La Roche Bernard – Brittany – France

George East is a writer and humorist. His latest book about the culture, history, and food and drink (especially the food and drink) of Brittany comes out this summer, and he has kindly agreed to give our readers some sneak previews in the run-up to release. Todays excerpt explores the mythical Isle of Ys in    Read more…

Make sure there is a clear and obvious way for people to get in touch with you wherever they are on your website. Failure to do so could result in lots of potential bookings finding their way to somebody elses website.
You only need your full contact details on one page, but don’t hide the link    Read more…

I’m on my first Blog for the site and already I’m breaking the rules… Because here we are in the Morbihan and, already, I’m dragging you away to the Cotes d’Armor. But there’s a very good reason. Because this you will not want to miss…
Whatever brings you to Brittany, a holiday, or maybe it’s that    Read more…

According to an article in the March edition of French Property News, the regions where their readers would most like to buy were headed by Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, Languedoc-Roussillon. Brittany and Pays de la Loire were also in the Top 10, but we wondered where you, our readers, would prefer to live if you had the    Read more…

Publishing to the web is so much easier these days, making it possible for all French Property Owners, no matter what their level of technical expertise, to promote their rental property online in a website or blog or on various social media sites such as Facebook. All one needs is a computer, an internet connection,    Read more…

This devastating storm tore through France on Sunday, killing dozens of people and destroying property. What are your experiences? What support networks are in place where you are? Were you warned of the likely impact, and what precautions did you take?

Despite 5 or 6 trips to this area every year for the past 2 decades, I have never visited Questembert – until today! Questemberts claim to fame is that it has one of, if not the, oldest covered markets (Les Halles) in France, dating from 1552. It has been a listed Historic Monument since 1922    Read more…

A compelling 18 minute video, in English, working through Brittany from St Malo down to Saint Nazaire (which was still part of Brittany until the early 1960’s), stopping at Concarneau, Carnac, St. Anne d’Auray Vannes and a few other places in between.
Covering tourism, religeous gatherings, the Breton fishing industry (with fishermen at Concarneau or Douarnenez,    Read more…

Whatever your interests, from walking to sailing, from playing golf to relaxing on one of the many glorious sandy beaches, a self-catering cottage, camping, or gite holiday in the Brittany / Pays de la Loire region of France has it all. Maybe your ideal day might start with a visit to one of the local    Read more…

Introduction to La Roche-Bernard
La Roche-Bernard is a small town in Southern Brittany, situated around 5 minutes from our holiday cottage. It is a very interesting place to visit for many reasons. The town is situated on the River Vilaine, and plays host to a myriad of small boats in its natural harbour. Two superb bridges    Read more…