Gite in Brittany's Photo Gallery
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Front door to our Brittany holiday home
Part of the gravelled driveway in front of our holiday gite in rural Brittany, France.
We had the driveway re-gravelled in 2007 when the new septic tank was installed and it looks much better as a result. Unfortunately this hasn't stopped the weeds and we still the pesky blighter's growing through the membrane - bi-annual spraying with Sodium Chlorate required!
Notice my DIY handy-work with the new side gate and entrance gates!
Photo by www.giteinbrittany.com
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Dining room and stairs - Brittany Gite
Wide open sweeping stairs to the bedrooms of our Brittany Gite with the dining room table (for 6) underneath
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Splashing in the pool
Our sons, Toby and Jack, playing in the swimming pool at our French holiday rental home.
It took hours and hours to fill up the 15' pool but they couldn't wait that long!
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Playing on the beach near St Brieuc
Jack (aged 6) and Dexter the dog (aged 7) loved playing on the wide open beaches of Northern Brittany whilst holidaying at our vacaction holiday home.
Jack got much wetter than Dexter, charging in and out of the sea
Photo by www.giteinbrittany.com
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Our holiday home swimming pool
A rare moment of peace in the swimming pool at our Brittany Holiday Gite - no kids in the pool !
Our two boys love playing in the pool ... looks like the peace is about to be shattered as Jack (aged 6) is in the background on the patio.
Behind the pool can be seen the open barn where we store the bikes and outdoor kids toys
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Early morning frost in Brittany
Taken at 9am on a cold February morning in Brittany, this is the field directly opposite our Brittany vacation home, with the sun barely peeping up above the trees and the frost still lying on the ground
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Ready to do battle at the Moncontour Medieval Festival
Every two years the town of Moncontour in Brittany holds a medieval festival
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Rest and relax by the Fountain
Another photo of a quiet square in Pontivy, Brittany. The town was renamed 'Napoleonville' in 1804 in honour of Emperor Napoleon and many of the grid-iron roads and formal squares are as a result of his influence.
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Bursting with flowers in front of a Pontivy Church
Pontivy in the Morbihan region of Brittany has lots of tranquil areas such as this one to rest and spend some time in.
The flowers were in full bloom on April 1st when this photo was taken
Photo by www.giteinbrittany.com
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Bustling street market in Josselin
Every Saturday morning there's a street market held on the streets of Josselin, down the hill towards the Chateau. Lots of fruit, veg, cheese, roasted chickens, clothing, etc; and of course the French socialising at the same time!
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French children dancing in Josselin town centre
Quite by chance when we were walking around the centre of Josselin (Brittany, France) we saw a group of French school children aged maybe 3 or 4, dancing with their teachers.
Not quite sure what the occasion was (this was in early April) but they were all brightly dressed with outfits made out of plastic cups, bubble wrap, bottle-tops and plastic tray holders.
Delightful !
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Narrow cobbled streets in Pontivy
Pontivy (one of the seats of the Dukes of Rohan) has some quite old parts like this cobbled street, and some parts that show Napoleon's influence with straight roads and a massive marching ground (now used for the weekly market).
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La Cheze town centre
Central square in the pretty floral town of La Cheze in central Brittany. Even in November (2006) the beds are stuffed with flowers
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Our children in traditional Breton (Brittany) dress
Our boys couldn't resist having their photo taken in traditional Breton dress when we visited Vannes on the South Brittany coast
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Formal gardens between the Vannes city walls
In between the two sets of city walls in Vannes (southern Brittany) are these formal gardens. They're absolutely immaculate, the picture doesn't really do justice to how neat and tidy everything is!
Photo by www.giteinbrittany.com
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Tranquil stretch of the Nantes/Brest canal
A quiet stretch of the canal that runs through Brittany from Nantes to Brest. This shot was taken near to Pontivy, about 15 miles away from our rural holiday cottage
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Windmills in Brittany
At Gueltas just outside Noyal Pontivy (on the road to the napoleonic town of Pontivy) is a windfarm of 6 windmills.
Windfarms are springing up all over France as each commune 'does it's bit' for the environment
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Vannes harbour runs right up to the old town walls
Harbour and start of the old town in Vannes, Brittany
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Enjoying a leisurely lunch beside the sea
A small cafe beside the sea near Vannes on the south Brittany coast
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A beautiful misty morning on the road to Pontivy
On the way back from Pontivy in central Brittany one morning, trees silhouetted against the mist
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Drive, pool and garden of our Brittany Holiday Home
View from the west side of the Gite (with the barn to the right and the patio behind) looking across and up the garden.
On the opposite side of the gates is one of the other 4 houses in the hamlet.
Photo by www.giteinbrittany.com
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Sit out and dine or sun-bathe on the patio
New for 2006 at our Brittany Holiday Home is a large patio that's situated on the west side to catch the afternoon and evening sun.
Perfect for dining or just lounging about in the sun !
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Patio, Pool and Garden at Les Vallees Gite
Sunny patio, pool and garden at Les Vallees Vacation Gite in central rural Brittany
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Playing in the Pool at Les Vallees Gite
Our children just love playing in the pool at our Brittany Family Holiday Gite
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The West side of our Brittany Holiday Home - sans patio
We were over at our Brittany holiday Gite last week for a holiday and for the building of the new patio.
Unfortunately the builder wasn't able to do the patio so we've just got the weeds to set the deck chairs out on instead !
Photo by www.giteinbrittany.com
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The canal's often straight as an arrow
The Nantes to Brest Canal runs close by our Brittany holiday gite, this photo shows a straight section at Malestroit
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Canal Lock near Malestroit
Another photo of a lock on the Nantes to Brest Canal at Malestroit about 10 miles away from our Brittany holiday home, this photo shows a straight section at Malestroit
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Our Brittany Gite - see www.giteinbrittany.com
This was I think the view of the Brittany house that sold it to us. It had everything we wanted, somewhere that with a bit of decorating could become our holiday home and Gite, and a "future project" to turn more of it into Gites.
Needless to say we fell in love with it and bought it in January 2004.
It's now our Brittany Holiday Gite and is available to rent all year round
Photo by www.giteinbrittany.com
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Passageway between the two houses
Our Gite actually comprises two houses in an L shape.
Between the two is this little passageway
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Front view of the Gite
Fantastic weather when we looked at the Gite I'm sure helped to sell it to us
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