European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Two Fisherman from co Carneau take a break in the morning Sun. Below a rider and horse pause alter a run in the surf. Beyond Pointe Duraz a line of reefs stretches out toward the horizon. A Lighthouse on the last reef guides ships away from the treacherous Shore. Even farther out is lie de Sein one of the most famous islands in France. This Island less than half a mile Square provides a curious footnote to world War ii history. On june 18, 1940, when Charles de Gaulle issued his Appeal for frenchmen to join him outside occupied France every Able bodied male on lie de Sein some As Young As 14, answered his Call leaving for England. Twenty seven of them later were killed fighting for France. Another 3,000 frenchmen reached the Island and embarked from there for England. De Gaulle presented the Island the medal of liberation in 1946, and when he died in 1970 the entire Island population of nearly 1,000 people went into mourning. In summer Small excursion Craft leave daily for lie de Sein from the Harbor town of Audienne at the base of the Sinzun Peninsula. One of Brittany s most Beautiful and least celebrated fishing towns is co Carneau a port with a walled City Center or Ville close built on an islet in the Harbor. A drawbridge connects the islet with the Mainland. The City ramparts built Over a period of three centuries beginning around 1400, Are open for walking Tours from easter until the end of september. Old co Carneau is a visual feast. A Fleet of colourful fishing boats motors out of the Harbor daily for the Atlantic fishing grounds. Fresh seafood stands bakeries handicraft shops and restaurants seem to dominate the commercial life of the City Center. On the Mainland just off the Market Square the old buildings Are painted in pleasant shades of Pink White Green red and maritime Blue. The red tile piping of the roofs adds an additional touch of color. March 19, 1992 stripes Magazine 5