An artist's house imbued with an understated elegance. Stay for dinner; be charmed by the garden where fruit trees throng, hens loiter

Elegance and ease mark this gentle group of Loire-Valley buildings, with soft-textured interiors and the owners’ fine hospitality and food

Stylish B&B rooms in a peaceful little château, amongst rolling hills, woods and farmland - bikes and boules to borrow, lovely pool to share

A place for quiet contemplation just beneath the great cathedral with friendly, artistic and knowlegeable hosts. Intimate, relaxing, special

Your room is finely furnished, the vaulted salon tapestry-hung, your hosts are charming and the pool is heated

Warm-hearted wine expert opens his interior-designed home - fine wines and dining in a luxury country house party atmosphere

On the peaceful banks of the Loire near Blois, an elegant house with a hot spring in the garden and Muriel's flowers and fabrics within

Summertime and the living is easy, especially if you have the good fortune to stay at Madame’s enchanting and relaxed château by the Cher

Feather duvets to cosset you, elegant breakfasts and dinners to delight you and nothing is too much trouble. Readers love it

A dramatic, romantic, rock-hewn suite by an ancient church. Taste home-laid eggs then tackle the Loire's trails, vineyards, châteaux. Unique

Rural immersion in the heart of France. Potter the quiet paths, swim in limpid waters, drink fiery punch as the sun goes down

Deep French countryside, fine hospitality from true nature lovers, fantastic bedrooms in an outbuilding, delicious dinners in the main house

Dinner with your potter-painter hosts is fresh from the garden – and bedcovers are hand-stitched. Roam unspoilt countryside, return to peace

A dream of a house with friendly family, garden with big pool and all the joys of Touraine to explore. Elegant dining room, cosy bedrooms

3 stylish holiday gîtes surrounded by vineyards, formal gardens and woodlands. Close to Amboise, Chenonceau and not too far from Paris

Warm family hospitality, magnificent surroundings, bedroom breakfasts, candlelit dinners and elegant windows overlooking the park...

This serene Belle Epoque house opens to an immaculate interior. Pascale’s pastries and jams (courtesy of the orchard’s fruits) are divine

Caring host in a quiet farmhouse north of Tours. Bikes, horses, an old-fashioned playground: paradise for kids, relaxing for grown-ups