La Fermette

Time flies when you’re renovating a gite in the Loire valley. I have trouble believing it’s 3 month since I added anything to this blog!
I’ve meant to do more, but sometimes life just gets in the way. To make matters worse, it’s another article about alcohol – what will people think of me?
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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!
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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 [...]