Holiday rental farmhouse in the Dordogne with pool & gardens

Introduction

'Saint Germain' is a real treat for all holiday-makers and true Francophiles ! The property is a superb, traditional, welcoming family home with a very high standard of interior design, decoration and furnishings; the bathrooms have been featured in the interior-design publication, 'Maison et Travaux'.

With original features throughout, the property offers wonderful living accommodation in 4 bedrooms to sleep 10. Attention to detail is apparent throughout - see photos !!

Delightful exterior space with extensive lawned garden and lovely pool area with its surrounding lawn and pool-side terrace and sun-terrace. Over-looking all this is the shaded, dining terrace - an ideal spot to pass the endless summer evenings.

Large pool of 10.5 x 5.5m. Table-tennis and UK satellite TV. In all, 4 hectares of grounds to be explored.

Just 2 min away is the picturesque village of Ste Sabine-Born with its café bar and restaurant and bakery. All amenities in Villeréal, 10min.

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Accommodation

Entrance hallway

Kitchen with separate fridge and free-standing freezer, gas range, oven dishwasher and microwave. Open fireplace, breakfast table and chairs

Living / dining room:
Dining table to seat 10. Door to outside covered dining terrace (with table and chairs for 10), views across gardens.
Sofas and chairs, TV with UK satellite channels, lots of books, hi-fi

Bedroom 1; double with ensuite WC, shower and hand basin
Separate dressing room

Stairs to 1st floor:

Bedroom 2, two doubles, 1 single and cot

Bedroom 3, double

Separate bathroom with WC, shower and hand basin

Bedroom 4, double with ensuite WC, bath and hand basin

Utility room with washing machine, dryer, sink, ironing board

EXTERIOR:

Large terrace and lawns surrounding the pool.
Pool 10.5 x 5.5m (1.0m – 2.1m deep) with corner steps. Sun loungers, parasols and table and chairs

Front and rear terraces with covered dining terrace

Extensive lawned gardens all round and small woodland area with further shaded outside dining area

Table tennis. Swing attached to large tree

Small lake (no swimming or use of the ‘decorative’ wooden rowing boat !)

4 hectares of land including woodland, gardens and lake

Gated entrance into driveway with covered parking for several cars

 Photo gallery for Saint Germain, ref: 24029

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Prices

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Local Information

The property is located amongst lovely countryside, 2km from the small village of Ste Sabine-Born, 20 min south east of Bergerac. The village has a bar, café / restaurant and bakery.

Further amenities / full facilities in Villeréal, 10 min.

Monflanquin (15 min) with all amenities including large supermarket, cafés, restaurants, bakeries (and an English food shop ! Great for bacon, sausages etc…)

Traditional street market every Thursday morning.

The Dordogne area of France is one of the most beautiful and one of the most popular. Lovely countryside interspersed with medieval, bastide towns and fairytale châteaux rise from the morning mist.

It’s a great region for food lovers; all the Perigordian specialities such as Foie Gras, confit d'oie and canard, mushrooms of all types are in abundance.

Many antique markets throughout the year. All info at the tourist information office.

Bergerac (20 min) was once a flourishing port for the wine trade. It still today has a picturesque harbour where you can take a boat trip along the river Dordogne, or a miniature train ride around the Bastide town, viewing the many half timbered houses with terracotta decoration.

The many timbered houses with terracotta decoration that line the lanes of the old town, are wonderfully evocative of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. On one corner the wanderer suddenly finds himself "nose to nose" with Cyrano whose statue proudly reminds the visitor that Bergerac owes some of its fame to this historic figure. Not surprisingly the annual theatre "Le Festival du Théatre" is named after him.

A great way to tour the vineyards is by following the designated Route des vins where the visitor will be welcomed by the growers and encouraged to try their wines. The Bergerac region is sometimes called Perigord Pourpre the name deriving from the rich purple-red wines that characterize this area of Perigord.

When the subject of "gastronomy" is raised it is usually associated with a particular region and the Perigord stands in high regard in this field. The traditional produce, such as truffles, walnuts, strawberries and the wines, together with the well-known rich specialties derived from fattened geese and ducks, is largely responsible for this fame.

Chateau Lanquais, 30 min from Bergerac is great for the kids; it still has great canon ball holes in the side walls from an attack, and a removable wooden stair case. Open all day every day in July / August.

Don’t miss a trip to La Roque-Gageac, 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 Dordogne 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.

Sarlat-la-Caneda features the highest concentration of medieval, Renaissance and 17th-century facades of any town in France. Its prosperity was a reflection of the privileged status it was granted in return for loyalty to the French Crown during the 100 years war.

Behind the nondescript rue de la République are narrow lanes and archways, and ancient ocher-colored stone town houses rich in ornamental detail. Protected by law since 1962, Sarlat's buildings now form an outdoor museum.

The town is also famous for one of the best markets in France. Every Saturday the great Sarlat market is held in place de la Liberté, along with a full-scale fair that attracts locals from all around the surrounding countryside.

The exceptional number of buildings registered or classified as historical makes of Sarlat the first European city in term of inheritance. For this reason Sarlat has been used in many movies. On the first Sunday in July the Félibrée, a typical Périgord village fair where everybody is disguised, animates Sarlat.

TRAVEL:

Approx 10-12 hours drive from the western channel ferries – a trip via Dover is best combined with an overnight stop on the way. Motorail will deliver you from Calais to Brive or Bordeaux. Flights are available to Limoges, Poitiers, Bergerac, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Rodez with daily flights from the UK.

RyanAir fly from Stansted airport to Bergerac regularly. Bergerac airport is approximately 20 minutes. Flybe also fly to Bergerac from Southampton.

British Airways fly from Gatwick airport to Bordeaux. Bordeaux airport is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Easy Jet fly from Gatwick airport to Toulouse. Toulouse airport is approximately 2 hours.

 Map location for Saint Sabine Born

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