Villa FR5102
The Loire Valley is the perfect setting for this elegant country chateau. The 450 acre estate is ideal for exploring after a leisurely breakfast.
With a lake for fishing in and plenty of French countryside to explore on a bike, you will be thoroughly entertained.
Take a visit to Noyen-sur-Sarthe to visit the market on a Saturday, giving you the perfect introduction to Loire Valley specialities.
Children will be thoroughly entertained here with games, toys, bicycles, tennis courts and a private pool.
Each of the nine bedrooms inside is beautifully decorated to a theme, with some having their own elegant roll top bathtubs.
Le Man is just a 20 minute drive away, giving you the perfect balance of country delights whilst being able to easily access the city.
The museum here will teach you all about the 24 Hour endurance race.
You will feel truly blessed as you wander the winding medieval roads and glance the Roman walls of this stunning city.
This villa comprises of nine beautiful double bedrooms, one of which can be converted readily to second living room/ study.x000D
There are five bath/shower rooms in total - three ensuite bath/shower rooms (one shower room, one with stand-up shower/bath and one with a bath with a shower attachment), one bathroom (with shower attachment) and one further shower room.
A private heated swimming can be found in the provençale garden, and a private all-weather tennis court to the east of the main building.
The Loire Valley regionChateau de la Houlberdiere is perfectly located with historic towns and villages dotted all around. It is 20 minutes to the centre of le Mans and under 5 hours from London by Eurostar. Fast trains to Paris from le Mans take less than an hour.
The nearest towns are 5 minute drive away, and you will find an array of supermarkets, boulangeries, charcuteries, town squares and cafés and weekly markets.
Malicorne-sur-Sarthe
This villa is about a 20 minute drive to the world famous le Mans race track - the site of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the grueling round-the-clock car race. But it's also an ancient town, with Roman walls, a beautiful cathedral and plenty of museums to see. Car aficionados will especially like the Musée Automobile de la Sarthe, where there is a vast collection of vehicles.
The Loire valley region is full of old-world villages and story-book chateaux. It was once fought over by Gauls, Romans, Visigoths and even Attila the Hun. You can roll through the lush valley, visiting fortresses in Amboise and Angers, UNESCO-designated Chartres Cathedral and the Gothic cathedral in Nantes.