The village is delightful and is situated
in the Department of Morbihan in South Central Brittany, it is extremely
quiet and offers minimal but adequate local services. There is a Boulangerie
within smelling distance, a small general store and a bar within ‘crawling
distance’. In addition there is a pretty local church, pitches for boules
and a Mairie.
Less than half a mile away there is a well
stocked trout and course lake where you can fish all day for £2.50.
Fishing tackle is available to borrow at no charge. Bikes are available.
Pontivy is a fairly large town some 5 miles
away and here you can find a wealth of restaurants, night clubs, cinemas,
swimming pools and shopping opportunities to suit all tastes. Pontivy
is the only town in France to be named after Napoleon Bonaparte and
is built on the attractive Nantes-Brest canal and Blavet river system.
The town also has an interesting chateau and museums.
Approximately 12 miles away lies the pretty
medieval town of Josselin with its imposing Chateau ramparts and doll
Museum. The nearest beaches to Kerfourn are about 35 minutes drive away
but what beaches they are!
Whether you are seeking miles of golden sand
and crystal clear blue seas or tiny fishing hamlets clinging to the
sides of cliffs the South coast of Brittany can offer them all. Also
less than an hours drive away are the cosmopolitan resorts of Carnac
and Trinitie-sur-mer where us mere mortals can walk miles of marina
and ogle the luxurious yachts of the well heeled! Whilst down at Carnac
there is the worlds biggest collection of Mesolithic standing stones
all in all these stretch for 27 kilometres. For me the greatest gem
is the sheer natural beauty of the Gulf of Morbihan with its safe tideless
beaches, nature reserves little uninhabited islands and the most fantastic
seafood in the whole of France.