La Fermette

A Loire valley vacation wouldn’t be the same without at least a little time spent sampling the famous Loire wines. Our gite is situated to the east of the Loire valley but, in typical French fashion, it is classified as the Centre-Loire wine region.
There are several well-known vineyards here – Menetou-Salon, Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé – [...]

If you are coming to France on vacation and you’re looking for Loire valley gites then of course we would like you to pick ours. However, as it’s not quite ready yet, we’ll just give you a brief glimpse of what you will be able to find around here!
If you are looking for [...]

Literally translated, Eau de vie is French for “water of life”. In practical terms it’s the name for a clear alcohol distilled in pretty much the same way as brandy. A sniff of the stuff would certainly wake you up but a few glasses and you aren’t going to be very lively the next morning!
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Our French gite is intended to be one of the best Loire valley breaks you can find. Quite a challenge we are setting ourselves then!
We have stayed in quite a few gites in France, from the delightful to the dreadful, and we think we have a good idea of what makes a good one. It [...]

La Fermette is our home and gite just outside the small village of Anjouin in the lovely French Loire valley countryside. You will also find Xandra Ceramics here – my wife Xandra’s pottery – where she produces lovely individual hand-made earthenware and also offers classes. If you are interested in the pottery, full details are [...]