You will be spoilt with choice!

We live about 10 minutes walk from a village called 'le Guedeniau'. Around the village square you can find a bar/restaurant, called 'le Brocard', where you can enjoy good quality French food. We also have a good bakery/patisserie famous for its giant croissants!

The village has a pretty church, a public garden bordering a large pond, home to ducks and otters - with a log cabin and barbecue for public use.

The village is surrounded by 'la Foret de Chandelais', ideal place for picnics, walking, cycling and horse riding facilities ... The forest is home to wild boars, 'chevreuils' (type of small deer) and other fauna.

The nearest market town of Bauge is situated approx 7 kms away. On its outskirts, you can find an 18 hole golf course Golf de Bauge Pontigne which offers water features in a unique design. Fishing facilities, a public swimming pool and tennis courts are also situated nearby.

More details about the area can be find by clicking onto Bauge Tourist Information or Saumur Tourist Information

The town of Saumur is situated about 25 minutes drive from Mon Reve gite. It is a lovely town full of character offering many cafes, restaurants, boutiques, a theatre, museums, a famous military cavalry school called, 'Le Cadre Noir', not forgetting the famous 'Gratin Meyer' and 'Ackerman' wine distilleries.

Many street festivals and various markets take place throughout the year.

Rochmenier has an underground country museum showing how the troglodytes (cave dwellers) lived until quite recently. Fontevraud l'Abbaye was an 11th century monastery - for monks, nuns, lepers, the infirm and repentant women - which houses the bones of both English and French kings.

We also strongly recommend a visit to the smart university town of Angers , 45 minutes drive approx. Angers, capital of the 'Maine et Loire', is a great benefactor of the arts and is at the forefront of tapestry designs. The famous 'Cointreau' liqueur is actually produced in Angers and its distillery is open to the public.

The medieval town of Tours, 50 minutes drive approx., is adorned with fashionable boutiques and is rich in historical buildings.

For the car racing enthusiasts of course Le Mans is only about one hour away.