Our villas are housed in the old farm buildings, La Petite Porcherie and La Grande Porcherie, and the bread oven, Le Four a Pain.
All three villas have been converted and restored to offer a high standard of self catering accommodation complete with modern facilities blended with original features and charm. The oak beams which form the heart of our villas have been lovingly restored and give each room a unique character; each villa has a private terrace overlooking the pool, gardens and Correzian countryside.The rural setting ensures a quiet and peaceful environment for your stay and local markets and supermarkets mean you don’t need to go far if you prefer a totally relaxing break.
Le Four a Pain Sleeps 2/3
This tastefully restored, traditionally built 1 bedroom gite rental that can sleep up to 3 guests and makes a wonderful base from which to explore the beautiful countryside of the Limousin region of France. The gite has been given a make0ver during the 20/21 closed season and now has new lounge furniture to improve guests comfort.
The gite has been tastefully restored whilst maintaining many of its charming original features. It comprises one spacious bedroom and bathroom located upstairs, whilst the ground floor has a modern open plan living/dining area and well equipped kitchen with 4-ring gas stove, single fan oven, grill, microwave, coffee maker and bread toaster. If you require other equipment such as slow cooker or pressure cooker we have some available on request.
This lovely one bedroom holiday cottage boasts a private shady terrace with a dining table for al fresco dining, a barbeque, a private garden, and a large well maintained shared garden with a 12 x 5 m swimming pool. Around the pool area are facilities which include loungers and parasols and for the younger guests swings, trampouline and climbing frame plus other games such as badmington and petanc for all our guests.
The gite is situated in the Correze which is the southern department of the Limousin region. The nearest village is Saint Pardoux Corbier which can be seen in the valley below our gardens. In 2020 a brand new restaurant opened which serves lunch-time menus and in the evenings haute cuisine. Attached to the resturant is a new epiciary serving regional foodstuffs. These new additions augment the small tabac/winebar on the opposite side of the street. The cottage offers the ideal base where guests can choose to simply relax by the pool or discover this beautiful part of South West France. Activities available locally include swimming, walking paths, cycling, canoeing, horse riding and tennis, go-karting, paint ball and mini-golf and there is fishing in various local lakes. Bicycles are available to rent to assist you in your exploration of the surrounding area.
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Local Attractions
Markets:
Our local village, Saint Pardoux Corbier, hosts a market each Wednesday evening (1700 – 2300) during July and August. There are stalls selling local produce (Limousin beef/meat/sausages, bread, trout, vegetables, salad, wine, jam/honey, fruit etc) which can be purchased and eaten at the long tables provided. Large barbecues are available for everyone to use so you can cook your steak just how you like it! There is also a bar selling reasonably priced drinks, a crêperie and a place to buy hot chips to go with your steak. A variety of local bands provide live music.
Objat (25 – 30 minutes south) market is held every Sunday morning. There are stalls selling everything from tablecloths to live geese and jewellery to horse meat! There is more of a selection of stalls during the summer months but it is still fairly busy throughout the winter.
Lubersac has a local producers market every Friday afternoon, it’s not always very big (between 5 and fifteen stalls depending on the time of year and the weather!) but the produce is very good quality.
Events:
14th July: France’s national day is celebrated in style in Pompadour (less than a ten minute drive from here). Each year crowds gather on the race course in front of the chateau to watch a spectacular firework display set to music; entry is free.
Horses: the National Stud at Pompadour holds numerous show jumping/cross country and dressage events throughout the summer months as well as racing every Sunday afternoon on the impressive course in the centre of town.
Jazz: the medieval town of Segur Le Chateau (classed as one of France’s ‘Most Beautiful Villages’) hold an annual jazz festival each July; dates vary
Classic/Opera: St Robert (also classed as one of France’s ‘Most Beautiful Villages’) has performances of classical music in and around the village throughout July and August. ‘Festival de La Vezere’ has classical music and opera performed in local churches in July and August.
Fruit: local production of strawberries is celebrated in Beaulieu Sur Dordogne in June and raspberries in Conceze in July; both events involve lots of eating!
Local Activites:
Horse riding: there are lots of riding schools in this area, the closest being in Saint Martin Sepert (05 55 73 59 05) and Pompadour (05 55 73 32 70).
Canoe/Kayak/Rafting: Uzerche is a the closest centre for exploring the Vezere river (05 55 73 02 84) but there are also centres from which you can canoe down the Dordogne at Argentat and Beaulieu Sur Dordogne about an hour away.
Walking: there are lots of tracks, and the lake, in and around Saint Pardoux Corbier to explore. Lubersac, Pompadour and Segur Le Chateau have numerous marked walking routes, maps are available from the respective tourist offices.
Karting: only 2 Kms away from us this centre is very professional, its rates are similar to the UK (05 55 73 96 22, 06 82 19 74 23); there is also mini golf and paintballing on the same site.
Hot Air Balloons: the closest flights take off from Pompadour and offer superb views of the Correzien countryside: available all year (06 83 43 36 01).
Golf: there are golf courses in Limoges and Brive; they’re both about a 40 minute drive.
Bikes: we have bikes for hire.
Local Historic Sites:
Pompadour: chateau and national stud buildings.
Segur Le Chateau: medieval village with castle ruin.
Hautefort: magnificent chateau with gardens.
Coussac Bonneval: chateau
Lubersac: château, church.
Uzerche: medieval old town.
Collanges La Rouge: classed as one of France’s ‘Most Beautiful Villages’ it is constructed in pink stone.
Turenne: another of France’s ‘Most Beautiful Villages’.
At around an hour or more south of us there are all of the southern Dordogne’s top attractions including Rocamadour and the caves at Lascaux. Towards Limoges there is the village/museum of Oradour, scene of a massacre by the German army during the Second World War occupation, the village has been preserved as it was as a memorial to the victims.
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Local Attractions
Our local village, Saint Pardoux Corbier, hosts a market each Wednesday evening (1700 – 2300) during July and August. There are stalls selling local produce (Limousin beef/meat/sausages, bread, trout, vegetables, salad, wine, jam/honey, fruit etc) which can be purchased and eaten at the long tables provided. Large barbecues are available for everyone to use so you can cook your steak just how you like it! There is also a bar selling reasonably priced drinks, a crêperie and a place to buy hot chips to go with your steak. A variety of local bands provide live music.
Objat (25 – 30 minutes south) market is held every Sunday morning. There are stalls selling everything from tablecloths to live geese and jewellery to horse meat! There is more of a selection of stalls during the summer months but it is still fairly busy throughout the winter.
Lubersac has a local producers market every Friday afternoon, it’s not always very big (between 5 and fifteen stalls depending on the time of year and the weather!) but the produce is very good quality.
Events:
14th July: France’s national day is celebrated in style in Pompadour (less than a ten minute drive from here). Each year crowds gather on the race course in front of the chateau to watch a spectacular firework display set to music; entry is free.
Horses: the National Stud at Pompadour holds numerous show jumping/cross country and dressage events throughout the summer months as well as racing every Sunday afternoon on the impressive course in the centre of town.
Jazz: the medieval town of Segur Le Chateau (classed as one of France’s ‘Most Beautiful Villages’) hold an annual jazz festival each July; dates vary
Classic/Opera: St Robert (also classed as one of France’s ‘Most Beautiful Villages’) has performances of classical music in and around the village throughout July and August. ‘Festival de La Vezere’ has classical music and opera performed in local churches in July and August.
Fruit: local production of strawberries is celebrated in Beaulieu Sur Dordogne in June and raspberries in Conceze in July; both events involve lots of eating!
Local Activites:
Horse riding: there are lots of riding schools in this area, the closest being in Saint Martin Sepert (05 55 73 59 05) and Pompadour (05 55 73 32 70).
Canoe/Kayak/Rafting: Uzerche is a the closest centre for exploring the Vezere river (05 55 73 02 84) but there are also centres from which you can canoe down the Dordogne at Argentat and Beaulieu Sur Dordogne about an hour away.
Walking: there are lots of tracks, and the lake, in and around Saint Pardoux Corbier to explore. Lubersac, Pompadour and Segur Le Chateau have numerous marked walking routes, maps are available from the respective tourist offices.
Karting: only 2 Kms away from us this centre is very professional, its rates are similar to the UK (05 55 73 96 22, 06 82 19 74 23); there is also mini golf and paintballing on the same site.
Hot Air Balloons: the closest flights take off from Pompadour and offer superb views of the Correzien countryside: available all year (06 83 43 36 01).
Golf: there are golf courses in Limoges and Brive; they’re both about a 40 minute drive.
Bikes: we have bikes for hire.
Local Historic Sites:
Pompadour: chateau and national stud buildings.
Segur Le Chateau: medieval village with castle ruin.
Hautefort: magnificent chateau with gardens.
Coussac Bonneval: chateau
Lubersac: château, church.
Uzerche: medieval old town.
Collanges La Rouge: classed as one of France’s ‘Most Beautiful Villages’ it is constructed in pink stone.
Turenne: another of France’s ‘Most Beautiful Villages’.
At around an hour or more south of us there are all of the southern Dordogne’s top attractions including Rocamadour and the caves at Lascaux. Towards Limoges there is the village/museum of Oradour, scene of a massacre by the German army during the Second World War occupation, the village has been preserved as it was as a memorial to the victims.
In the area
This Property is situated in Correze, Limousin
Nearest Airport: Brive–Souillac Airport, 55 kms
Nearest Station: Brive-la-Gaillarde Train Station, 45 kms
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Please note that the location on this map is an approximate guide, normally to the closest town or village.