Holiday rental home in the Dordogne with pool & gardens

Introduction

This lovely stone house and Pigeonnier, built in traditional Dordogne style sits on the edge of the picturesque village of Carlux, 20 min from Sarlat-la-Canéda.

It's less than 5 min walk into the village with 3 restaurants, bakery, café bar, grocery store, butcher and post office. Swimming, cycling, canoeing, golf and tennis are nearby.

The house itself is spacious with many traditional features; beamed ceilings, stone walls and floors, large fireplace. Three bedrooms to sleep 6 - one ensuite bathroom and two further shower rooms.

1 acre of lovely lawns and wooded grounds including many fruit trees.

10 x 5m private pool and shaded dining terrace.

Accommodation

Entrance hall

Separate WC and hand basin

Living room with large fireplace and beamed ceiling. Flat-screen TV with UK satellite channels. Door to front terrace

Dining room with dining table and chairs

Kitchen with dishwasher, fridge freezer, microwave, hob and oven. Breakfast table and chairs. Beamed ceiling and wood-burning stove

Utility room with washing machine, dryer and fridge freezer

Stairs to 1st floor:

Bedroom 1, double with ensuite WC, bath, separate shower and twin hand basins

Bedroom 2, two singles

Separate bathroom with WC, bath / shower and hand basin

Bedroom 3, double

Separate shower room

Separate reading area / living room

EXTERIOR:

1 acre of grassed and wooded grounds

Dining terrace with table and chairs and BBQ

Private pool 10 x 5m with sun loungers

Private drive and parking

Map showing: Carlux

Map & local information

The property is located on the edge of the picturesque village of Carlux, 20 min east of Sarlat-la-Canéda, approx 90 min from Bergerac airport.

5 min walk into the village with 3 restaurants, bakery, café bar, grocery store, butcher and post office. Swimming, cycling, canoeing, golf and tennis are nearby (Note for walkers; Carlux is on route 6 of the Grande Rondenee walks, known as the GR6.)

Further shops, supermarket and many more restaurants / café bars etc in Sarlat-la-Canéda, 15 min. Sarlat-le-Canéda is a very popular tourist destination; a charming and busy traditional village with all amenities which is the capital of Perigord Noir. Lots of 15th and 16th century houses make this a very picturesque place and there are many good restaurants and cafés to discover. Excellent market on Saturday.

Don't miss a trip to La Roque-Gageac (approx 20 min) a stunningly beautiful village under the towering cliffs. The village regularly wins France's 'Prettiest Village' competition. Good canoeing centre here.

Competing with La Roque-Gageac in the prettiness stakes is the village of Carennac. Elevated just above the south bank of the river, it is best known for its typical Quercy architecture and Romanesque priory. Further Romanesque art at the St Pierre church in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.

Perhaps the most famous of the Dordogne tourist attractions are the cave paintings around Les Eyzies. There are more pre-historic caves in this area than you could ever visit in a day! Les Eyzies lies at the heart of an unspoilt area of great natural beauty with rolling hills, tranquil rivers and fascinating cliff and rock formations. It has some of the world's most beautiful caves with outstanding stalactite and stalagmite crystallizations. And the cave-lined Vézère valley has been classified as a heritage site by UNESCO. The most well-known of all is the cave at Lascaux which was discovered in 1940. The paintings date back some 17,000 years.

Brantome is a very popular and pretty town. Well worth a visit, there are several churches and abbeys to discover as well as the Musée de Reve et Miniatures. Perhaps the best thing to do in the town is to firstly take a stroll along the beautiful balustraded river banks and then to choose your evening fayre at one of the many excellent restaurants.

Just north of Brantome is the hamlet of Villars. The hamlet itself is unexciting, but it is surrounded by lovely countryside and is a great base from which to explore Château de Puyguilhem and St Jean de Cole. The Grottes de Villars (pre-historic caves) are just past the hamlet and were discovered in 1958 and feature cave paintings.

Canoeing on the Dordogne is hugely popular. There are rental centres on almost every curve and corner of the river. Some of the bigger centres are based at La Roque-Gageac, Martel, Argentat and Beynac.

Prices & booking

Terms & Conditions

• * Sterling & Dollar rates are provided ONLY as a guide - all rentals are payable in EUROS.
• Prices are for the rental of the entire property above, per week.
• Bookings run from Saturday 4pm to Saturday 10am and include electricity, water, linen and towels (including pool towels).
• No smoking in the property.

Client comments

"We have completed our stay at Maison Lefargues and I would highly recommend it to anyone who wanted to stay in the Dordogne region. (I think it is one of the most beautiful regions in France). It was wonderful and had everything we could possibly need. The house was beautiful and the kids loved the pool. The house book gave us so many ideas and we followed a number of Lenore's suggestions - canoeing on the Dordogne being one of the highlights. The house has every amenity you could need and the 6 of us were very comfortable there. Everyone in the village of Carlux smiled and helped us with what we needed despite our limited knowledge of French!"
Nabb

'Maison Lasfargues' photo gallery

Dordogne holiday rental home near Carlux in south west France with private pool and gardens...

'Maison Lasfargues'

Dordogne holiday rental home near Carlux in south west France with private pool and gardens.

Please contact us for any queries.