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Ein 🐟 namens Wander
August 20, 2019
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Mighty granite rocks at the Allier Valley. Unfortunately, we could not get close, as the path to the pastures were demarcated.
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•Luc Gesell
September 22, 2025
The Bounou Rock is both a geological and historical curiosity. It is the remains of the ancient Rochelaure castle, built on a granite tor, that is, on a rocky relief that was formed by the erosion of the surrounding soil.
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