Back in the Pays de la Loire we decide to revisit some of the places we have been to before and after months of me nagging John that we need to stop moving on each day and spend sometime in these areas, he finally gives in.
The Pays de la Loire covers the area to the south of Brittany and Normandy, and along the lower stretches of the longest river in France the Loire, and it’s a vast area. Dotted with old cities and attractive villages there’s always plenty to see and do, and it’s in some of these villages that we walk, cycle and meet up with friends before heading further north into one of my favourite places in France, Normandy.
The Loire is the longest and most unpredictable in parts river for swimming or boating, and no goods are carried along this waterway. With cycle routes all over this area we peddle the river banks between Laval and Mayenne We have lunch in the small village of Change with Tim and Alison Finally track down Movenpick ice cream in ChangeGorron is located on the borders of Pays De la Loire and is twinned with Hayling island it’s renowned for leisure, cultural and sports activities. Village of Gorron, free services and an English butchers The book exchange in La Ferrière-aux-E range needs a little attention Nothing much has changed in the village of La Ferrière-aux-E range and we manage to park in the same spot. The huge Chateau in Broglie is just visible through the trees, shame it isn’t open to the public because it looks like an interesting building
Photo – La Ferrière-aux-E range book exchange needs a little attention
The village of Broglie is a small village with a few shops that open randomly but it’s a pleasant place where we spend three days. Broglie following the cycle pathI couldn’t get a photo of the two men that collect the money at the aire in Broglie but lets just say, exercise wasn’t on their agenda when collecting the money, they drove to each motorhome relighting their fags as they went The village of Cormeilles is built along a former Roman road on the banks of the river Calonne. The streets in Cormeilles are lined with half-timbered houses, with facades carved in the 16th and 17th centuries and the Holy Cross Church which is unique to Normandy.
