Comments on: What’s wrong with Brittany?

By: Boris

Boris — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:03:27 +0000

Sounds ideal…except this year I have to go to Annecy region end of March and I’m not sure if I’ll fancy such a long trip in the same direction (we are in SW France) so soon after. And I do like to visit Provence in May rather than the summer as well. Perhaps the autumn…

By: Ritchie

Ritchie — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:55:44 +0000

Boris,

If you come to Alsace in summer it will be dead, mostly just a tourists walking around. It can get very hot in summer when the pollution and heat get trapped in the valley between the Vosges and the Black Forest.

April and May would be the best months to visit Alsace.

By: Poul Jensen

Poul Jensen — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:06:10 +0000

When I first came to Brittany I thought what a sad place! So cold so wet and so far from the south of France (I had been to Nice many times). Now I have fallen in love with the place. The people are so friendly and helpful. The countryside is so unspoilt. The architecture so medieval. The greenery of oak forests. The seafood is the best in the world and the roads are empty of traffic. I get a shock whenever I return to UK or Germany or Belgium having to queue in long traffic lines. Rarely in Brittany. The best of it is that with global warming, we are getting better weather now than ever before. With the south of France getting too hot, people are moving north to escape the heat and the shortage of water! Brittany gets my vote.

By: Boris

Boris — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:50:29 +0000

We used to visit Brittany quite a lot but now we live in southern France I haven’t been there for several years – but Mrs B has, and is a fan of Brittany and Normandy while I generally prefer to stay in southern France – pretty much anywhere in a line between Dordogne and the Italian border and I’m happy. Likewise, certainly if we had young children I probably wouldn’t take them to the Limousin for a fun packed holiday but as you say, Rich, for a quieter holiday it’s a great choice. Alsace is the missing link and is on Mrs B’s agenda for the spring!

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:33:25 +0000

I have friends with a property in the Limousin region, I feel that one off putting factor is the long distance from the coast. Having said that, the country side is beautiful, it gets very hot for those sun worshippers out there and the lakes which are dotted around the region are, in my opinion, a far better way to spend a day in the water – diving boards and at times flumes beats the salty sea any day of the week! Natural bliss at its best, for those wishing to have a quieter holiday.

By: Johnny Norfolk

Johnny Norfolk — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:58:49 +0000

Its interesting what you say about Britany, we have only stayed there once, and i just think there are so many more interesting places in France. May be it was the places we went to, but there appeared to be far less cafes that we like so much in Brittany. There was nothing wrong with the place but we cound find no reason to go back. When we were in Metz the litte cafe we liked so much was theamed on Brittany, so there you go.