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Key
Facts :
| Location
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Golf de Guinlet golf course (Eauze 5kms) |
| Type
of location : |
Tranquil
Gascon
countryside setting on a golf course |
No.
of bedrooms : |
2 bedrooms with either double bed or twin beds
Larger CCT villa has additional cabin room for children |
| Sleeping
capacity : |
CCF - 6 including sofa-bed in lounge (more comfy for 4)
CCT - 8 including cabin room and sofa-bed in lounge (more comfy for 6)
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| No.
of bathrooms : |
CCF - family bathroom with 2x separate WCs
CCT - family bathroom, extra shower room, 2x separate WCs
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| Style
of property : |
Newly constructed golf course estate comprising apartment and houses. Part-timber construction to blend with countryside environment. Modern and uncluttered interior. The houses are in small terraces or are twinned.. |
Quality
guide : |
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| Prices : |
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Linen
arrangements : |
Bed linen and bathroom towels are included in the weekly price and are collected from reception. Please bring own pool towels |
Cleaning
arrangements : |
The villas are prepared for your arrival and should be left clean & tidy on departure. Midstay and exit cleans can be arranged
» Read important information about cleaning
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Arrivals
& departure : |
Bookings must be on a Saturday-to-Saturday basis between 3 July & 28 August only. Arrive
5-8pm and depart by 10am.
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Read important information about
arrivals & departures |
| Nearest
beach : |
The
resorts of Sud Landes - a good 2½ hour drive. This
is not really the choice of property for beach-lovers! |
| Nearest
boulangerie : |
Bretragne-d'Armagac (2.5kms) and Eauze (5kms) and there is a breakfast delivery service on-site (pay locally). Eauze has restaurants plus there is a restaurant at the Golf Club serving lunches |
| Nearest
airport : |
Pau
91kms; Toulouse 125kms; Bordeaux 167kms; Biarritz
175kms |
| Nearest
ferry port : |
St
Malo 691kms |
| Swimming
pool : |
Each house has a 6.5mx3.3m private swimming pool protected by alarm. The residence also features a heated shared swimming pool, open June to September, weather permitting |
Facilities
& Equipment : |
In each house: internet access; dishwasher; bike shed; parking space
Residence: reception; games area; badminton; boules; table tennis; pool table; board games; launderette (paying)
Also included in July & August: Children's Club 2 half-days/wk; craft market once/wk; Welcome Evening once/wk
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| Suitability
for children : |
Good - swimming pools, games and golf |
Suitability
for infants : |
Cot & high chair available for hire. Pools protected by alarm but vigilance essential as pools are very close to house |
| Things
to see & do : |
Golf: championship slightly undulating 18-hole course with numerous oak & pine trees playable all year round. 5675m par 71. Clubhouse restaurant (lunch only) & bar with terrace; golf instruction; practice ground. Visit Golf de Guinlet for more info.
Also at the golf club you will find: tennis courts (payable locally), heated swimming-pool plus jacuzzi & spa (both payable locally) |
In the area: walking, cycling, horse-riding, canoeing, fishing. Many medieval
towns, châteaux and armagnac vineyards nearby. Thermal spa in Casteljaloux. Many music festivals nearby (Marciac, Nerac,
Mirande Vic Fezensac). City culture day trips to Bordeaux
and Toulouse, La Côte Basque (Biarritz, St Jean de
Luz), even Spain (Pamplona, San Sebastian), plus mountains
and wildlife of the Pyrénées |
| House
rules : |
No
smoking. Pets permitted - supplement applies |
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| Location
: Map
Ref D5
This is a humble
landscape of rolling hills and gentle market towns, not dissimilar to the interior regions of northern Italy. This is proper rural France, or 'France profonde' say the locals.
Situated
half way between Bordeaux and Toulouse (100km),
this charming rural area offers access to some of the best food,
wine, liqueurs and historical sites in south west France.
The nearest towns are Eauze (5kms) and Condom (29kms).
The region is well served by airports - Pau, Toulouse
and Bordeaux are all easily accessible.
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Accommodation
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This is a newly constructed residence of apartments and houses, built around the Golf de Guinlet golf course near Euaze, Gascony.
2 bedroom CCF house 60m2
Open-plan living room incorporating lounge, dining area and integrated corner kitchen. The design is modern and uncluttered with tiled floors and whitewashed walls. The lounge includes sofa-bed or pull-put beds. The kitchen appliances include dishwasher, fridge freezer, combined microwave/grill, hob with 4 electric hotplates, toaster, kettle and cafetiere. Flat-screen TV (supplement applies) and modem in the lounge.
2 bedrooms each with double bed or 2x single beds - both bedrooms are upstairs
Bathroom with bath and over-head shower. Separate WC.
Additional WC
Terrace and balcony
Outdoor private pool 6.5mx3.3m, protected by cover. Enclosed garden plus bike storage space. Parking space adjacent to the house.
3 bedroom CCT house 72m2
As above but with an extra sleeping area with 2x single beds or pull-out beds or bunk beds. Also, there is an additional shower room.
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Local
Guide :
Alternative
Aquitaine's Guide to Gascony
Sublime,
hearty food and red wine, armagnac and rural tranquillity. It's
little wonder that Gascons enjoy the highest life expectancy
in all of France!
The land is gently undulating, punctuated by the occasional
picturesque bastide town and barely
changed from centuries ago. And the land is still relatively
free of tourists too. This is what French refer to as "la
France profonde".
Eauze
Pure Gascony! Especially on Thursday morning when the market arrives. Eauze is the heart of the region's armagnac trade. There are some attractive examples of half-timbered Gascon architecture, and a generally laid-back feel to the place.
Local Area
Montréal,
about 10 kms away, is an English-built bastide founded in
the late 13th century. Further east are Larressingle
with its fort and moat, and Condom which claims
to be the 'capital' of the unofficial Armagnac region and is
home to the Musée de l'Armagnac. Condom's market is a
foodie's paradise but a duck's worst nightmare.
This
area is little known, outside of France, for its wine despite a number of highly rated labels including Tursan and Madiran appelations. It is armagnac that southern Gascony is famous for and there are plenty of
places where you can taste a drop. Many
Armagnac producers locally are open to the public or you can
visit Ecomusee de l'Armagnac near Labastide d'Armagnac,
another medieval bastide renowned for its exceptional arcaded
square.
Eauze is a very pleasant market town which bursts into life every Thursday
morning. There's some nice examples of half-timbered architecture
too. To be honest though, it's the market that brings you there.
It
is an easy ride by car to historic Nérac,
a quiet, attractive town on the Baïse river. The old town
is a maze of narrow streets lined with 16th and 17th century
houses. There is also a lovely park (La Garenne) with several
fountains, which was laid out by Henri IV's father in the 15th
century, and a good selection of pleasant shops and restaurants.
If you're near Nérac, then try and visit the four-tower
mill of Barbaste, a landmark in Lot-et-Garonne.
It's next to a romanesque bridge on a pre-Roman causeway leading
from the Pyrenees to Perigueux. Slightly further on is the
walled village of Vianne founded in 1284 when
English and French started to fight over Aquitaine. Vianne has
charming handicraft shops, glass factory and a lively night-market.
To the north, Casteljaloux, about 45 km away,
has a wide selection of shops, restaurants and spa; market days
there are Tuesday and Saturday.
The nearest
main town west is Mont-de-Marsan which has
a summer party lasting two weeks at the end of June. This is
a good time to watch corridas or sample the local and less blood-thirsty
version of bull-fighting, courses landaise.
There is plenty of history and heritage to explore. In the Gers
is Fources, an extraordinary example of one
of the region's many bastides (planned medieval towns founded
in the 13th and 14th centuries) and known for its annual flower
show in May. Close by is Seviac, a site of
Gallo-Roman villas of some luxury for their time.
If music
is your thing, there is much to enjoy: for two weeks in August
Marciac (approx 50 mins' drive away) hosts
an internationally-known jazz festival; Vic Fezensac
(approx. 30 mins' drive) hosts a latino festival in
the last week of July; Mirande (approx
50 mins' drive) holds a country festival in the second
week of July; there is a classical festival in the towns surrounding
Nérac from June to August.
Somewhat bizarrely, the area around Labastide d'Armagnac
does a nice line in sports-themed churches:
Notre-dame-du-Rugby in Grenade-sur-l’Adour; Notre-dame-du-Courses-Landaises
in Bascons and Notre-dame-des-Cyclistes in Lasbastide d'Armagnac!
Striking a similarly bizarre note is the delightful Gascon village
of la Romieu (lying just east of Condom). It's
peculiarity is that it boasts a colony of stone cats! It's all
to do with an old legend that saw the number of cats in the
town reduced to two. See if you can hunt down all 15 stone cats
that now reside in the village! True or not, the village is
worth a visit - the 14th century collegiate chapel is quite
a sight - and the Armagnac pruneaux ice cream delicious!
The lack of large towns makes this area an ideal retreat for
nature and countryside lovers. There are many
cycling and walking tracks
both in the forests and in the gentle country of Armagnac
and Chalosse. Mushroom hunting
and bird-watching are popular pastimes and
there are also good venues for fishing and
horse-riding.
Why not enjoy the area by river and take a boat trip
along Le Val de Baïse. Between Valence-sur-Baïse
and Condom you will pass rolling countryside, castles and fortified
villages.
Day trips
Within 2-3 hrs by car you will find some
of the top places of interest in France, including:
- Cordes/Ciel, a hill top medieval village
- Pujols overlooking Villeneuve/Lot, one of the 100 most beautiful villages
in France, a must for a Sunday morning.
- Albi with its Toulouse-Lautrec
museum and superb painted cathedral
- All the châteaux of the Bordeaux wine
region
- The two South West pilgrimage sites of Lourdes
and Rocamadour
- The prehistoric caves with 30,000 year paintings:
Pech Merle, Les Eyzies, Lascaux,
- The Atlantic Coast with the Belle Epoque
towns of Biarritz, Arcachon
- The Pyrénées mountains with
the fabled Cirque de Gavarnie, Pic du Midi and characterful
Basque villages
- Spain is very reachable too: St Sebastian's
cafe culture, Bilbao with the Guggenheim museum,
Pamplona…Get two countries for the price
of one!
- Auch
for its famous cathedral
- The
virtually unknown yet beautiful city of Pau is a rewarding day-trip with its boutique shops, cafés
and tea shops plus the spectacular backdrop of the Pyrénées
For further information try the links below. Please note that
we are not responsible for the content of third party sites.
»Tourism
Guide to the Chalosse region
»Discover
the wines of south west France
»Gers
Tourism Guide
»Lot-et-Garonne
Tourism Guide
»Les
Landes Tourism Guide
»UK
Tourist Office for France
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