Brittany and Pays de la Loire – France

George East is an acclaimed travel writer who has been writing about France for more than thirty years. His latest book “French Impressions – Brittany” was published several months ago. In a new series ‘On the trail of George East’ we are publishing excerpts with George’s opinions of places in Brittany that he has visited and we would like you, our readers, to add your comments, letting us know if you agree or disagree with George.
For the first in the series we are travelling to Mont St-Michel, one of the most famous French landmarks…
Read George’s view of Mont St-Michel

Following in the footsteps of George East (from his latest book French Impressions – Brittany), we decided to take a look at the area between Marzan and Béganne in Southern Brittany, in particular the pretty port of Le Foleux on the banks of the river Vilaine.

Read more about our visit to Le Foleux in Brittany

What is the prettiest fishing village in Brittany / Pays de la Loire? We think it could be Tréhiguier on the river Vilaine. What’s your favourite?

Chris Slade describes the son et lumiere presentation at the abbey of Bon Repos called ‘Le Pays de Conomor’ in Brittany, which takes place during the first two weeks of August.

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…
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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…
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La Roche Bernard is a pretty Brittany town in Morbihan on the banks of the river Vilaine. Picturesque, with a natural harbour, two superb bridges, shops and great restaurants. It is a Ville Gastronomique and Petite Cite de Charactere.

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La Roche Bernard is situated 5 minutes away from the Parc Naturel Régional de La Brière, a regional park which includes the largest wetland area in France outside of the Carmargue. The park covers around 100,000 acres and was established in 1970 to protect the cultural and natural aspects of the area. The area is…
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Visiting local craft and produce markets is one of the most pleasurable experiences enjoyed by holidaymakers when they visit France. This certainly applies to Brittany and the Pays de la Loire regions, and whether you are looking for local Pottery, Speciality salt from the marshes around Guérande, Muscadet from the Pays Nantaise, or the most…
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