Wander around the local village, chatting French to locals or head down to the Gave d’Oloron for riverside picnics, swimming and even a spot of fishing, canoeing or rafting. This is typical Béarnaise village life and the Pyrénées-Atlantiques at its best. A bathroom decorated in deep red colours adds to the relaxing vibe of this traditional yet unique holiday home. This home is all about stylish yet warm interiors – prepare feasts using fresh ingredients from local markets in the gourmet kitchen with its Lacanche stove, serve by candlelight on the farmhouse table, then retire to the lounge, once the wine-press and tobacco store, with its honesty bar and cosy fireplace.Įach of the two bedrooms upstairs have been exquisitely styled with antique king-sized beds, elegant wallpaper and dormer windows peeping out to the garden and beyond. Relax with a glass of wine in your picturesque walled garden with the sound of the church bells or donkeys braying in a neighbouring field. This wonderfully renovated barn has been restored by its creative owners who bought La Grange Aux Tourterelles and its adjoining 19th century château, where they often reside, as a place to simply enjoy a slower pace of life deep in the French countryside, just on the edge of a rural village. Moulin.In the authentic surroundings of the Bèarn, near pretty market towns and not far from the Pyrenees, La Grange Aux Tourterelles is all about beautiful French interiors and charming country style in an enchanting part of southern France. The Dordogne is a land of stately homes of which many can be visited as either historique tourist attractions or as conversions to public hospitality like this Chateau in Chalais: It seems that the possibilty of a Brexit in 2020 is (was) not holding them back to invest in French real estate. The British have recently become more active buyers in the region. So many of the traditional Mills and Farmhouses have become obsolete for their economic functions and have been beautifully transformed by their owners into modern day residences often with energy efficiency and eco balance. In terms of residential property Dordogne is popular with a vast choice of different architecture. Dordogne is named after the Dordogne river which is shown in the top picture and which boasts some of the most amazing views with bridges and valleys, besides the numerous tracks for walking and cycling. The beautiful country side with its many Castles, historic monuments and stately homes puts a smile on your face and not least because of the wonderful selections of great food and wines from the Bergerac area amongst others. Its Capital Périgueux and the various cities and towns are so worth visiting. The Dordogne climate is milder than northern Europe, yet still varied with average daytime temperatures at 20C or higher from May till October. This finally resulted in some of the finest future settlements in France as well as the Chateau type buldings erected since the 11th century to defend local communities.įor many Brits, Dutch, Belgians, French and Germans as well as Scandinavians Dordogne has over the years become one of the more popular tourist destinations and over the last several decades many foreigners have settled here with permanent residency. This region has a history of war over many hundreds, even thousands, of years involving the Romans, the Kelts and the British. Nouvelle Aquitaine is the result of three regions merging: Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes creating an area that covers 12% of France's surface totalling >84,000km2. The département Dordogne, prior to the French Revolution (1790) known as the Region Périgord, is since the regional reform of 2014 part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine "New Aquitaine", the largest administrative region in France.
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