| The Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey may be reached by short ferry journeys from St.Malo (vehicle and foot) or Granville (foot passengers only). Part of the historic Duchy of Normandy, the Channel Islands became attached to the English Crown in 1066. The population remained principally French-speaking up to about 1900 but, nowadays, most people speak English and the Frenchness is more to be found in placenames and excellent restaurants. The islands can be a good place to shop for items which carry high tax levels in the UK. However, the glory of the islands is their magnificent coastal scenery, redolent of Brittany's Emerald and Pink Granite Coasts.
In Jersey one can find splendid scenery at Noirmont, Portelet (picture above), St.Brelade's Bay, Beau Port, Corbière, St.Ouen's Bay, Grosnez, Plémont, Grève de Lecq, Devil's Hole, Sorel, Bonne Nuit, Bouley Bay, Rozel, La Rocque and La Mare as well as at the splendid Mont Orgueil and Elizabeth Castles. Jersey also offers an excellent Zoo, the German Underground Hospital, one of Europe's most important stone-age monuments at La Houge Bie and many other attractions for tourists.
In Guernsey one can find splendid scenery at Fermain Bay, Jerbourg Point/Pea Stacks, Moulin Huet, Icart Point, Petit Bôt, Corbière, Rocquaine, l'Erée, Vazon, Cobo, L'Ancresse and Belle Grève as well as the excellent Castle Cornet. Guernsey also offers the extraordinary Little Chapel at Les Vauxbelets and many other attractions for tourists, including easy access to the smaller Channel Islands of Sark and Herm.
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