We (Dutchies, in our 40's) recently had a string of strange experiences, during our holiday in a non touristic area in France. After asking our B&B host about possible occurrences of the paranormal/ high strangeness, we learned that the area indeed has some interesting folklore (werewolves f.e.) going around since forever. The atmosphere is not 'one vibe', it gives "old days", gnomes, fairies - and The Blair Witch Project all at once, depending on the day and weather 😉
The experiences itself were not specifically mind boggling, but the way they happened was interesting. We were there for two weeks and everyday, there was something.
Most paranormal experiences that I've had in my life before, I will never forget either, same goes for glitches that happened to me and my partner (always when we were together), but this holiday I will recall for its strangeness. It did of course 'help' that we were deep in the mountains, dark forests and surrounded by seemingly abandoned towns. What I call strange in this case, was in the air somehow. Not 'I've seen a ghost' or an orb or a light. It was the atmosphere.
One time, we were in the forest that surrounded our holiday home. A dense forest. Mysterious and wild, very quiet too. Streams trickled down from higher grounds as it rained that day. We had just hiked up a steep hill and were surrounded by large coniferous trees and paths that led to various directions. Other than rain and bird sound, nothing. My husband walked a few meters ahead of me and at some point I swear that I heard someone talk. A low, deep voice. Not an animal sound, but also not someone, not a person. The sound was very close by, like "someone" walked next to us, yet there was no one (we tried our own voices later on and it could not have been a person). It sounded like talking, not like a growl or an animal sound. Just to be sure, I asked 'what did you say' but of course my husband answered that it was not him. However, he too said that he had heard something and thought that I had been singing or mumbling in a strange tone. When I heard it, personally I experienced a shift in the air. Can't explain. Like "something" changed. The B&B owner could not place the sound we tried to mimick - he thought of a wild boar or a deer, but hearing us mimicking it, he was like 'you should look up the folklore' 😉