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Local Villages, Festivals and Cultural events: Holiday Gites in France
Activities and Local Attractions:
Listed below are just some of the local festivals and cultural events.
| January | Fantastic arts (Fantasy film festival) |
| April | Gerardmer – Fetes des Jonquilles (Biannual Daffodil festival) |
| Epinal - ‘Floreal Musical’ (Classical musical festival held from March to April) | |
| May | La Bresse – The ‘Camille Claudel’ International Wood Carving Festival |
| June | Gerardmer - European Triathlon cup |
| July | Gerardmer - Bastille Day – Firework display over Lake Gerardmer |
| August | Gerardmer -Light extravaganza on the Lake |
| La Bresse - The Forest Festival | |
| December | Epinal, Strasbourg, Nancy, Gerardmer, Kaysersberg - Christmas Markets |
The Local Villages:
La Chapelle Devant Bruyeres is a small friendly village with approximately 600 residents. The Gite is ten minutes walk from the centre of the village where you will find a restaurant/bar and the local post office.
Ten minutes walk in the other direction will bring you into Laveline Devant Bruyeres; here you will find a bar, a traditional French cafe, a tabac (newsagents) a boulangerie (Bakers) and a post office.