General Details

• Country: France
• Region: Auvergne
• Town: Haute Loire
• Property No: 45662
• Property Type: House
• Cost From: £415.00 Weekly
  
• Deposit: £0.00
• Breakages: £135.00
• Check In: 15.00
• Check Out: 12.00
• Added On: 03/06/2011 13:01:37

Facilities

• Bedrooms: 3
• Bathrooms: 2
• Sleeps: 6

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Owner Details

Please contact David Robertson using contact details below.

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Property Description

The house is of typical Auvergnat construction, with thick stone walls to keep it cool in summer, and has been completely restored, adding modern comfort to ancient charm. Outside, the half-acre of private and secluded garden tumbles down the hillside in a series of terraces, and here you can sit sipping your wine in perfect peace, while buzzards and kites wheel over the wooded slopes opposite.The house has 3 bedrooms, including a huge room (with a king-size bed) offering lovely views across the valley, and is fully furnished and equipped for up to 6 people.



GROUND FLOOR
Dining room
Fitted kitchen with dual-fuel cooker, microwave, and built-in fridge and freezer.
Spacious sitting room with satellite TV, DVD player, hi-fi system, comfortable sofas, and a woodburning stove built into the stone fireplace.
Utility room with w.c. and washbasin, a shower cubicle, and a washing machine and tumble dryer.
FIRST FLOOR
Main bedroom ? a very large room with a king-size bed, and two windows looking out over the valley, where the morning sun comes streaming in.
SECOND FLOOR
2 more bedrooms, one with twin beds and the other with full-size bunks.
Fitted bathroom

THE GARDEN
The upper part of the garden is arranged in various terraces, so that you can find sun or shade at almost any time of day. The lower half is very steep and comparatively uncultivated ? a fine adventure playground for kids!

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Area Description

This is wonderful walking country, and there are scores of walks leaflets and books on the shelves in the sitting room, with suggested routes varying in distance and difficulty.
For the intrepid, the Gorges de l'Allier are almost on the doorstep, with rock-climbing and white-water canoeing on offer. For a more sedate view, there's a tourist train from Langeac which takes the scenic route down the whole length of the Gorges.
Other local attractions include the chateau of Chavaniac-Lafayette, ancestral home of the Marquis de Lafayette - probably the only Frenchman to be regarded as a hero by the Americans - and within half an hour's drive you can visit the Museum of the French Resistance, or the village of Lavaudieu (officially one of France?s most beautiful). Slightly further afield is Vulcania - a spectacular display of the Auvergne's volcanic origins.

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