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PV Holidays offer a range of self-catering accommodation throughout France and are currently offering prices for Summer 2010 from €290 per week

Clifftop Restaurant with rooms in Picardy

A quiet secluded cove in the cliffs is always worth finding – and at Bois de Cise (80 Somme, Picardie) between Eu/Le Treport and Ault on the coast of Picardy discover Le Cise – a restaurant with rooms on the clifftop with stunning views along the cliffs.

There is not much here, other than Le Cise, [...]

Le Petit Pois

In a favourite corner of France in the upper reaches of the Lot Valley is Entraygues-sur-Truyere (12 Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees) = Le Petit Pois is a cute apartment in Entraygues above the home décor shop of the same name owned by Bindy Pease and Nigel Oxbrow.

Le Petit Pois is a collection of small businesses including an [...]

Stay in a Loire Chateau near Tours

To the east of Tours (37 Indre-et-Loire, Centre) at Montlouis-sur-Loire, the Chateau de la Bordaisiere offers hotel accommodation in 17 delightfully decorated and elegant rooms.
The chateau estate is famous for its gardens and annual Plant Festival (April) and Festival of Tomatoes (September) – and boasts a fine show of dahlias in Spring and Summer [...]

Basse-Normandie B&B

Le Bourg is a homely bed and breakfast in a wonderful location in Cherence Le Roussel situated in the Manche département (50, Basse Normandie) Lower Normandy.

The house is over 200 years old, packed with history. During the second world war American soldiers occupied the house during the fight for the liberation of Normandy and [...]

Hotels in Paris

Paris is a city filled with culture and class, famous for its food, music and a variety of sights to explore – indulging iconic structures such as the Eiffel Tower and the cathedral at Notre Dame.

Awning of Porte Dauphine underground station

Some may associate Paris with high prices, particularly around the tourist destinations, but [...]

Chambres d'Hote near Lourdes

Just 3km from the bustle and crowds of Lourdes in the village of Lezignan (65 Hautes Pyrenees) Tim & Di Warren own Chez Passet, a charming B&B (Chambres d’Hotes):

Chez Passet offers a combination of lifestyle, indulgence and relaxation in the picturesque mountains of the Hautes Pyrénées in France

Tim and Di are passionate about the great [...]

English-owned B&B in Normandy

La Beauficiere is a 4-bedroom B&B near Hembaye (50 Manche, Normandie) – see map.

The bed and breakfast offers two spacious family bedrooms and a double bedroom on the first floor. These rooms overlook the orchard.

We have a twin bedroom on the ground floor to the rear of the B&B. All bedrooms have ensuite shower, toilet [...]

Chambres d'Hôte in the Aveyron

Deep in the heart of the Aveyron (12, Midi-Pyrenees)  the B&B Le Clot is a  200 year old cordes de ferme comprising of house, barn and outbuildings set in 6 hectares of private land.

Owned and run by an English couple, Colin and Stephanie Evans, there are 3 double rooms for guests and all have private [...]

Stay on a vineyard - Saumur (Loire Valley)

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B&B (Chambres d’Hote) and Self-catering cottage (Gite)

in the heart of the Loire Valley – an ideal solution for francophiles who are interested in wine.

Built in the XVIIIc and once a working domaine, it is now the French/Anglo family home of Sarah-Jane and Gérald Beaumont.The Domaine  not only offers some stylish self-contained accommodation [...]

Stay in Proust's Hotel on the Normandy's Cote Fleurie

Cabourg (14 Calvados, Normandy) is an elegant resort on the Normandy coast north of Caen – its heyday being the late 19th/early 20th Century when its Casino, sea air and proximity to Paris made it fashionable. It is on Normandy’s Cote Fleurie (Flower Coast) – From the picturesque fishing village of Honfleur, with its narrow [...]

Hotel in the biggest castle in Europe

Castle Hotel in Sedan

The largest military castle in Europe is at Sedan (08 Ardennes, Champagne-Ardennes) on the strategically important eastern frontier of France – and it now includes a 53-room 3 star hotel and restaurant Hotel Le Chateau Fort. It is an imposing medieval structure built on a rocky promontory and boasted a complement [...]

French Duck B&B near Argenton-sur-Creuse

Le Canard au Parapluie Rouge, or the “Duck with red umbrella” has a good start with a memorable name for a B&B – sounds a bit more exciting than the Hotel de la Gare (Station Hotel) which was its original name.
Situated south of Argenton-sur-Creuse (36 Indre, Centre -see map) just off the A20 autoroute [...]

Stay in a Boutique Wine Region in the Aveyron

SPECIAL OFFER-RECEIVE 10% OFF IF YOU BOOK YOUR COTTAGE BY NO LATER THAN 1 MAY 2010
The northern end of the valley of the Lot River is a charming, peaceful and beautiful hidden part of France.   This lush region is completely unspoiled with its mountains, rivers, streams and rolling countryside dotted with medieval villages, stone [...]

Stay on a vineyard - Coteaux du Languedoc la Clape

Chateau Ricardelle produces an excellent range of Coteaux du Languedoc AC la Clape and Vins de Pays d’Oc wines and has some rather classy self-catering accomodation on the vineyard at la Clape between Narbonne (11 Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon) and the Mediterranean coast.

The wines of “la Clape” are some of the best in the Languedoc, despite often [...]

Le Basse Cour, Normandy/Loire B&B

Unless you are lucky enough to live within an hour or so of the English Channel ports, the annual trip to and from France can be a bit of an ordeal. Dover crossings may be short, but tend to leave you with longer to drive on both sides of the Channel. The western Channel crossings [...]

Stay on an organic vineyard in Saussignac

The organic vineyard of Chateau Haut Garrigue in the village of Saussignac (24 Dordogne, Aquitaine) near Bergerac has it all – a wonderful situation overlooking the Dordogne valley; a self-contained gite “The Grape Escape”, friendly English-speaking (well, Irish) hosts and a real opportunity to see and learn more about wine and wine-making (if that’s what [...]

B&B in Burgundy

John & Carolyn Scallon offer comfortable Bed & Breakfast (Chambre d’Hote) accommodation in Burgundy either for stop-overs en route south or for short or longer stays. At Sens-sur-Seille (71 Saone-et-Loire, Bourgogne).
This would be an opportunity to explore some of the lesser known parts of Burgundy with the additional bonus of experienced advice from your [...]

Gite on the Lot/Dorgogne border

There are numerous criteria for selecting the perfect holiday gite – for me it has to be a combination of tranquility, privacy, a decent view, comfortable accommodation, swimming pool; within walking distance of a bar, shop and preferably a restaurant; within striking distance of a town with a good selection of shops – and with [...]

Les Montels, Raujan nr Pezenas

Situated amongst the Languedoc vineyards (and owned by a talented wine maker) Les Montels is a self-contained house with its own pool near the village of Roujan (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon – see map).
In total tranquility about 2km from the village, the villa has panoramic views over the countryside – this is a large stone-built villa [...]