On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:53:33 +0000, Derek McBryde wrote :
> On 23 Feb 2008 05:26:26 GMT, JuanElorza <Juan-Elorza.TakeThisOut@tiscali.localhost>
> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:16:41 +0000, Derek McBryde wrote :
>>
>>> Anybody any recommendations for a small gite or pied-à-terre in France
>>> where one person could go and relax for a week (or two)? Ideally
>>> it will be in an area where one could do some sightseeing during the
>>> day and have nice meals at a local restaurant in the evening. Even
>>> more ideally it would be the sort of place one would wish to return
>>> to.
>>>
>>> Derek.
>>
>>You can look the Gite de France federation web site, holiday rental all
>>over France
>>
>>http://www.pv-holidays.com/
>
> That looks quite nice. A bit too communal perhaps for what I am
> looking for. Having said that I have been a GM of Club Med for a
> number of years which I have thoroughly enjoyed.
Those have nearly nothing in common with Club Med. You rent an appartment
and are on you own. Generally there are some organized activities for the
children. In some places you they organize group visits. I cited those
places because there you will meet people on holidays, more relaxed than
in towns, open to discussion and perhaps happy to give some help. But
they are more convenient for families than for single adults.
>
> Derek.
The reference to the tourist information offices federation I omited.
http://www.tourisme.fr
Some other places I like :
Mirepoix at the foot of the Pyrenees not far from Toulouse, Carcasonne,
canal du Midi, Cathare castles
A region reknown for its nice informal food (confit d'oie, cassoulet)
http://www.tourisme-mirepoix.com/
For gites see accomodation
Collioure, nice small town on the mediterranean sea side, easy acces to
some beautiful spots on the spanish coast and to Barcelona.
http://www.collioure.com/gb/index-gb.htm
Le Vigan or Meyrueis, two sleepy small inner France small town, some
taste of what France was decades ago.
http://www.cevennes-meridionales.com/otlevigan/accueil.do
http://www.meyrueis-office-tourisme.com/
http://www.vallon-pont-darc.com/
Some Alps, the highest village in France, in a curious isolated valley.
http://www.saintveran.com/
http://guillestre.free.fr/html/villes/ceillac.html
http://www.astrosurf.com/thizy/queyras/queyras.htm
http://www.queyras.com/index.asp
Access to a similar valley in Italy
Now there are many other options : Bordeaux wineyard,
Lyon its passages and its gastronomy, Strasbourg Colmar nice villages and
typical wines and food, Brittany, the wild see shore and curious
megalithic monuments, Loire valley renaissance castles, Somme estuary,
French and belgian Ardennes, Burgundy and its wineyards, Provence, etc.
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