Languedoc / Rousillon

EasyJet flight from Gatwick (dep. 11.35am GMT) to Montpellier (arr. 2.20 pm Cont.) takes under 2 hours. Built before the Christian era, Pont du Gard, architectural masterpiece, Roman aqueduct’s superb engineering, the bridge has three tiers of arches spanning River Gard. La Begude St Pierre, a mile from the bridge, is a former 17th-century coaching inn and is the perfect place to relax. The 4-star hotel has 23 rooms, terraces and olive trees, an open-air swimming pool, and restaurants that offer French and Mediterranean cuisine as a speciality. Le Castellas, in the heart of Collias, is a charming hotel with a brand new spa which offers massages, Turkish baths and other treatments. Maison d’Uzes’ 5-star 12-roomed hotel, restaurant & spa features hammam, roman bath, massages, etc. The 17th-century listed building in the heart of the medieval Uzes with honey-coloured walls and old beams offers Michelin-starred fine dining prepared by Chef Garcia. Ranked in the top 35 hotels in the world. A 16th-century farmhouse that once belonged to the Bishop of Uzes, the hotel has 8 guest rooms/suites, swimming pool and a luxury spa located in beautiful vaulted cellars and includes a hammam, Jacuzzi, massage room, plunge pool and gym. Exquisite food by Michelin-starred Restaurant Artemise – incl. seasonal dishes.

Burgundy

Hotel le Clos, Montagny-les-Beaune, is a beautifully refurbished 4-star 18th-century farmhouse lovingly restored by Alain and Christine Oudot. There are 24 guest rooms yet we were overwhelmed when the owners offered us no less than a cottage to ourselves! After a sound night’s sleep, we walked across the gravelled courtyard passing an ancient picturesque well, agricultural implements and a wine-press before entering Reception replete with ancient beams, stone flooring and open fireplace. We had breakfast on an open terrace among guests who were obviously no strangers to a favourite hostelry, and sat out in their lovely orchard planning our next visit to the Abbey de Morgeot vineyards and then on to the stunningly beautiful 365-roomed with moat with drawbridge in southern Burgundy Chateau de Sully, a castle owned by Scots-born Duchess of Magenta, also the 9th Marchioness de MacMahon. We enjoyed a veritable feast of a picnic lunch in the Abbey de Morgeot vineyard hosted by Amelie MacMahon, the 4th Duchess, whose refreshments included one of their wines, the superlative Chassagny-Montrachet. Hearing the Duchess was from North of the Border, we speculated if we were going to meet an independent, rather fiery ‘gone native’ Margaret Rutherford – instead we got a fine-boned and flame-haired Deborah Kerr. We learned the bizarre tale how the castle was saved from destruction from French revolutionaries. A predecessor, Charlotte MacMahon, was seemingly at death’s door when a rampaging mob arrived at her gates, set on reducing the stately pile to rubble.

Fearlessly, the elderly lady told them they were trespassing and should leave. Six months later, presuming that the old Dowager was no more, the rebels were astonished to be told she was alive. (In fact, she had died the night before). A quick-witted estate manager, Claude Beaune, placed the old lady’s corpse in a trough filled with brandy, so that when the mob entered her boudoir, they found the resurrected Charlotte propped up in her bed with a lace cap, curtains drawn and obviously poorly. Thwarted yet again, the rebels retired never to return!

Normandy

Brittany Ferries offer a wonderful service to the Continent for the foot traveller. FB says: I was car-less in Caen. But was I bothered? The region is a hub of efficient and brilliantly linked public transport – the perfect way to find your feet in Normandy. I travelled in luxury from Portsmouth to Caen return with cabin. Bus Vert buses link up Ouistreham port with the Bus Terminal and bustling rail station in the city centre. My destination was Deauville and I chose to continue on the Bus Vert, plying the scenic coastal route in great comfort and style. Hotel Le Trophee is (FB) “A Michelin-starred centrally located hotel, with its 24-hour health club, sauna, steam room and outdoor heated swimming pool. In the heart of the chic coastal resort with its fabulous shops (Chanel started here), there are many ways to keep fit such as tennis, golf, swimming, sailing and attractions as La Toques racecourse, George Clooney stays during the International Film Festival.”

Travel Information

LANGUEDOC
Easyjet Gatwick-Montpellier easyjet.com
La Begude St Pierre 30210 Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
www.hotel-begude-saint-pierre.com
Hostellerie le Castellas 30210 Collias www.le castellas.com
Maison d’Uzes 30700 Uzes www.lamaisonduzes.fr/uk/
L’Artemise Chemin de la Lauze, 30700 Uzes
www.lartemise.com
Uzes Tourist Office 30700 Uzes +33 (0)4 66 22 68 88
BURGUNDY
Hotel le Clos, 21200 Beaune, France +33 (0)3 80 25 97 98 hotelleclos @ wanadoo.fr;
Chateau de Sully 71630 Sully
NORMANDY Brittany Ferries, reservations @ brittanyferries.com
Hotel Le Trophee 14800 Deauville, France +33 (0)2 31884586 information @ letrophee.com
www.letrophee.com

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You are made to feel that you own the spa at the hugely popular Le Clos du Colombier in Burgundy’s delightful Cote d’Or village of Pommard, where you can guarantee privacy in the sauna, Jacuzzi, followed by a dip in the outdoor swimming pool. Thanks to the owners’ vision, you can rent the sauna and pool for your own private session. Le Clos, a former wine-grower’s mansion, is the brainchild of Philippe and Veronique Barthelmebs: “We’ve both travelled widely, and always dreamt of owning our hotel. A ‘private’ spa was priority and the house seemed to be just waiting for us,” says Melbourne-born Veronique.  “The TV and telephone are downstairs, not upstairs in the rooms. Peace and relaxation are the aims,” she adds.   We dined at the highly-regarded La Table d’Olivier Leflaive located in a 17th-century building in picturesque Puligny-Montrachet. Classical guitarist Leflaive, whose family have been wine-makers for 18 generations, including a fabulous Puligny-Montrachet, gave us no less than 14 wines to taste-test as we consumed our gazpacho, chicken, cheese and chocolate mousse – a memorable bacchanalia! The next day, we enjoyed a picnic lunch at the invitation of the Scots-born 14th Duchess of Magenta in the vineyards of Abbey de Morgeot.  Planted by Cistercian Burgundy monks in the 12th-century, the 22-acre vineyard produces superlative wines, such as the world-beater Chassagny-Montrachet. The Duchess, who owns the beautiful Chateau de Sully, says that the vineyard practices a sustainable viticulture where grapes are hand-picked and organic enrichments are used. Chemical fertilisers, though, are outlawed.

We were honoured when Wellbeing was invited by Bernard Emie, the French Ambassador to the Court of St James’, to his official residence in London’s Kensington Palace Gardens, ‘Billionaire’s Row’, to meet Philippe Augier, Deauville’s Mayor, widely-known as ‘le JFK des politiques francais’. The dynamic, hands-on Mayor and his team, extolled his city’s virtues (featured Wellbeing, July-August, 2010) issuing a personal invitation to visit. Deauville, founded in 1860 by a consortium led by the Duc de Morny, Napoleon 111’s illegitimate half-brother, displayed his preference when he built the racetrack before the church; again this year, the resort hosts the prestigious World Equestrian Games, held every two years prior to the Olympics, from August 23-September 7, 2014.   The Mayor emphasises that the chic resort also provides hotels, meals, and sports activities year-round at budget prices.  Luxuriate in the thalasso-spa as horses train on the adjacent beach, a slice of joie de vivre!

That triggered memories of another honour I experienced similarly in London yet in stark contrast to Augier’s friendly reception, was Nelson Mandela’s CBI Press Conference 21 years ago at Centrepoint, in which the Nobel Laureate appealed for investment to continue in the new apartheid-free South Africa. Mandela, who spent 18 of his 27 years imprisonment in Robben Island, would be South Africa’s President in six months, and was treated by two BBC reporters with open hostility and scepticism, doubting his ‘Rainbow Nation’ cabinet could succeed – one lady, who is a household name today, led the attack.  If the intention was to provoke the African leader in saying something rash, it did not work, and seemed a far cry from the objective and helpful reporting embodied in Wellbeing’s leitmotif, mens sana in corpore sano. My question received the longest answer yet not one word appeared in the next day’s Press. My timely intervention, received warmly by Mandela, saved it from being the shortest Press conference in history! If only the BBC, oblivious to the sense of occasion, had ‘spared a thought’..

Brittany Ferries Reservations –  0871 244 0744   www.brittanyferries.com

Le Clos du Colombier, 21630 Pommard – +33 (0)3 80 22 00 27  www.closducolombier.com

Olivier Leflaive, 21190 Puligny-Montrachet –  +33 (0)3 80 21 37 65  contact @olivier-leflaive.com

Abbey de Morgeot, 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet+33 (0)3 85820986 abbeydemorgeot @gmail.com

Thalasso & Spa Deauville, 3 rue Sem, 14800 Deauville+33(0)231877200 www.thalasso-deauville.fr

Deauville Airport, 14130 St-Gatien-des-Bois+33(0)2 31656565 information @aeroportdeauville.com

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La Cote Saint Jacques overlooks Joigny’s majestic, slow-moving River Yonne and is close to the famous Chablis vineyards.  After checking into the upmarket Relais & Chateaux Hotel, we dropped off our luggage in the lovely suite with riverside balcony, and headed for the split-level spa [800 sq. metres].  Here, the Treatment Centre boasts a hammam, sauna, fitness centre, body and treatment rooms, where, amongst others, one can indulge in Ayurvedic massages, revitalising ‘Papaya Puree’ body scrubs, Balinese body treatments, using Cinq Mondes and Carita top brands. Unwinding after superb body massage and facial, we swam a few lengths in the upper-level indoor swimming pool before plunging into the adjacent effervescent giant circular Jacuzzi, where we secretly phantasized over a dinner to be prepared by Patron three Michelin-starred Grand-Chef, Jean-Michel Lorain. Life doesn’t get much better than this!”

Just 1½ hours from Paris and located at the gates of the Burgundy region, here is a “Destination Hotel” really worthy of the title.  One of the 26 best dining experiences in France¸ La Cote Saint Jacques is a Mecca for food-loving Parisians seeking a weekend’s escape from the city.  Once arrived, a wealth of attractions mean there is no need to step beyond the hotel’s enclaves. Lovely air-conditioned suites and spacious elegant terraces overlook the river.  Along with the Spa, Jacuzzi and large indoor swimming pool, there is fishing, boating or waterside dining for those inclined.  Specially designed entertainment programmes for children are on offer.  And, of course, cookery courses from Jean-Michel are a star draw.

The hotel, an assemblage of townhouses cleverly realigned into a de luxe hotel, is clustered above the banks of the picturesque river.  Here, in the wood-panelled dining room, Jean-Michel, when just 27, first garnered his famous Michelin Star triumph, the youngest Chef in France to achieve such an honour.  Visitors from all over the world are drawn to this prestigious Relais & Chateaux member, and in 2009, Jean-Michel won the coveted Prix Villegiature Award for Europe’s best hotel restaurant.

“White asparagus with warm vinaigrette” then, “mango and pineapple brochette with chilli” was our lunch in the restaurant of the calm, stone-coloured Spa.  Finally we had cracked that all time French paradox.  How come our Gallic cousins can indulge their gourmet lifestyles, yet stay so slim?  Conundrum solved as we both conserved our appetite for dinner, and enjoyed a delicious calorie-counted Menu.

In the wood-panelled library, we were offered a flame-thrower of a pre-dinner aperitif that was not only delicious but designed to loosen the tongues of any unsuspecting stiff upper-lipped Anglo-Saxon. Maceration Agrumes’ comprised:  Cognac, Grand Marnier, Campari and Domaine Michel Lorain’s cremant Burgundy. Gourmet themes abound, celebrity photos and a wallpaper of recipes by the bar; to descend to the dining room, we boarded a copper lift that was like a stepping into a giant kettle.  On offer for fine dining is Chestnut crème brulee, Ocean Terrine or the signature dish Bresse Chicken steamed in Champagne and cooked in pastry-sealed casseroles, the  choirboy’s pastry ruff served by the Dining Room Manager, Pascal Bondoux.  Throughout, the décor and colour schemes are inspired by the warm earthy tones of fruits and vegetables.

Says Jean-Michel Lorain, hotel patron who leads a team of 75 professionals, and, unlike many celebrity chefs, is always to be found in the kitchen: “For me, this is much more than a hotel.  It is the house where I grew up, my grandparents lived and where my father and mother opened the hotel.  I want guests to enjoy it as friends.”

BRITTANY FERRIES:
[Reservations & Enquiries, telephone 0871 244 0744] The car ferry service operates from 10 ports in the Irish Republic, France and Spain. This summer, Brittany Ferries sails from Portsmouth to 3 appealing destinations in Normandy: incl. Caen, Cherbourg and, from May 16th, Le Havre.

La Cote Saint Jacques & Spa, 14 Faubourg de Paris, 89300 Joigny, France. Telephone: +33 (0)3 86 62 09 70 Wellbeing Readers as hotel guests, children under 12 staying in rooms are not not charged.  Playing area.  Pets welcomed. 3 Michelin-star restaurants.

For more details visit cotesaintjacques.com/en/

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Raspberries, cassis, strawberries, and redcurrants – are packed with anti-oxidants, vitamins and trace elements which he had studied in his work.  For millions of years the digestive tract of our nomadic human ancestors knew only wild berries and tubers.  If their survival depended on this diet then, how much more in a sedentary job in this fast food age, could we reap the benefits that red berries had to offer.  Convinced these fruits could form the basis of a unique health regime and youth-boosting treatments, the charming Garnier dreamed of creating a luxury Spa in the heart of the vineyards.

A Burgundian born and bred, when the beautiful Chateau de Citeaux came on to the market, Jean saw a way to realise his vision, which he now practices and patents as ‘Fruititherapy’, with a range of products. The result is the newly opened La Cueillette, a hotel and Spa resort nestling amid vines in the charming medieval village of Meursault. Alongside the elegant chateau constructed nearly a century and a half ago, is a purpose-built, up-to-the-minute Spa complex, over 450 sq. metres of swimming pool, hammam, sauna, Jacuzzi, fully-equipped gym and treatment rooms.

[quote]”The Spa is not an ‘add-on’ or a fashionable accessory”, Garnier explains. “It is the hub of La Cueillette and the main focus for our visitors who are seeking relaxation and a restorative regime when they visit us.”[/quote]

Treatments on offer include Fruititherapy massages, wraps and beauty masks, based on the core use of the age-defying red Burgundy berries.  “I sampled the Grand Cru Monopole,” says Frances, “a delicious two-hour treatment of exfoliation and wrap, which involved being covered in a gloopy mix of organic blackcurrant, grape  seed oil and honey, with a massage to finish.  It was both invigorating and hydrating and left my skin feeling soft and glowing.”  Also on offer are made to measure packages focussed on slimming or anti-ageing. In the chateau itself, the gilded La Cueillette Dining Room with its ceiling decoration is a restored work of art, complete with frescoes, ornamental woodwork and authentic Aubusson tapestries.

The 19th-century chateau is built over magnificent Cistercian 12th-century cellars with lofty barrel-vaulted ceilings. Secret passages, endless cobblestoned floors vanishing into darkness and a vast expanse make the cellars an ideal venue to hire for events and tastings, and lead to Le Potager, an intimate bistro where diners can enjoy, perhaps, a boeuf bourguignon by a roaring fire in the huge stone chimneypiece in the chateau’s former kitchen.  Accompanying our meal of osso buco and trout, we drank a delicious Vieux Clos du Chateau de Citeaux, from the vineyards by our bedrooms.  The gastronomic restaurant, La Cueillette, with its sumptuous setting, leads to a balustrated terrace overlooking the park and Meursault’s 15th-century church, the menus all orchestrated by Michelin-starred chef, Laurent Couturier. Vegetarians welcomed. All meals are sourced from local organic suppliers and fresh from the chateau’s own vegetable garden. [Gastronomic Restaurant La Cueillette – menus from 50E; Bistro Le Potager – from 22E].

GETTING THERE
Brittany Ferries 0871 244 1400  www.brittanyferries.com Overnight cross-channel service from Portsmouth to Caen.  We broke the 550km car journey to Beaune, Burgundy at Evreux’s newly renovated 4-star Best Western Hotel President, Pascal Vivier, Manager, Patricia Marie, Blvd de Normandie, 2700 Evreux. Tel: + 33 (0)2 32 38 77 77 www.bw-evreux.com Rooms start at 77.10 Euros.
Office de Tourisme de Beaune www.beaune-tourisme.fr

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Irma looks every inch a true Parisienne, beautiful, serious about her food and faultlessly groomed from head to – er, paw. Irma is a lioness, you see, one of a pride of amber-coloured Angolan lions currently enjoying a perfect leonine lifestyle of feeding and breeding at the Parc des Felins, less than 60 km from the gates of Paris, in France’s Seine-et-Marne. The 60 acre-Parc is unique in Europe and houses over 150 species of Big Cat in spacious, safari-like conditions that replicate life in the wild. Along with its vital conservation work protecting such rare breeds as snow leopards, South American panthers, and Siberian tigers, the Parc de Felins offers a chance to glimpse these rare and lovely creatures in safe, natural surroundings. The result is an unforgettable educational experience for all animal lovers.

National treasures

It is also a reminder of the many world class travel attractions that exist within an hour’s journey from France’s capital. The Seine-et-Marne teems with national treasures – chateaux, gourmet delights, famous artworks and sites of international architectural importance. Historically as well as scenically, this region – part of the Ile de France – distils the essence of France and its turbulent, and sometimes heart-breaking history. Many pivotal turning points that altered the destiny of the nation happened here.

The ancient cities of Meaux and Provins alone are worth any detour. Meaux, along with its celebrated mustards, hosts the Bishop’s Palace, former domain of Jacques Bossuet, confessor of the Sun King and renowned for his stirring sermons. It is the last of such complexes still standing in France today.

Provins, deservedly on UNESCO World Heritage listing, is a wonderfully well preserved medieval city. It provides a spellbinding backward look to the Middle Ages, when Knights Templar invented passports and travellers cheques to protect the all-important cloth merchants journeying from Scandinavia and Italy to visit the town’s famous Trade Fairs. More recent alumni include Jules Verne and Honore de Balzac who wrote part of his “Human Comedy” in the lee of city’s ramparts.

Our visit to Irma and her relatives involved a journey across a famous Great War location – the battle of the Marne. Here on 4 September l914 the Allied army confronted 700.000 German soldiers and prevented them from marching to Paris. In November the Meaux region will unveil the Great War Museum, dedicated to enabling visitors to understand WW1 from the perspective of ordinary soldiers.

Crown Jewels

Two magnificent chateaux, Fontainebleau and Vaux le Vicomte, are among the region’s crown jewels. Fontainebleau is called “family home to the Kings of France” – among its 1,300 rooms you trace the history of eight centuries, with Rococo chapel, priceless Sevres porcelain, more than 1,000 clocks and the exquisite furniture of Marie-Antoinette’s boudoir. Despite its roll-call of royalty, it is the diminutive shadow of Napoleon which dominates the palace today. On view is his Greatcoat and distinctive hat worn at Waterloo, his tiny bed, and the table where he signed his abdication paper.

The incomparable Vaux-le-Vicomte Chateau, a 17th-cent.baroque masterpiece was built by Nicolas Fouquet, Louis X1V’s Finance Minister. Its perfection cost him his liberty. Throwing a lavish house-warming party in the young king’s honour, he hoped to dazzle his peers with the beauty of his new home. Louis, aged just 23, watched in mingled admiration and envy as the festivities went on, and repaid Fouquet’s invitation by clapping him in prison, furious at his “insolent and audacious luxury.” This first demonstration of the Sun King’s absolute power didn’t deter Louis from commissioning master craftsmen Le Veau, Le Brun and Le Notre to complete his own palace at Versailles. Vaux-le-Vicomte looks gorgeous illuminated by 2,000 candles every Saturday night during the season. Watching the chateau glow, you can enjoy delicious food at Les Charmilles terrace restaurant.

Parc des Felins

Before departing for our Eurostar return we said farewell to Irma and her cousins in the Parc des Felins, walking the four circuits that took us into the habitats of predators from Asia, Africa, America and Europe. There is an educational farm for children, and, an acre-long island where inquisitive striped-tailed lemurs made us welcome on their own territory. The popularity of this attraction, more than holding its own among Seine-et-Marne’s treasures, proves that these latest feline residents of the Ile de France are no less fascinating than inmates from the region’s rich and varied past.

CONTACTS
Museum of the Great War, Meaux  www.museedelagrandeguerre.eu
Le Parc des Felins, Nesles  www.parc-des-felins.com
Provins: Office de Tourisme  www.provins.net
Provins: La Table Saint Jean Restaurant  www.table-saint-jean.com
Provins: The Mansion of Old Baths www.demeure-des-veux-bains.com
Eurostar: www.eurostar.com/uk reservations: 08432 186 186
Seine et Marne Tourist Board, 11, rue Royale, 77300 Fontainebleau
tel: +33 (0)1 60 39 60 39 email: cdt @tourisme77.fr

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Ever since the first Thalassotherapy centre opened in Roscoff over a hundred years ago, Bretons have exported their beloved brainchild to coastal resorts all over France and beyond. “Coastal” because strict rules govern the provenance of thalassos; they must be no further than half a mile from the sea; seawater used in treatments must be pure and fresh (not stored) and be heated to specified temperatures.  More rules apply to seaweeds and marine wraps used in programmes.

The Miramar Crouesty, a floating palace among thalassos, more than ticked all boxes.  Set in a seawater lake and shaped like a graceful ocean liner it has a panoramic rooftop swimming pool, ground level thalasso centre with luxurious treatment rooms, and, sumptuous balconied suites as “cabins.”  Two restaurants are the domain of Chef Yves Toublanc, where buffets,a la carte and delicious “Dietique”menus (not more than 300 calories) are served. The resort fashionably at the cutting edge of thalasso, is constantly developing advanced facilities, such as its new Hammam, complete with changing lights and cold fountain,  and “airbed” treatment baths, where guests float while enjoying detox seaweed wraps.

<pp_img type=”node” title=”Domaine de Cice-Blossac” align=”right” link=”/image/domaine-de-cice-blossac” nid=”1912″ preset=”medium” teaser=”0″> Equally state-of-the-art and newly opened is the inland Domaine de Cice-Blossac, just 10 miles from Rennes in the village of Bruz.  Part of a glamorous 280 acre on-water golf and Spa complex, it is beautifully developed amid slow moving waterways and magnificent woodlands that recall a New England landscape.  Luxurious suites are housed in wood-clad buildings set on stilts, and even have smart kitchens to add a self-catering option to the resort’s excellent restaurant.  The Cice Blossac’s Spa’s elegant minimalism has an oriental flavour. Treatments include massages, wraps and detox programmes, with revitalising Ayurvedic “modelage”  and “après-golf” relaxing combinations of Hammam and aromatherapy. Special day and weekend packages are available, including use of the golf course, with “Beginners Golf” proving popular. Versatile function rooms are also on offer at the resort.

Rennes, ancient capital of Brittany, was almost entirely rebuilt on Paris lines after a drunken carpenter set fire to almost the whole city in 1720 – only the Palais de Justice an original survivor. Today, this university city offers a chic mix of shopping, restaurants and sightseeing.  Not to be missed is the Food Market and the Rue de Nemours where you can sample local cheeses and the famous “galettes” and biscuits, almost as close to Breton hearts as their world famous Crepes.

Impressions of Brittany’s ancient Celtic heritage abound, from Standing Stone monuments to bi-lingual traffic signs. Nearly 1m speak Breton, a language close to Cornish or Welsh, and each August the Inter-Celtic music Festival at Lorient is an annual highlight. “Welcome to the end of the World” reads the Tourist Office brochure at Pointe de Raz, literally translating the region’s far western corner, “Finistere.” Here spectacular cliffs, jagged coastlines and terrifying currents combine in an iconic Brittany image.

Daily the changing tides reveal and then cover an archipelago of rocky islands, on which, far out to sea and battered by the ocean, perch lighthouses of Breton stone. The first of these took over 12 years to build in conditions of highest danger, back in the 1800s.  It eloquently sums up the courage and gritty determination of Bretons who have kept their culture, language and Celtic traditions in place.  “End of the world?”  I don’t think so.

Mirimar Crouesty Resort Thalasso & Spa, Port du Crouesty
t. (+33)2 97 53 49 00
e. reservations @mirimarcrouesty.com
Rooms (Euros): Single 124E, Suites 252E, Spa/Thalasso Packages from 88-150 Euros
Domaine de Cice-Blossac, Bruz t. (+33)2 99 52 76 76 e. resa @domainedecice.com
Rooms (Euros): Single from 89 E; weekends 75E;
see www.domainedecice.com for exceptional packages
Brittany Tourism www.brittanytourism.com
Agence Departementale du Tourisme du Finistere t. (+33)2 98 76 24 77 www.finisteretourisme.com
Comite Departemental du Tourisme du Morbihan t.(+33)2 97 54 62 97 www.morbihan.com

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