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La Guillaumette, eco commitment for responsible holidays

 

Since its beginning, La Guillaumette has been committed to welcoming you in a comfortable and respectful environment. All our approaches are based on eco tourism.

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How can we reduce in the long term, our impact on Fouras, a fragile and extraordinary peninsula?

 

Over 10 years ago, we were awarded two eco labels, “La Clef Verte” in 2010 and “Ecolabel

Européen” in 2012.  It has deeply changed my outlook and actions on eco issues, setting up an on-going dynamic of progress.

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Water and energy​

For equal comfort, our consumption has been sustainably reduced:

  • All our taps are equipped with water savers or faucet aerators

  • All our cottages are fitted with energy saving bulbs or LED

  • Five cottages benefit from solar water heaters

  • All electrical appliances score a minimum class A

  • On going monitoring of our energy and water consumption systems

  • Natural ventilation system: sun protection with shutters, draughts by mosquito nets, garden landscaping

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Suppliers

For their ethics I have chosen:

  • ENERCOOP, 100% renewable electricity supplier

  • Credit Coopératif Bank, investing in environmentally friendly projects

  • Circular economy, recycled furniture and crockery

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Waste sorting

Our selective sorting process has been improved:

  • Vegetable peelings become potting soil

  • Oysters and mussels are transformed into calcareous food for chickens,

  • Corks are used to insulate houses

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Cleaning

For your health and ours:

  • Steam and microfiber cleaning

  • All cleaning products have eco-labels: European Ecolabel or Ecocert

  • Regular natural airing

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Gardens​

In order to promote biodiversity:

  • We plant hardy native plants in our gardens

  • We keep flowering and pollinating wild flowers

  • La Guillaumette is LPO shelter (Bird life protection national association)

  • We have two beehives in collaboration with a beekeeper from Fouras. You can have a taste of the honey at the local market.

  • Our gardens are chemical free

  • Rainwater is collected for our sparse garden watering

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For responsible holidays

Transports

What about slowing down?

  • You can leave your car at the carpark and enjoy walking or riding a bike.

  • You can take a ride on the bus and appreciate the beauty of the landscape

  • To help decongest touristic sites and have a relaxed visit, prefer the off season

We are sincerely hoping that you will join our commitment to ecology.

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Food​

  • Find about our specialties, our craft, our local producers in our markets, farm sales, local producers’ shops, all support our local economy.

  • Treat yourself with fruit, vegetables and fish in season.

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Rubbish

  • No break from your good waste sorting habits!

  • Use your shopping basket and re-use your paper bags

  • Drink tap water, use your water flask

  • Big Tupperware are at your disposal in the cottages. You can use them to buy fish, oysters, and mussels

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Country walks​

  • Let’s respect the amazing wildlife

  • Do not disturb birds and other animals

  • Enjoy the flora with your eyes only

  • Do not leave behind you any trace of your visit: bring back rubbish, food scraps, tissues.

  • If you light a fire, use the designated areas and put if out before leaving

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Tips

  • When booking a rental, favour environmental labels as well as well-known labels whose booking fees create jobs in France

  • Prefer train travelling, an excellent alternative

  • And… what if you stayed a little longer?

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See you soon at La Guillaumette and let’s enjoy together nice and sustainable holidays 

Christel De Coster
 

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