"The Brière region is known for its chaumières, whitewashed cottages with thatched roofs made of locally sourced reed. One of the area’s best boutique hotels, La Mare aux Oiseaux, offers a twist on tradition that’s both fanciful and practical: it’s set on an island, and rooms are housed in stilted cabins, just slightly elevated above the marshes of one of the largest wetlands in France." - Tablet Hotels