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Gite-Milvain

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Do you want a cosy Gite in the countryside? If you want to relax in peace and quiet then come to Gite-Milvain and we'll look after you. We have a partly rewilded garden, with plenty of butterflies and birds plus local villages and markets to visit.

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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Stray kitten in the garden at GiteMilvain, in the "gardener's rest" alcove, surrounded by wisteria
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some views around Gite-Milvain garden from a few years ago. We have a couple of small lawns, but also some wilder areas for insects and birds to enjoy.
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Local Football match a couple of years ago in La Doree, about 4 minutes from Gite-Milvain
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
In the garden at Gite-Milvain: climbing red rose, rewilded section and Cotinus Coggyria
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#SaturdayMarket in #Fougeres, part 2: As the market begins to close, people gather in Place Aristide Briand to enjoy snacks and drinks at the bars and restaurants. A nice half-day out, 25 minutes from #GiteMilvain
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#SaturdayMarket in #Fougeres about 20 minutes from #GiteMilvain
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Some places to visit near Gite-Milvain: Saint Hilaire du Harcouet, Ernee, Laval and Domfront
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 18/08/2024
Welcome to Gite-Milvain
Front of Gite-Milvain
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Yesterday at the #SaturdayMarket in #DolDeBretagne - a pretty medieval town, about an hour from #GiteMilvain
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Today at the #SaturdayMarket in #DolDeBretagne. It's about an hour from #GiteMilvain. The market takes place along La Grande Rue des Stuarts, referencing the ancestry of the Royal dynasty originating here.
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Some of the #flowers around #GiteMilvain reprised from 2023
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Some views around #GiteMilvain: #buttercups, #cotinus and #lysimachia
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Celebrating the award of "Terre de Jeux" to Fougerolles du Plessis in 2020, ahead of the #ParisOlympics 2024 bid - these photos were taken in June 2023, with numerous local sporting events planned. The trees were decorated by local residents - about 5 minutes from #GiteMilvain
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#LaDoree is on the pilgrimage route to Mont Saint Michel - this sign is on the crossroads by the Church - about 3 minutes from #GiteMilvain
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Some white-ish #flowers in the #garden at #Gite-Milvain - White #rose, snow-in-summer, #snowdrops
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Some yellow-ish #flowers in the #garden at #GiteMilvain
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Some blue-ish #flowers in the #garden at #GiteMilvain
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
In the garden at Gite-Milvain: climbing red rose, rewilded section and Cotinus Coggyria
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Early summer scenes in the #garden at #GiteMilvain : a shady area under the #walnut tree, #ZebraGrass, #geraniums by the driveway and a scrambling white rose
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
More flowers from 2023 in #GiteMilvain garden: #Buddliea, #GhostGrass, #Carnations and #Potentilla
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Some spring flowers at #Gite-Milvain from 2023: #CherryBlossom, #Aubretia and some #Bluebells
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
More flowers at #Gite-Milvain: Purplehead #Sneezewort, #Phlox, #Crocosmia and #Sedum
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Flowers in Gite-Milvain garden in 2023
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Attached: 4 images #Passionflowers around the sheds at #Gite-Milvain
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Attached: 4 images Just a couple of photos of Gite-Milvain from 2022 and after
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Attached: 1 image The entrance to #Gite-Milvain our cosy little #Gite in rural northwest #France
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#LacdeMayenne at La #HaieTraversaine on the #MayenneRiver in #Mayenne Department in #France, about 20 minutes from #Gite-Milvain
Lac de Mayenne from the Cafe near la Haie Traversaine Looking towards the dam at Lac de Mayenne
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#LacdeMayenne at La #HaieTraversaine on the #MayenneRiver in #Mayenne Department in #France, about 20 minutes from #Gite-Milvain
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A few photos of #Gite-Milvain from a few years ago - before the recent #heatwaves
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
When we visited #Weymouth in 2023, we stayed at The #CumberlandHotel. Mark and Claire are lovely hosts and the breakfasts were marvellous. The rooms are beautiful and the sea is right in front with the shops just a step away. cumberlandhotelweymouth.com
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Mandatory ID registration for every app developer? This is a dream for censors and a nightmare for privacy. Protect the open web and open mobile. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social keepandroidopen.org
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
#Vannes is a coastal town in Pays de La #Loire, about 100 minutes from #Gite-Milvain.
Mairie de Vannes Ironically, the van's next to the femme - in Vannes - at the "Vannes et Femme"Land train in Vannes - doesn't look any more comfortable than the one in Weymouth @AaranHouse@ohai.socialCathedral Saint-Pierre dans Vannes
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Some views around #Gite-Milvain, winter/spring 22/23: starlings, snow, flowering hedge, hay bales
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Short drive near #MontStMichel yesterday, some sights along the way: A 1940 #HudsonDeluxe 2 door; a white horse in a hotel garden; terrace at a creperie (can recommend the #CrepePierreJoseph) and a menu. Very busy , possibly due to bring the first reasonable temperature for 9 weeks
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The fishing lake at la Doree, a few years ago but still the same yesterday, just the grass is a bit brown lately.
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Short walk near #Gite-Milvain, part 2
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A short walk towards #Gite-Milvain, about 1km, bordering fields
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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This visualization is doing the rounds - it is a powerful message & I think it's worth to keep on sharing and keep it visible.
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_C… #CorfeCastle on the #IsleOfPurbeck, Dorset, built in 1107 by #KingHenry1, younger brother of King William 2, son of William the Conqueror - one of the first stone castles in England. We would like to honour our French ancestry
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#Saint-Hilaire du Harcouet about 15 minutes from #Gite-Milvain. The church overlooks the park and is close to the shops and market area.
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
#Precey is about 25 minutes from #Gite-Milvain. There is an interesting artisan outlet there, where these carvings and artisanal products were photographed
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
#Laval SaturdayMarket, about 60 minutes from #Gite-Milvain. There are carparks at the top of the hill, about 300m from the old fort and upper market. We found the centre carpark more accessible, also nearer to shops, cafes, etc
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#Honfleur is a lovely harbour town, about 90 minutes from #Gite-Milvain
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
#FougerollesDuPlessis is a pretty village about 7km from #Gite-Milvain. The grokipedia article is quite comprehensive grokipedia.com/page/fougero... describing it's long and fascinating history and strategic location between #Manche, #IlleEtVilaine and #Mayenne
War Memorial, the village was awarded Croix de Guerre, 1939 - 1945 because of its heroic contributions to the French Resistance in the area (FTP) and aiding allied drops at the nearby "Panama" site Trees alongside the Church Carpark are decorated with knitted "cosies" in Summer, associated with the Fete CommunaleView back along the "knitted tree parade" towards the excellent Boulangerie (Duval)
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
#Desertines is a small village in the commune, with a church (Saint Pierre) and an inviting pub (Red Lion, which has a visiting fast meal van and occasional live music). About 8km from #Gite-Milvain
L'Eglise Saint PierreRed Lion pub in Desertines, always a welcome pop-in when returning from a day out Desertines main square
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Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
@patrickgaley.bsky.social 🎯 bit.ly/45R8aC0
A powerful statement by Patrick Galey on the obscene inequality driving the climate crisis. https://bit.ly/45R8aC0
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#MangesTout was an English/Irish food supplier in #Gorron, sadly now closed. Outside, there were mural reproductions of London and Paris, constructed from bread, biscuits and vegetables, photographed from real scenes, NOT AI ! There was also a small, cheery cafe.
Paris as if it were made of vegetables, biscuits and breadLondon Bridge from food items - in the days before AI.
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
#Cancale in 2023, a short day trip from #Gite-Milvain. Cancale is renowned for seafood and much favoured for wild #FlatOysters and farmed #CuppedOysters. (read more)
Cancale seafront relic from the 18th century. The port saw colonists sail for Brazil in 1612 and the start point for the first Frenchman to circumnavigate the globe https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancale The causeway along which many trailers of oysters and other shellfish are relayed each evening for processing The beach at CancaleOne of several fine restaurants and cafes in Cancale.
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Gite-Milvain @gite-milvain.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
#Bagnoles de l'Orne is a pretty village in the Alencon administrative, about 35 minutes from #GiteMilvain, by the Foret #d'Andaines. There are shops, a hotel, restaurants, forest rail trips, picnic areas, a racecourse and casino.Bagnoles is the only #ThermalSpa town in #Normandie
Visitors to Bagnoles in 2022View of the Casino in BagnolesThe lake and park at BagnolesShopping in Bagnoles
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