Midi - Pyrénées

Meredith treats you with as much caring attention as she puts into climbing those Pyrenean peaks. Walk, bike, climb and return to fine food

Your friendly hosts offer you stylish bedrooms, swims in the heated pool, and wonderful dinners and wines. Cahors is only a 10-minute drive

Seductive gîte, with wood-burner, terrace and delightful interiors. Enjoy Madame's table d'hôtes after a day trip to Toulouse or Albi

Chestnut floors, exposed stone, comfortable bedrooms. Picnic with the family in the large walled garden, splash in the saltwater pool

Super comfy and relaxing, this very old château has grand rooms, games for all, magnificent views and a saltwater pool in the grounds

Arrive as strangers, leave as friends! Readers love this gracious mansion, its airy, cheery bedrooms and its delightful Australian owners

A seductive Pyrenean getaway: both chalet and owner are simply charming, the views spectacular, the food a memorable Franco-Anglo affair

A stunning château with huge rooms, pretty balconies with views, peaceful garden. Super owners, excellent dinners - and child-friendly too

Quirky old convent school near Albi. Savour the magnificent views, explore nearby medieval villages and the glorious surrounding countryside

A quirky, colourful house with views to the Aveyron river, green forests and stunning cliffs across the valley. A short stroll into town

A beautiful house with Pyrenean views, generous hosts and wonderful hiking, biking and skiing nearby. A rare pearl

The old Gascon house breathes charm and history. Here you will find personality, comfortable bedrooms, country peace

A dreamy, good value, joyful house run by Brigitte who rustles up delicious dinners with eggs from the hens - and has a little brocante shop

A trio of retreats in the rolling Tarn, close to hilltop Cordes sur Ciel. Taste the local wines, get sporty over ping-pong, bask by the pool

Old wine chateau with welcoming hosts, expansive grounds and a swimming pool. Shops and restaurants less than ten minutes' drive away

Traditional French to a T, a good value guest house whose owners love all things old and beautiful. Breakfast over Gaillac cathedral square

Charmingly restored gite surrounded by rolling countryside – cycle, go wine and Armagnac tasting or stay put by the swimming pool

The old family house, all antiques, mementoes and period atmosphere, has fine big rooms and high-modern Italian showers. A lovely owner, too