About This Villa

Whether visiting vineyards, pottering around markets, swimming in the local lake or canoeing along the Dordogne, Maison Guignol is a charming holiday home with a gorgeous garden and swimming pool, perfect for your relaxing holiday in the Dordogne and Gironde regions of south-western France.

This stylish Dordogne maison welcomes up to 10 guests across its main house and connecting annexe. On the edge of a rural Dordogne village, wander to the boulangerie and bring back fresh bread each morning bread to enjoy on your picturesque terrace. Gather in the chic open-plan lounge with its exposed stone and tiled floor juxtaposing modern features including a Smart TV with Netflix and Bluetooth music speaker. The kitchen-diner is just as impressive whilst there is an inviting ground floor bedroom with a super king-size double alongside a bathroom with a designer bath tub.

The striking steel staircase leads up to a mezzanine landing where two guests can sleep, next to a double bedroom beneath the eaves. A separate annexe sleeps four more guests across an impressive double/twin bedroom with an en suite shower room and sauna, and stairs leading to a loft mezzanine-style bedroom.

Outside, the hot tub is surrounded by verdant plants and the heated swimming pool awaits at the end of the garden with a shallow ‘plage’ area and decked terrace. Relax with a glass of local Montravel wine on the outdoor lounge by the olive tree whilst there are two al-fresco dining areas for delicious meals using fine produce from nearby markets. There is plenty of space to play or simply swing in the hammock on the garden lawn.

Discover the lake within a short drive with its sandy beach and picnic areas, a lovely place for nature walks as well as summer water-based activities and supervised swimming in July and August. You will find canoeing and kayaking along both the Dordogne and L’Isle rivers within a short drive as well as idyllic cycling routes and walking trails passing orchards, vineyards and other glorious landscapes.

Visit the wonderful Saturday morning market in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, spend the day exploring the historic town of Bergerac and be enchanted by hilltop Saint-Émilion and its world-famous vineyards. A wealth of other Dordogne, Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne villages and market towns await or venture west and spend the day in the grand city of Bordeaux or admiring the surfing shores and dunes of the incredible Atlantic coast.

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