Calanques at Cassis, winter view

News & Features

Lifetime of Love A suicide pact has ended the life of the French writer-philosopher André Gorz and founder of the Nouvel Observateur magazine, aged 84, and his 83-year-old wife Dorine with such predictability and finesse that even the French Catholic Church has refrained from criticism, preferring instead to focus on their wonderful testimony in favour of marriage. Find out more >>

How the Romans lived in the Lot Villascopia is a new, dramatic form of archeological site where visitors no longer need to struggle to imagine the scene eighteen centuries earlier, when Rome ruled Gaul and most of the known world. Remarkable computer technology recreates the memory and emotions of life in a Gallo-Roman villa when some famous visitors came to stay. Find out more >>

Un café? Oui. Une cigarette? Non. A year after the French ban on smoking in workplaces, airports, hospitals, railway stations and schools came into effect, the great bastion of the diehard smoker, café tabacs, is due to become part of the smoke-free zone. From 1 February, despite vehement protests, it will be illegal to light up the likes of a Gitane or Gauloise in all French cafés, night clubs and restaurants. Find out more >>

A shocking campaign Shoppers of a nervous disposition are recommended to steel themselves for a shock when they rummage through the frozen food section at some major French supermarkets. In amongst the frozen peas, they are quite likely to come across a baby. Find out more >>

Keeping up Appearances Despite their best intentions, many bereaved families who have lost a loved one fail to keep fresh flowers on the grave and they are left to wither away. But an innovative new business in France has a solution for those who would like the flowers maintained but find visiting the cemetery is impracticable or simply brings back unhappy memories. Find out more >>

In pounds Monsieur? Contrary to popular belief, there are a few electrical goods priced lower in France than in England. Digital movie cameras, for example, are a better buy across the Channel. The biggest bargain, however, remains alcohol... Find out more >>

Shops Les Eyzies 6.5km  Town Sarlat 22km
Airport Bergerac 64km, Bordeaux 189km 
Pool Private, indoors, heated, 7x4m

Sleeps 10 - 5 bedrooms - 5 bathrooms

Built in 2007 with high quality original and reproduction materials, this stunning property is located in the heart of the beautiful Périgord Noir, in a wonderful serene setting on a hill overlooking the Vézère River. The interior has been very tastefully furnished and decorated to a high standard with all the accommodation on one level. 

Dominique says: An impeccable feat of construction, this property offers top quality accommodation in a beautiful woodland setting close to the main sites of the Dordogne. 

2 week price range * £5060 in April to £6830 in August

Enjoy 5% off any future villa holiday
if you (or any member of your party)
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