La Sérénelle - Gîte Holiday Rental in Villars, Dordogne, France

Where is it

• Location:  South West France  >  Aquitaine  >  Dordogne
• Closest town/village:  Villars (Dordogne) ( Central )
• Closest airport: Angouleme Airport (1h30)
• Access: No public transport available, Car Essential, Taxi from train station Car hire
• Property highlights: Barbecue, Garden, Scenic views, Swimming pool (exclusive use)

 

Beautiful Maison de Maître with Heated Pool in Historic Dordogne

Beautiful French Maison de maître offering a delightful self-catering French gite for holiday rentals. It is situated in the historic region of the Dordogne, south west France.

The alarmed 11 x 5m heated salt water swimming pool with its roman steps is located in a secluded part of the garden which has its own sunny private terrace in which to relax when not out sightseeing. On occasions the owner may wish to use the pool, though only when guests are not in residence.

The terrace offers garden furniture and a barbecue for relaxing and dining alfresco, whilst enjoying the view of this wonderful garden and listening to the numerous song birds that inhabit the well secluded gardens.

There is parking on the road outside the property, also more sheltered parking can be found on the square more or less opposite the house.

Holiday Accommodation at La Sérénelle

“La Sérénelle” is a traditional Maison de maître with its own private entrance and grounds. This delightful French property is tastefully furnished throughout with antiques and has the atmosphere of a “maison de famille”. Its thick stone walls help maintain a comfortable temperature inside the house.

The downstairs accommodation in this beautiful french property has very old exposed oak beams and traditional terracota tiled floors.

From the entrance hall you can access:

• The living/dining room, which is a lovely room having an open fireplace, that provides ample comfortable seating where you can relax listening to music on the CD player, enjoy French or English (sky) television on a wide screen, watch DVDs or browse through a wide selection of reading books, together with an interesting range of guide books, which can be found on the book shelves. Also available is an internet connection (Wifi access). Another appealing feature of this room are the French doors through which you have immediate access to a large sunny terrace overlooking the south facing private gardens.
• The kitchen, which can be accessed from both the living/dining room and the entrance hall, is modern and well equipped with dishwasher, fridge/freezer, gas hob and electric oven, microwave, toaster and kettle and all the necessary utensils and equipment you would need to cater for up to four persons.
• There is also an outside utility/boiler room, which houses the washing machine and the water softner.

Upstairs there are:

• Two large comfortable ensuite bedrooms, one double and one twin bedded; with both having panoramic views of the garden and the surrounding countryside. The bedrooms having been subject to recent renovation, creating light and airy comfortable rooms, whilst still maintaining their traditional features, and both now offering modern en-suite facilities for the 2010 season.

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About Villars in Dordogne, Aquitaine

Local Shopping in Villars and Surrounding Area

Boulangerie – in front of the church – they also stock a selection of groceries; Vival Supermarket – in Villars.

The nearest Butchers and Pharmacie are 4km away in Champagnac de Belair. There are larger supermarkets further afield and plenty of other shops within a 15km radius of Villars – in Nontron, Thiviers and Brantôme.

There is a Doctor in the centre of Villars and the nearest hospital is in Périgueux.

Local Markets

• Brantôme: Tuesday and Friday mornings
• Périgueux: Wednesday and Saturday mornings
• Thiviers & Nontron: Tuesday and Saturday mornings
• St.Pardoux-la-Rivière: Sunday morning; During the summer there are several night markets arranged more in line with the English Fairs.

Restaurants

Restaurants in the Dordogne are numerous and for every occasion and a few are listed below in categories. (1) inexpensive (2) middle of the road (3) gastronomic (***) highly recommended:

• Villars: le Trincou (1)
• St.Pardoux-le-Rivièrè: l’hotel de France (2) Pizzeria (1)
• Périgueux: le Bienbon (1) le Clos St Front (2) Pizzeria les Coupoles (2) Le Fou du Roy (3);
• Champagnac de Belair: le Moulin du Roc – two michelin stars (***)
• Brantôme: Le Moulin de l’abbaye (***), les Frères Charbonnel (***)
• Sorges: Auberge de la Truffe (***)

See Local guide and map for information on nearby towns and facilities.

How To Get To Villars in Dordogne, South West France

The Perigord is readily accessible with flights direct from the UK to Limoges (1h drive) and Bergerac (1h30 drive) or Bordeaux (2h). By car, Villars is approximatively 7.5 hours from the Channel ports.

Nearest train station is Thiviers (15 km). Taxi available to continue to Villars.

See Local guide and map for information on nearby towns and airports.

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Facilities at La Sérénelle

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Availability at La Sérénelle

Changeover day: Saturday

Availability last updated on: - Wednesday, May 9, 2012

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