LOCATION and PLACES TO VISIT

The house is in Montreuil Poulay - a small village with a bar, a shop and a church, about 80 miles from the ferry ports at Caen and St. Malo, and not much further from Cherbourg. If you are travelling by air there are currently lo-cost flights to Dinard and Tours - each about 80 miles from the house. Half way between the historic towns of Mayenne and Lassay les Chateaux, in the region of the Pays de Loire, Montreuil Poulay is an ideal base from which to explore the neighbouring regions of Brittany and Normandy as well as the local Mayenne department. This lovely part of France is renowned for its cheeses and fruit - apples for cider and calvados, and pears for perry.

There is a folder of information in the house about what's on, where to go, and where to find further information.

Here is just a sample (follow the links for more information):

click this map to see Montreuil Poulay's location in relation to major ports and attractions

home

on the doorstep:

- bar and grocery
- auberge
- lovely rural walks
- local village

a short drive to:

- lakes for swimming
- karting
- castles
- hypermarche and markets
- spa town Bagnoles de l'Orne
- rope course through the woods near Laval
- prehistoric caves
- roman ruins at Jublains

about 1½ hours to:

- Normandy and Brittany coasts
- le Mont St Michel
- le Mans
- the Bayeux Tapestry

tourist information offices at:

- Lassay les Chateaux (4 miles)
- Mayenne (8 miles)

- download a brochure about the area

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