Mellionnec

Mellionnec, Brittany, France

The place where our story continues.

Relax with Art and Nature. A home in the heart of Brittany, surrounded by gardens, forests and creative encounters, where we live, work and welcome guests into an evolving landscape.

Our place in Mellionnec is not simply somewhere to stay. It is a place we have been continuously creating around the things that fascinate us: art, nature, food, making, observation, conversation — and the richness of ordinary life when we give it our attention.

The gîte is part of our home and of this ongoing story. Guests live surrounded by original works by Armano and Marijana, not art chosen to decorate a holiday rental. Paintings, drawings, photographs and objects have accumulated here through years of practice and continue to move with the life of the house. There are no gallery labels and no prescribed way of looking.

The Breton longère seen across the garden

“The place Marijana and Armano have created is inspiring — inside among the artworks, and outside in the garden with aromatic plants and fragrances. We loved their welcome and being invited into their artistic world, in such a peaceful and relaxing setting.”

— PascalAirbnb guest

Pale climbing roses around the white entrance door of the gîte

Lavender and flowering thyme in front of the stone gîte wall

A longère divided into three: our home, the artist's atelier, and the gîte — with its own door onto the garden.

Inside

The gîte unfolds over two floors, with exposed beams, art throughout and quiet, light-filled rooms.

The living room hung with original works

Living and dining room with white beams, a round table and large ink works on the walls

The open kitchen beneath whitewashed beams, with the wooden staircase and an old farmhouse table

The kitchen counter beneath woven pendant lamps and small framed drawings

An armchair beside the open glass door onto the garden

Bedroom with an iron bed under the exposed beams

A paper floor lamp glowing in the corner of a bedroom

Attic bedroom with a white iron bed, an exposed timber post and a large painting

Bedroom under the roof with a wicker armchair by the skylight

Upstairs, a doorway looking along the landing to a red painting

Upstairs sitting space with a red painting, wicker bench and skylight

Bathroom basin under a sloping beam, with patterned black-and-white floor

The stay

The gîte occupies its own part of the house: a living room and kitchen below, bedrooms under the roof beams, and a door that opens straight onto the garden.

Guests: Up to 4
Sleeping: 2 bedrooms — with double beds
Bathroom: 1 - shower and WC
Kitchen: Fully equipped, connected with the dining area
Garden: Shared, with gazebo, terrace, meadow and vegetable garden
Parking: On the property
Wi-Fi: Yes
Breakfast & meals: On request — bread, garden produce, a table shared when it suits everyone
To the Atlantic: About 40 minutes by car
Check-in / out: From 16:00 / until 10:00, flexible when we can
Season: All year

Growing things

We grow food, collect seeds and make room for wildlife.

Working in the garden beside the greenhouse

“A house arranged with care and love. An artistic spirit just as I like it, with great attention to detail. And nature is everywhere — accompanied by the sound of owls.”

— BéatriceAirbnb guest

Forest and river

A river through woodland near Mellionnec — River near Mellionnec

Water running over mossy granite — Local river landscape

Mossy woodland and granite boulders — Woodland in central Brittany

Plage de Tahiti

The Atlantic

Forty minutes from Mellionnec the Atlantic begins — close enough for Adriatic people to feel that the sea is still part of the geography.

A swimmer sitting among green, weed-covered rocks at the edge of clear Atlantic water

Families wading among seaweed-covered rocks at low tide, gathering shellfish with buckets — Pêche à pied — Brittany at low tide

Around Mellionnec

Chapels, stone and the saints of Brittany, a short drive in each direction.

The village

Small, rural, surrounded by forests and quiet roads, yet remarkably alive: an organic bakery, a brewery, a grocery, a pottery, a library, a restaurant, artists and an unusually rich associative life.

Walking

Lanes, woodland paths and old tracks start at the gate. The Nantes–Brest canal towpath is nearby and flat for as long as you want it.

Water

Lakes and river valleys within a short drive for swimming in summer; the Atlantic coast about forty minutes away.

Markets

A different village each morning of the week — produce, cheese, oysters, and the ordinary pleasure of buying food from the person who made it.

Culture

Documentary film, music and small festivals happen here in numbers that surprise visitors. We will tell you what is on while you are with us.

Landscape

Hedgerows, granite, woodland and moor. Sheep, horses, cows and alpacas scattered through the fields. Weather that changes four times a day, and light that makes it worth it.

Granite statues of saints on a grassy hill — Vallée des Saints

Two pale ponies in a green field in thick mist

A small stone chapel and grotto amid greenery at Locuon — Locuon

Sheep resting in the shade of a mossy oak at the edge of a meadow

Desserts, garden flowers, a straw hat and artwork on the table

“We enjoyed every moment in this charming house surrounded by greenery, silence and a peace that is difficult to find elsewhere.Coming home in the evening after a long day out was always a pleasure.”

— FrancescoAirbnb guest

Come and stay.

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