La Gîte de l'Air Souvre
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The house
For those seeking peace and quiet: cosy gîte, equipped for 2 people.
Magnificent views over the fields from the living room and kitchenette.
Kitchenette with electric hob, fridge, small microwave and airfryer.
In the bedroom with wardrobe: a comfortable double bed.
Bathroom with washbasin, shower cubicle and toilet.
An additional outside door leads to the buanderie with its own washing machine.
Wifi and Android TV.
We, the owners live 20 metres away.
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Facilities
- Independent
- No smoking
- Ecological
- Washing machine
- Iron
- TV
- Internet
- Hair dryer
Surroundings
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The cottage is located in southern Normandy, a few minutes' drive from the villages of Passais, Saint-Mars d'Egrenne and Mantilly, where there are bakers, butchers, a supermarket and small restaurants.
The beautiful sea coast of Carolles and Granville, among others, are an hour's drive away, as is the famous Mont Saint Michel. La Ferté-Macé half an hour away has a self-made sandy beach that is excellent for children.
In Bagnoles de l'Orne, near La Ferté-Macé there is a casino, there are cosy restaurants, nice shops and a 9-hole golf course. If you want all 18, the drive gets a bit longer, namely 58 km to Clécy in beautiful Suisse Normande ( Swiss Normandy ).
Flers has an extensive swimming complex, water sports facilitiesSwiss Noeen, a bowling alley and several larger supermarkets. For market lovers, Saint-Hillaire-du-Harcouet has a busy Wednesday morning market. Markets almost everywhere in France are only during the morning, because at 12 o'clock there has to be food....
At the Parc de Colmont in Gorron, 20 km away, there is plenty to do, including: paintball, laser games, golf (8 holes), foot golf, Frisbee, kayaking and tennis.
- Rural
- Hilly
- At the farm
Restaurants, food & wine
For a start, the tastiest croissants we ever ate are baked at Le Palais du Pain in Domfront. The queues for them are often long. Delicious with coffee, but so is the pastry called Paris-Brest.
There is not much to tell about the wine: it is a real cidre and poiré region here. Which, like wine, one drinks with everything. As an aperitif, one drinks pommeau.
Then, of course, there is calvados, similar to cognac, but usually a bit stronger. It is not recommended without practice, but is also drunk by part of the population after meals, mixed with coffee.
Of course, the true cheese lover never gets tired of this. And, perhaps I am imagining it: Norman and Breton milk also taste way above par.
For a simple lunch, you pay between €12 and around €15. Lunchtime between 12 and 2pm. After that, things close because the staff go home.
In the evening, people eat between 7pm and 10pm.
Eating out is something a French family does on Sunday afternoons, for which afternoon the thé-dansant is also back.
Activities
Lying in the Parc Naturel Regional, hiking, cycling, canoeing and not forgetting good food are key events.
Nearby is the beautiful hiking area of la Fosse Arthur.
Just over a kilometre away, the road is crossed by the Paris - Mont Saint Michel cycle path.
The region is mostly green, also because of the many cows that graze there on behalf of Camembert.
Normandy is not a wine region, one likes to drink a glass of cider or poiré (pear cider) with a meal. But a vin rouge with cheese.
In Domfront, an old town 10 minutes' drive away, battles of 1,000 years ago are re-enacted during the summer with the ruins of a 10th-century castle as a backdrop.
Meanwhile, it is also good to relax on one of the cosy terraces.
Because of the many English people living here, you may think you have stepped into an old-fashioned English pub on tour. Complete with Englishmen, lots of beer, sometimes fish and chips. Next thing you know, you'll be called Old Chap.... Somewhere else you can go back to tea.
Further remarks
From central Netherlands, I prefer to take the road via the Westerschelde tunnel. You then miss the traffic jams at Antwerp. From the said tunnel, the net travel time is about 6 hours.
Tip: don't forget to write down your Netflix code, google account etc.
Additional price info and offers
A 2kW mobile oil heater can be placed in the main room in early and late season. Oil use about 1 tank per week.
Bathroom heating is electric.
Price includes
Cleaning fee, Towels, Bed linen