ranger49 Says: This small town has a larger than usual number of attractive old partially timbered houses in relation to its population. Even though this method of construction was banned in 1561, because of the risk of fire, the ones seen here were mainly built at the end of the 16th and...
Hotel de Beauvoir: A 3 ChimneyLogis De France
ranger49 Says: We stayed in this Hotel in July 2007 after it was recommended by a French friend because of its restaurant. We studied the menu outside the Hotel and decided it looked very interesting if a bit expensive.When we checked in - having booked for B & B - we were asked if we...
La Vieille Renommée: A Renowned Old Lady
ranger49 Says: The restaurant, named La Vieille Renommée, in Hotel Beauvoir where we stayed in July 2007 was particularly recommended to us. It seemed an odd name for a restaurant and we did not discover its history. Was it perhaps once run by an old lady who was a very good cook? Or is it...
Nature & Civil Engineering on the River
ranger49 Says: There is a very picturesque route along the river Aulne as you travel west from Le Faou on the D791 towards Térénez and the Crozon Peninsula.It a beautifully wooded area of mainly broadleaf trees through which you may catch glimpses of the numerous bends and creeks in the...
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The restaurant, named La Vieille Renommée, in Hotel Beauvoir where we stayed in July 2007 was particularly recommended to us. It seemed an odd name for a...
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Le Faou is a mediaeval town that sits at the mouth of its own little estuary which opens out into the broader estuary of the Aulne and the Rade de Brest. Once an important maritime port its marine...
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