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Our third stay now :) Love the pool and surroundings. The reason we come back is that it's absolutely private and surrounded by sunning countryside. The pool gets sun all day morning till evening, large clean pool. Plenty of space for kids to run wild if you have any. The huge London plane tree provides much welcome shade if required, there's seating under it with a big family table and BBQ with table tennis. Pigeonnier itself suits us perfect. Lower level can be accessed directly from the pool, it has a great walk in shower, toilet and fridge/freezer for ice creams and cold drinks. Front door goes direct into small kitchen diner area with seats and a small table. Kitchen is small but has all the basics you'll need for cooking. Up the spiral staircase to a shower room with toilet and your main double bedroom. This has a lovely veranda overlooking the pool, great views. Continue up the stairs to the twin single bedroom at the top. There's shops 5 mins away with a new U supermarket that has everything you need. Don't buy bread there, there's an excellent bakery in town. Park in the square, use the wee grocers there the people are lovely and helpful. From there walk towards the bridge and last road on right there's a bakery there. Really is very good. In your right as you come into Castelmoron-sur-Lot is a Gamme Vert. It's like a DIY store but they also do local wines. Villeneuve Sur Lot is about 15 mins drive away with it's hypermarkets and every shop you'd need inc McDonald's for the kids :) In short, just book it, keep Tuesday evening free for Laparade soirée. Bring a picnic blanket for your table and plates. There's a band on and a dozen or so stalls providing local wines, ales and food Inc snails if you're brave enough :) Has a really local feel with the whole village and surrounding areas turning out to eat and dance. It's not expensive, we paid €6 a bottle for a nice red and the steak was about €7 cooked on the spot for you. The whole region has so much to offer if you like to explore. Monflanquin, Pujols, Beauville, Biron all breathtakingly beautiful. Quad bike treks through the forests and vineyard's is recommended. It's far from a tourist trap though, it's real rural French country life. We've visited in June, August and September and never had a bad week of weather. Recommend to friends who've also stayed and had a great time.
Everything about this property was fantastic. We had an amazing time and the communication from the owner and the local agent were fabulous. It is a brilliant, quirky space in gorgeous grounds. It's splendid isolation in beautiful countryside
The agent in France Kim was so helpful during our stay, really makes a difference, it's like you've got a best friend there. An absolute must is the farmers market at Laparade. Google it. The view is breathtaking from there. Great food, good music, fantastic company. Honestly trust me, it's amazing, a real slice of french rural life. Use the bakery on Rue Gabriel Chartetier in Castelmoron-sur-lot it's far better than the one on main road. In Castelmoron-sur-lot there's a small village shop, do use it they're lovely. There's also a small but well stocked supermarket in Castelmoron-sur-lot. That has everything you'll need. Almost every village/town in the area is breathtaking. Monflanquin, Villarreal, Biron, Pujols, Monpazier endless list of amazing bastides and châteaus. The pigeonnier itself is super clean and well equipped. No neighbours to worry about and it's down its own lane. Sunflowers or wheat field opposite depending on the year. Pool is amazing and totally private, not overlooked. Had a lovely time floating around listening to the first Ashes test:) Booking again for 2024, this will be our third stay. We love it!
Everything was fantastic from start to finish. The experience exceeded the description. The pool's heat pump was not working, but it made little difference to our enjoyment and we were warned prior to leaving for France. Local manager was great.