ATTRACTIONS

FISHING PARTIES

 We offer a special service for our fellow anglers

For parties of 8 – 28 we can offer a choice of room only B&B or1/2 board (using home grown/reared products)

HOUSE HUNTING 

We are receiving more and more clients who are looking for a property for investment, holidays or the ultimate emigrating.

We have been here around ten years & have a good knowledge of the area our advice to other clients has been warmly received & where a language barrier has arisen we have been able to direct people to English speaking artisans & estate agents.

ALL AROUND US

There is so much to do and see in this historic part of France all within easy driving distance.  Traffic free roads, markets with local products and restaurants all add to this charming rural area.

The Roche aux Fées at Essé is one of the most striking monuments in France.  The dolmen at Essé is by far the most impressive and best preserved.  The monument was built some 4500 years ago.  The blocks weight at least 40 tons each!

Within 20km 
Martigné-Ferchaud - lake, beach watersports. August night festival.   
La Guerche de Bretagne - Basiliac, wood clad shops, huge market on Tuesdays.  
Pouancé - lake beach, watersports with bar/cafe on site, Chateau.  
Chateaubriant - Chateau, "those famous steaks", war memorial, Olympic swimming pool, large market Wednesdays.
Vitre - Small city - Chateau, beautiful park, quaint wood clad shops/houses in narrow streets, TGV daytrip to Paris
Retiers - Roche aux Fees 2nd largest important set of megaliths (standing stones) in France.
Chateaubourg - Chateau
Chateaugiron - Chateau, lake beach, watersports.

Within 40km
Lavel - Capital of Mayenne
Fourgeres - old fortress City Chateau - very majestic
Rennes - capital of Brittany
La Gacilly - home of Yves Rocher Perfume - fields of flowers, planetarium, arts and craft shops.

Within 60km
Chateau Gontier - riverside town
Angers, Ancenis, Nantes - towns on the Loire river, vineyards with wine tasting.

Within 100km
Coasts - north, St. Malo, Mont St. Michel. West, La Baule, Carnac.
Tours - Le Mans, drive on part of 24 hours circuit
Redon - nautical paradise

There are lots of theme parks, waterparks, zoos, gardens, golf, chateaux all around. Horse riding, cycling, walking is popular in the forest and lakes provide a haven for wild life.   As members of the RSPB in the UK we are delighted to help identify our "visitors" like Golden Oriel, Black Kite, Hen Harrier, Hoopoo, Buzzards etc.  Larger animals can make spectacular entrances - deer, wild boar, badger at night.  In the sunshine wall and green lizards bask, in the rain black and yellow salamanders dance. "Bugs" like crickets, grasshoppers (3" long), stick insects and Colorado Beetle etc., are found and after dark glow worms shine their green lights.  

The lakeside provides a haven for colourful damsel flies, kingfisher, moorhen, frogs and tree frogs.

Each gite has a good supply of tourist information to plan your days here and we can provide additional information that may not be mentioned.

With 6 kilometers of the forest of Theil, Brittany, in the centre of ancient
oaks, rocks from 5 to 40 tons dominate the life of the village. Scientists and archaeologists have long studied these mysterious rocks for explanations but  legend overrides the
rational explanations.  "The fairies who are called Viviane, Morgane, or Mélusine left there, the traces of their passage to prove to the men their existence" explains Gerard, a young 30 year old farmer at the village of the Rock. His parents taught him to be wary of the fairies whom are blamed for the disappearance of children. They enter the houses and exchange their children, of
fragile constitution against those of the peasants, considered to be
more robust. His parents never left him alone, only at the house.
"It is also said that the evenings of full moon, call the fairies".

Today, Gerard does not believe in it really any more, but one never
knows... he takes care to put the fairies on his side to protect his family and the harvests

Martigné-Ferchaud has "the Pond of the forging mill", which, in addition to an ornithological natural reserve supplemented by an animal park, a base of leisure for nautical activities or family relaxation. This year the light and water display is from the 13 July to July 15 and August 16.
Martigné-Ferchaud: 02 99 47 84 37

Pays de la Roche aux Fées - the lake
extends from Brie offering bathing and water sports
Brie: 02 99 47 02 85

 Lovers of megaliths will be able to discover two other menhirs "Pierre with the Fairies"
and "Pierre de Richebourg".

This year, the "Étincelles Aquatiques" celebrate their 10th Anniversary....