Haven in Touraine — Lovely Cottage in French Countryside

Your Home away from Home!

Enjoy the pleasures of an authentic French experience in a typical small hamlet in the Claise Valley in lovely Southern Touraine. The property offers a peaceful and exceptional sanctuary with a nurturing environment away from the stressors of a busy life. Catch up on your reading and writing. Stroll or hike in the lovely countryside. Conveniently located for day jaunts to the castles and other attractions in the beautiful Loire Valley and environs. Enjoy wide-open skies and marvel at starry nights after gourmet dining nearby.

Description:

• Situated at the end of a small, old-fashioned hamlet set in beautiful countryside: gently rolling hills, small fields with cows and sheep, vineyards and orchards, forests and woods, beautiful vistas.
• Full privacy, very quiet, no passage of cars.
• Charming restored country stone cottage built in 1870, with large open fireplace and apparent beams. The original house was enlarged with a spacious cathedral ceiling dining room and kitchen. Warm, inviting, sunny and cheerful!
         -  Sleeps three comfortably: one queen bedroom and a twin bed in living room (new beds); a 4th could sleep on sofa. In summer, additional sleeping may be available in the small cottage.
     - Fully furnished and well-equipped. Large library of books. Internet access. All linens provided (just bring clothes and personal effects).
 • Small park-like garden with barns and other cottages, surrounded by rolling fields and overlooking a forest, a true bird-watchers' delight. Attractive Koi carp pond.
• Excellent local wineries and gourmet dining nearby.
• Local shops in historic medieval town Preuilly-sur-Claise 10 minutes away and in the lovely spa town of La Roche-Posay 15 minutes away, renowned for healing skin conditions and burns. Large supermarkets in Yzeures-sur-Creuse (also 15 minutes away) and in La Roche-Posay. Quaint outdoor markets nearby as well.