. 22 min.)

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Camping de la Trye

This morning after looking at the sky and then in the weather app, we decided to head home.

Up to this CP we only drove on country roads.

Small ACSI - CP, 18 €/1 night with electricity, reception only occupied in the evening, we have already picked out a place and put it there.

First drink coffee.

34 Rue de Trye, 60510, Bresles, Frankreich

49° 24' 18.4" N 2° 15' 29.7" E

49.4051000 2.2582400


☍ 408,0 km (4 hrs. 24 min.)

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Sankt Ingbert, Deutschland

Mc Cafe - Break

For the last stretch until we get home.

66386 St. Ingbert, Deutschland

49° 16' 38.8" N 7° 6' 42.8" E

49.2774456 7.1118995


☍ 147,7 km (1 hrs. 43 min.)

Wald-Michelbach, Deutschland

69483 Wald-Michelbach, Deutschland

49° 34' 12.7" N 8° 49' 51.4" E

49.5701937 8.8309380


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