Welcome to Petit Minou en Bretagne



I moved to this lovely part of Brittany at the end of the summer in 2008 with my husband and my two daughters

We have two holiday gites and hope to have lots of visitors in the years to come

Life here is slower than it used to be in England but my days are so much busier - looking after our two Ouessant sheep, our chickens, geese, ducks and seven cats; trying out new recipes using our freshly grown veggies, trying to keep up with the weeding and the the garden and keeping the gites in tip top condition ready for our visitors

If I have any spare time I make handmade greetings cards and gifts and have just opened an Etsy shop - visit it here

I also enjoy taking photographs and have recently joined Flickr so hopefully I will post some of my shots on here too

This is intended to be my blog about our new life here in Brittany - I really must try to make time for regular updates but seem to be failing miserably


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Wednesday, 2 June 2010

Vitré - home of Mme de Sévigné


Vitré, originally uploaded by Petit Minou.
Vitré is one of France’s listed Artistic and Historic Heritage towns

It has a beautiful chateau which is surrounded by narrow Medieval streets, many are from the 15th and 16th centuries which show how important the town was during that period when it was one of the most powerful towns in Brittany

The town is surrounded with gentle rolling countrysid, good for walking and some rock climbing. Or you can the delicious food on offer in the welcoming restaurants and crêperies

Have a look at the tourist office website to see what's on in and around Vitré

Not far from Vitré is the chateau where Madame de Sévigné lived, she was famous for the letters she used to write to her daughter
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