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Villelongue Côté Jardins

Villelongue Côté Jardins

Aude, Languedoc - Roussillon

Type of Accommodation: Bed & Breakfast

Painters, poets, nature-lovers: it's paradise. History and romance combine as dark 16th-century passages and uneven stone floors open into heavily beamed rooms sympathetically revived. Bedrooms are big and simply refined...

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La Vimonderie

La Vimonderie

Manche, Normandy

Type of Accommodation: Bed & Breakfast

Sigrid’s big country kitchen and crackling fire are the heart of this fine 18th-century granite house and you know instantly you are sharing her home: the built-in dresser carries pretty china...

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From Ireland to Italy, we've unearthed the great culinary artists of the age and collected them here…

From Ireland to Italy, we've unearthed the great culinary artists of the age and collected them here…

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Hermitage de Saint Antoine

stay 3 nights, the 4th night is free

For June 2009, stay 3 nights the 4th night including breakfasts is free,(subject to availability). Exclusive offer for Sawday's readers. Near Montpellier & Nîmes airports for budget flights.

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Château d'Alteville

50% off on the second night or third night free !!

Valid in 2009 and on inquiry, on the price of the room for any booking which doesn't include a saturday evening. Ideal to visit the area and the towns of Strasbourg, Nancy and Metz (both at one hour)

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The Old Butchers Shop

10% off stays Monday-Thursday, except during August and the Aldeburgh Festival.

Crown Inn

10% off room rate for 2 or 3 night stays.

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