Five Best Luxury Mill Conversions
by Niki O'Callaghan
September 2006
A wooden staircase spirals up to the top of this converted 18th-century mill in the lower Lot river valley, leading guests through a kitchen and dining room, living room and bedroom with the original wooden beam framework. What the property lacks in space it makes up for in character and location. The lawn can be used for a game of boules or a barbecue, or guests can cool off in the large private pool. Situated on a hill, the mill has views of orchards and lavender fields.
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Mediterranean hideaways - some French Riviera glamour?
by Harriet O'Brien
March 2005
After a time with a slightly tarnished reputation, France's Mediterranean coast has moved back to the top of the chic list. In a prime location in this region is a 1930s seaside villa just outside the village of Agay, 31km from Cannes, that oozes discreet glamour. It sits within a well-tended walled garden on its own rocky promotory above the sea - and although there's a sandy beach very close by it's more fun to wander through the garden and down the small, private walkway to an area with swimming ladders among the rocks and places to sunbathe and fish. The villa sleeps up to six people..
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The Complete Guide to Provence - I'd like a place of my own
by Harriet O'Brien
February 2006
Dominique's Villas offers 47 properties with pools across the southeast of Provence. One of the prettiest is La Croix du Gey, a traditional stone house with its own vineyard near the Luberon mountains. It is within easy reach of the market town of Cavaillon and is about 35km from Avignon.
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Luxury French Villas
March 2004
by Sarah Barrell
Those seeking smaller-scale but no less individual lodgings might want to try Cajarc - a lovingly restored 18th-century windmill located in the lower Lot river valley. Set in seven acres of grounds, the windmill sleeps two (plus two children) and has a large outdoor pool. Renting a property in the Dordogne or Lot?
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Then why not arrange a gourmet dinner to be cooked "at home", courtesy of Rodolphe Fischnaller. A student of Paul Bocuse, Fischnaller has worked with Gordon Ramsay and at several of Sir Terence Conran's restaurants and makes house calls to properties in and around the Dordogne.
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