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Holidays in France are largely about enjoying the culture of another country and we promote this in every way we can. There are many Breton festivals in this area in which visitors are very welcome to participate, the most famous being the Fête des Filets Bleues at Concarneau.
From the house it is an easy walk to sandy beaches and to the entrance to a fascinating nature reserve, the ‘Site Classé des Dunes et Etangs de Trévignon’. 6km of sand dunes stretch from the Pointe de Trévignon to the Pointe de la Jument, with the sea on one side and seven lakes on the other, providing an unique habitat, home to a wide diversity of plants and wildlife. The ‘Maison du Littoral’ at the start of the reserve has a wealth of information about this. There are many waymarked footpaths in the area. The Grand Randonée 34 runs along the coast. Trégunc Tourist Information office has a booklet with local walks.
Visitors are able to enjoy a beautiful, unspoilt environment at the same time as supporting the local economy. Small scale coastal fishing is the lifeblood of many of the smaller Breton ports and you can buy fresh fish most days directly from the fishermen at Trévignon harbour - see the blackboard there for updates. On Tuesdays there is an organic market at Trégunc, between 16h and 19h. During the summer there is a weekly market of local produce at the car park in Trévignon on Sunday mornings. The owners employ a cleaner and caretaker to look after the property. All this, along with renting the property, injects money into the local economy and supports life in rural France.
The owner of the house provides environmentally friendly cleaning products for our tenants. Paper, plastic and glass are recycled, and bags for sorting out the rubbish are provided. Recycling facilities are at the roadside, just at the end of the driveway to the house. There are composting facilities in the garden which tenants are encouraged to use.
There is a bus stop in the centre of St Philibert village, by the school, where you can catch buses to Trégunc. Bicycle hire is available in the summer from the campsite by the crossroads between the house and St Philibert village.
We support a range of charities and projects in France and worldwide which provide aid to vulnerable communities and habitats, e.g. ASSOHUMA, a French charity which organises trips taking humanitarian and medical aid to women in Afghanistan and families in remote Sénégal; Shared Interest, a co-operative lending society which provides funding for Third World producers.
Our office is in Devon is in a redundant agricultural building which we re-built using reclaimed, traditional materials. We support the Devon Wildlife Trust and we have nest boxes and feeding stations in the office grounds to encourage the birds. Our water for the office comes from a spring and is pumped by a water-powered ram. We do not produce a paper brochure; our bookings and enquiries are handled by email and all our office paper and printing cartridges are re-cycled. Our shredded documents go on the compost heap.
We invite every traveller who books a holiday via us to send in a review. Because we don't run the holidays they're completely independent and unedited... remember to read between the lines though, as two people on the same holiday can have different views!
