{"id":3006,"date":"2025-08-17T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/?p=3006"},"modified":"2025-09-11T12:21:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:21:27","slug":"soul-searching-in-soulac-sur-mer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/2025\/08\/17\/soul-searching-in-soulac-sur-mer\/","title":{"rendered":"Soul Searching in Soulac-sur-Mer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The coastal town of <strong>Soulac-sur-Mer<\/strong> in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France reminds me of the classic 1966 French film by Claude Lelouch, &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/worldmusic\/albums\/FrancisL18.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Un Homme et Une Femme<\/a><\/strong>&#8221; (&#8220;<strong>A Man and A Woman<\/strong>&#8220;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The quaint town would have been the perfect getaway for the lovers, <strong>Anne<\/strong> and <strong>Jean-Louis<\/strong>, a widower and a widow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The town&#8217;s centerpiece is the <strong>Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres<\/strong> (&#8220;Basilica of Our Lady of the Edge of the World&#8221;).  It&#8217;s a <strong>Romanesque-style<\/strong> church built between the 11th and 12th centuries and, due to siltation, remained buried under the sand for 150 years until a 45-year restoration project &#8220;unearthed&#8221; the church back in 1905.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f2afafee48d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f2afafee48d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4097_50pct-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4097_50pct-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4097_50pct-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4097_50pct-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4097_50pct-350x467.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4097_50pct-45x60.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4097_50pct-68x90.jpg 68w, https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4097_50pct.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inside the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la Fin-des-Terres, a UNESCO World Heritage site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the basilica, you can cross the street and head left to go into the center of town along <strong>Rue de la Plage, <\/strong>or you can head straight towards <strong>Rue du Mar\u00e9chal d&#8217;Ornano<\/strong>.  Admire the rows of small but beautiful, low-slung, summer houses with tiled roofs and picket fences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the corner of the street with the same name is the historic <strong>Hotel de Ville<\/strong>.  The French flag proudly flies below a clock with the national motto, &#8220;Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite&#8221; emblazoned on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f2afafeeaca&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f2afafeeaca\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8714-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8714-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8714-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8714-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8714-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8714-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8714-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8714-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8714-135x90.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It would have been called &#8220;Municipal Hall&#8221; in other countries, but credit the French for naming theirs as &#8220;Hotel de Ville&#8221; <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hotel de Ville, contrary to its name, is not a hotel but the <strong>administrative office<\/strong> building of Soulac-sur-Mer.  It hosts not only public meetings but also exhibitions, concerts, and other community events that bring the residents together and foster goodwill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the sides of the small but beautiful and well-maintained garden are epitaphs of famous French public officials who had graced the historic building, including one named <strong>Charles de Gaulle<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Rue du Mar\u00e9chal d&#8217;Ornano, you can head straight and send your postcards at <strong>Le Poste <\/strong>(post office) at the corner of <strong>Rue Victor Hugo<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And suppose you happen to be a tourist backpacking or traveling all over France in a rented motorhome.  In that case, you can kill some time and wash some of your dirty clothes at a nearby laundromat while you&#8217;re shopping at<strong> L&#8217;Essentiel<\/strong> for some special ingredients, wines, and drinks for tonight&#8217;s dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, do all of the above in a place seemingly caught in a time warp, where the distant past and the present seem to have converged in this quiet commune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t overcome the mixed feelings of nostalgia, d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu, and awe as we walked along the brick sidewalks towards the busier Rue de la Plage.  I&#8217;m sure I would bump into some people I had known in the past, including <u>Anne and Jean-Louis<\/u>, and that nothing would have changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f2afafef105&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f2afafef105\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4130_50pct-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marcoscarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4130_50pct-768x1024.jpg 768w, 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sizeable number of tourists had disembarked from the nearby port of <strong>Le Havre<\/strong> to visit the town and spend some time on the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a few steps after we turned the corner towards Rue de la Plage, the sight of <strong>March\u00e9 Municipal <\/strong>awakened me from my daydreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What better way to experience local dishes than by trying them in the food stalls of a public market, just like we do almost anywhere in Spain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f2afafef630&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f2afafef630\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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municipal market was closed that day, so we took an alley with a lovely water fountain towards <strong>Rue Trouche<\/strong> to look for a bakery and get some fresh French rolls.  They would go well with the gourmet sardines we got at L&#8217;Essentiel, along with a few bottles of locally-made soda.  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