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La Nuit de la Chouette

Nicola Harrington — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:51:18 +0000

A great idea for an unusual birthday treat in Brittany is a visit to Monteneuf for 'La Nuit de la Chouette - a nighttime forest visit to see owls in their natural habitat.

Find out more about La Nuit de la chouette in Brittany

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La Bourbonsais

Nicola Harrington — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:09:03 +0000

La Bourbonsais protects over 60 endangered species (including lions) in the grounds of a chateau in Pleugueneuc, Brittany.

Read about Nicola's visit to the zoo at La Bourbonsais

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La Gacilly, Yves Rocher & the mayor. Pretty Breton village

Nicola Harrington — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:36:18 +0000

I am not a fan of pretty villages, superficially tarted up to entice you in with gimmicky shops to sell expensive tat. La Gacilly does not fall within this category. Situated on a hill and home to cosmetics company Yves Rocher. Read more about La Gacilly and Yves Rocher

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On the Trail of George East… Vannes

Martin Jarvis — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:49:25 +0000

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 our 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. In the third in the series we visit a town in Southern Brittany on the edge of the Golfe of Morbihan…
Read George"s impression of Vannes

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On the Trail of George East… Concarneau

Martin Jarvis — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 08:42:12 +0000

George East, an acclaimed travel writer, has just published his latest book French Impressions – Brittany. We are publishing excerpts from the book and would like you to let us know if you agree or disagree with George. In the 2nd in the series we visit one of the most popular ports in Brittany - Concarneau...
Read George"s impression of Concarneau

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