Tag: Loire-Atlantique
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Saumur
Day 13, 18th oct 2025 Saumur, Maine et Loire Gareth had spotted Saumur on a google maps search. It’s a big town and has an amazing castle we couldn’t miss. The drive was about an hour, some of which was on dual carriageways but mostly through vineyard country, glorious! You spot the castle on your…
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Saint Florent le Vieil and Savennieres
Day 12, 17th Oct 2025 Savennieres & Saint Florent le Vieil, Maine et Loire We had a late start this morning, Meg was so relaxed and loving the conkers she kept finding, that she didn’t want to leave . Our drive took us into wine country, vineyards were everywhere. No fruit on them but the…
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Oudon
Day 11, 16th Oct 2025 Oudon, Loire Atlantique Today was dedicated to the laundry. In Croisic, just up the road was a supermarket with a laundry attached. Brilliant, we filled up with fuel, Gareth got the laptop out and did some of that work stuff, while I shopped for supplies and moved laundry from washer…
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Guerande & La Baule
Day 10, 15th Oct 2025, Guerande & La Baule, Loire Atlantique. This morning we set off for a walled town called Guerande, only a short drive away. There was a convenient car park 5 minutes from one of the town’s ancient gates where we could just squeeze the van into a space. Making our way…
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Rochefort En Terre and Piriac Sur Mer
Day 9, 14 Oct 2025 Rochefort En Terre, Brittany & Piriac Sur Mer, Loire Atlantique. Today was our last stop in Brittany, another ‘pretty village’ called Rochefort En Terre. What a gorgeous little place it is. It only has a couple of roads running through it but they are festooned with beautiful old architecture, some…