Featured Gites de France, Villas and holiday properties

  • Property 101170 'Cottage & Gite in the 4 Acre Grounds of a 350 year Old Manor House'

    Charente-Maritime

    The manor house & Gite with a 10mx5m pool in the Charente-Maritime is set in 4.5 acres of grounds; surrounded by vineyards, sunflowers and rolling countryside. Only 30 minutes from the golden atlantic beaches at Royan & 15 minutes from the quaint fishing ports on the massive Gironde estuary

    From: $570 per week

    Cottage & Gite in the 4 Acre Grounds of a 350 year Old Manor House

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  • Property 105027 'Holiday Cottages with Shared Pool'

    Lot

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  • Property 147319 'White Stone Farmhouse with Swimming Pool for Rental or B&B'

    Tarn

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South West France

The unspoilt South West of France includes Aquitaine, Midi Pyrenees, and Poitou Charentes.

Aquitaine

  • From Bordeaux to Basque country, a land of truffles and armagnac, sunflowers and foie-gras, mountain villages, warm, generous people and wine.
  • The diverse landscape spans Atlantic beaches, the Pyrennees mountains, flat forest land and the Dordogne with its rolling hills and pastoral river valleys.
  • Centre of prehistory in France with fascinating museums and cave paintings.
  • Now peaceful fortified villages and castles bear witness to 12th century conflict between England and France after Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry Plantagenet.
  • Vast uncrowded beaches and numerous rivers, canals and lakes for canoeing, kayaking, rafting, swimming and fishing.
  • Excellent skiing resorts in memorable scenery of the Pyrennees.
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Midi Pyrenees

  • Lesser known area off the main tourist track with unique history, landscape, culture, and cuisine.
  • One of the sunniest regions of France, with over 2000 hours of sunshine per year, and a year-round destination.
  • Spring is favourite for walkers and ramblers; July and August for long hot days round the pool or on a sandy lake beach; autumn often offers an Indian summer with beautiful blue skies; winter perfect for skiing & snowboarding.
  • Toulouse is regional capital, centre of the French aerospace industry and a lively, southern, cosmopolitan city, rich in art and architecture.
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Poitou Charentes

  • A tranquil, almost completely unspoilt region with virtually no industry and a mild, sunny climate.
  • 300 mile Atlantic coastline noted for long sandy beaches, marinas, golf courses, pine forests and islands.
  • Towns include Angoulème and the port of La Rochelle; a distinctive country area is the Marais Poitevin marsh and waterway system known as ‘Green Venice’.
  • Well known for the production of fine brandies, centred around Cognac and Jarnac; vineyards and brandy cellars open to visit.
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