From our france country collection
Swish through large wooden gates into a central courtyard and garden filled with birdsong to find lovely Monique and her 18th-century family home, complete with tower...
You don't often trek into deepest Burgundy and wash up at a groovy restaurant run by a couple of Brits. Steve and Vivienne have had many lives and are now a pair of imaginative cooks...
The open space, the natural beauty, the palpable sense of history – people come to France for all these reasons and because of the enviable savoir-vivre of the French people. We have burrowed deep in France and unearthed the most generous, fascinating hosts. You'll find elegant châteaux still in family hands after centuries, chalets among crags and peaks for skiers and ramblers, chambres d'hôtes dotted along the Loire and the Dordogne; perfect for cycling tours and, everywhere, unrivalled regional food. We have special places in market towns and by the sea and a stunning collection of Parisian places, too.
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Look up a village, a town, a city or a region to find your Special Place to Stay in france »
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