Horse riding week-end

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Week-end (3 days 2 nights)

Blue tour : From La Baule to the Pays Brieron…
- Green or blue when it pounds against the coast, the water is transformed into grey shades in the long estuary of the Loire, then it becomes white in the salt marshes of Mesquer and Guérande or even black in Pays Brieron.
The craggy rocks of the "côte sauvage" contrast with the curve of fine sandy beaches sheltered by pinewoods on the dunes.
In the evening, crossing the salt marshes paints an unforgettable picture : the golden-brown shades of the salt piles regularly arranged ad infinitum light up thousands of carnations with changing colours. The routine of the salt marsh workers reminds us that the harvest and marketing of salt have sustained generations of men from the "pays Blanc".

Green tour : In Pays de Retz…
- Leave the Loire and notice how the granite and slates give way to whitewashed walls and round tiles. Inland, the site of Grand Lieu is an extraordinary bird sanctuary. Push the branches aside and discover the biggest French lake, which contracts in summer as the African Tchad does.
- The Côte de Jade owes its name to the colour of the Atlantic. It is lined with a "smuggler’s path" which allows us to discover creeks and beaches dotted with seaside resorts. Pornic, its famous beach, has attracted writers and artists, such as Georges Sand, Flaubert, Max Ernst...

The White Tour: In Nantes' vineyard…
- The Roman tiles laid down as so many pieces of mosaic on the roofs of the white houses give a very Southern feeling to this South bank of the Loire. Friendly, the inhabitants live in their gardens that they decorate with tender loving care. From the hillsides where they cling, the gardens plunge down in terraces to the banks of the Sèvre or the Maine.
- Catch a glimpse of the rounded hills to the South where the vineyards stretch as far as the eye can see. For several centuries, they have produced the wines that make the wealth of the land. Gros Plant and Muscadet share this region.
- This is why around Clisson la Belle, you'll enjoy the atmosphere by going from a wine cellar to an outdoor concert on a summer evening in the Gardens of Garenne-Lemot and by discovering restaurants where the meals are just as generous as the inhabitants. Let yourself be guided by your desires, be hungry and thirsty for discovering this country and all the surprises it hides.

photo P. Aubert / CRT

From May to October. :
please contact us.
N.B.: on the basis of 4 to 6 riders.

The price includes :
- The horses and equipment,
- Accommodation in "Auberge de Caractère" or Private Château,
- Full board,
- Approved horse riding guide.

The price does not include :
- Personal expenses
.

photo P. Aubert / CRT

Dates and rates 2007

 
 
 

 

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