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Walking in the South West of France

                          The South West Vendee is a place of natural beauty and colour. 
                   Much of the land has been reclaimed from the sea over the last 
                   700 years  and is therefore quite flat and perfect for walking / rambling. 
                       The French are keen walkers and often stroll after their evening 
                   meal.

                        Locally  and up to approx 10 - 15 miles away are some 22 circular 
                   walks around the towns and countryside  from 3.5km - 18km
                   These range from a gentle stroll around a village and footpaths to a
                    real ramblers hike using footpaths and taking in fields and canals.

.                 In each of our cottages are tourists brochures indicating the routes,  
                  the kind of terrain  (i.e fields, estuarys, woods etc) 
                  and what you  should expect  to see in that area, 
                  birds, animals and historic buildings..

                                
                            
                          

These photographs are taken from just 1 circular walk starting at the village of Saint Gemme de la Pleine taking in the countryside including woods and then returning back to St Gemme