Chez Piou Piou

Set on a peaceful hillside with superb views and lovely country walks all around, this carefully restored stone cottage is a few minutes’ drive from the pretty old town of Marthon. The comfortable open-plan interior has a wood-burning stove for cooler evenings, while outside is a furnished terrace, lovely gardens and a swimming pool, (occasionally shared by the charming French owners next door) overlooking lush countryside. There is a river for fishing 150m away which also offers lovely riverside walks, tennis at Marthon, and a recreational lake with beach and sailing facilities at nearby Lavaud. Visit the local farm-restaurants for excellent home-grown food at low prices, and experience a typical Dordogne weekly market at Piégut. Explore La Rochefoucauld with its castle and chocolate factory, and the cathedral town of Angoulême, both a short drive away.

On two levels: Open plan living room with corner kitchen. Bathroom with shower and small bath. Separate WC. One double bedroom with doors outside. One twin. Open tread staircase to bedroom with one wide single and low beams. One double bedroom. Bathroom with shower. Separate WC

• Swimming pool (10m x 5m, depth 0.8m to 1.75m) occasionally shared with owners grandchildren
• Central heating (at cost)
• Insert chimney
• TV
• Parking
• W/machine (in utility room)
• Shared freezer
• D/washer
• M/wave
• T/cot
• Table tennis
• Shared garden with furniture
• Sun loungers
• Barbecue
• All linen included.

Location: 4km S of Montbron (all shops, restaurants, cafés, three tennis courts), 18km SE of La Rochefoucauld (castle, chocolate factory), 35km E of Angoulême (large town, museum), 28km SW of Lake Lavaud (swimming, sailing), 3km to Dordogne, 18 hole golf course 10km.