Culture of Brittany
Go Beyond Breathes in Breton Culture
12th – 19th August 2025
What's to get excited about!
We invite you to our first summer in the north-west of France, and the Celtic region of Brittany. We will be based in the beautiful, small central village of Mellionnec, where we’ll be staying in a large gite named A La Belle Etoile (The Beautiful Star). The gite was renovated in 2022 and was formerly an old presbytery but is now a beautiful and modern auberge, situated in this small, alternative and progressive community.
This holiday will be an exploration, delving into Breton culture with visits to the nearby 11th century Chateau de Josselin, a beautiful French chateau with 9 towers set along the Nantes-Brest canal. We will take the small train called the tire-bouchon (corkscrew) from Auray to the Quiberon peninsula and spend the day on the beach. Not far from Mellionnec, we will visit a refuge for French wolves, a unique sanctuary that cares for these stunning animals. We will also take you down to the south Atlantic coast for a 2-hour boat trip up the river Odet and spend a day in the town of Quimper, visiting the famous Saint Corentin Cathedral, the art museum and take a stroll around the old town. Finally, we will pay a visit to the strange world of Univers du Poète Ferrailleur (The Universe of a Poet’s Junkyard!), a fascinating place unlike anywhere else, featuring a series of automatons made from old household materials that can be activated by a series of buttons and levers.
We cannot wait to explore Brittany with you, and we just know this holiday will stay with you long after you have gone home!!
Where you'll be staying...
A La Belle Etoile is a brand new gite. It has been designed to accommodate all types of people, including summer groups like ours.
Food, glorious food!
All of our food will be lovingly prepared and cooked by our wonderful chef, Helen.
What you'll experience...
We will meet at a London airport and you will be supported on the flight to Nantes Atlantique Airport in France.
Our mini-buses will take you on the 2 hour and 30-minute drive to the accommodation, with stops along the way.
Your holiday will include the following:
Accessiblility and Inclusion
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If you wish to discuss your specific access requirement for any of our holidays, please contact us at your earliest convenience and we will do everything we can to welcome you to the Go Beyond Holidays experience.
Holiday name
Culture of Brittany
Date
12th – 19th August 2025
Nights
7 nights
Accommodation
A La Belle Etoile, Mellionnec
Food
All food will be catered for by our Go Beyond Chef.
Price
£2855 (All Inclusive)
Day 1
Travel from London to Nantes, travel to our accommodation via mini bus,
settle in.
Day 2
Visit Chateau de Josselin and The Universe of a Poet’s Junkyard
Day 3
Visit Quiberon peninsula by train and spend the day on the beach
Day 4
Visit a refuge for French wolves
Day 5
Rest Day
Day 6
Boat trip on the River Odet
Day 7
Visit the old town of Quimper
Day 8
Drive back to Nantes Atlantique Airport for flight back to London.
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