The Local Area

La Grande Connais is situated two miles outside the village of St Georges de Reintembault on the Normandy/Brittany border. There are many beautiful places to visit nearby.

Mont St Michel has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries and today it still holds the same interest and fascination that it always did. A causeway now links the island to the mainland, so the mount can be visited at any time of day, or maybe just viewed across the bay from the distance of a quiet beach.
Sunset over Mont St. Michel

Sunset over Mont St Michel
Saint-Georges Palace, Rennes

Saint-Georges Palace, Rennes

 The ancient town of Rennes with its half timbered buildings, palaces and gardens is also well worth a visit, as is the walled town of St Malo. At both you will find open air markets on certain days and tiny cobbled streets in which you can enjoy shops selling local crafts as well as local delicacies. If ‘people watching’ is more your thing then all you need do is sit in one of the many pavement cafes and watch the world pass by.

At Fougeres you will find one the largest medieval castles in Europe and at Villedeau you can enjoy the bell foundry and all the shops selling brass, copper and pewter ware.
Fougeres Castle

Fougeres Castle
Peaceful Normandy Beach

Peaceful Normandy Beach

For the Children

Nearby you will find a reptile centre, various zoos, a sealife centre, a water park, as well as bowling and swimming. Sandy beaches can be found approx 20 - 30 minutes away.
Also available locally are canoeing, boating, fishing, cycling, horse riding and tennis.

The D-Day beaches along the northern coast are easily accessible from here in about 1 ½ hours, and just a few miles from us at the American War Cemetery in St. James lie more than 4400 soldiers. There is also a War Museum at nearby Avranches.
American War Cemetery at St. James

American War Cemetery at St. James