19 September 2012 by Andrea and Steve Storey, Chris Jones
“It is a rare delight to find a luxury holiday property that over-delivers in every respect…”
…a sentiment echoed by all visitors to Le Grand Theuillac and it might seem…
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Bordeaux, Cognac, Cozes, Graves, Le Grand Theuillac, Medoc, Poitou Charentes, Property of the month, Roman, Royan, St Emilion, villa, Vineyards
13 September 2012 by Jessica Boston
Owning and letting holiday property in France doesn’t seem to be a natural progression from a career in agricultural engineering, but for Alan Peel and his wife Dorothy the disasters…
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Cognac, Deux Sevres, farmhouse, French properties, gites, Home-grown food, Les Routiers, Logis, Marais Poitevin, Martell, Poitou Charentes, Restaurants, St Maixent l'Ecole, Swimming pool, top tips
23 August 2012 by Gillian Thornton
Gillian Thornton paints a picture of Pont-Aven and other attractions in the heart of Cornouaille, southern Brittany.
The History of Cornouaille
It’s no coincidence that Cornouaille sounds rather like Cornwall…
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Beg Meil, Benodet, Brittany, Brittany Ferries, Cider, Concarneau, Corentin, Cornouaille, Cornwall, Earthenware Museum, Faience, Finistere, Folklore, GR34, Iles de Glenan, Kemper, Odet, Paul Gauguin, Pont-Aven, Port Manech, Quimper, Regional Costume, Sainte-Marine, Synthetism, Thalassotherapy
06 August 2012 by Jessica Boston and Jane McGarry
A love affair with skiing that began as a 15 year old schoolgirl and a chance opportunity grasped with both hands led Jane McGarry to change her suburban life as a teacher in Bolton for an idyllic home in the French Alps.
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