The first holiday home on our estate is our gîte with the name “Fontame de la Framie”
It sleeps five people The romantic atmosphere is created by the big fireplace, the evier, the natural stone walls a beatiful wood burning stove an the old cupboards.
The house was built in 1829. While renovating we tried to keep the atmosphere but add modern comfort.
The kitchen is equipped with a gas stove, a microwave, and a hood. The gîte has a new bathroom..
On arrival you find the refridgerator the first neccessties, so you don’t have to rush of to the supermarket right away. A well filled wine rack is there to be used for a small fee. The first bottle is on the house! You will also find a radio/cassette/CD player so you can listen to your favourite music.
Our ”ladies” (the chickens) take care of your egg supply.
The living is newly furnished.
You will also find a radio/cassette/CD player so you can listen to your favourite music.
The bedroom has a double bed, a chandelier, and nice exposed stone walls. In the second bedroom there are two single beds and a bunk bed.
Fot the children.
The house is surrounded by it’s own privat garden. It is secluded from our house and has a view on the valley of Albas. The swimming pool (10 metres long 4,5 metres wide and max. 1,90 metres deep) is 50 metres away. Of course your children can use the big wooden swing and they can roam the estate and discover, swim and build huts as they please.
Our children always like play and show other children around.
You ate always welcome.
Exterior
Five hectares (12 acres) of space and maximum privacy.
The land is situated, as already mentionned, at the top of a big hill. Besides our private residence there is another 4/5 person gîte. The houses are a good distance apart. You have the maximum amount of privacy without being far away from everyday life. There is a 10m x 4m swimming-pool and you can use the washing machine, which is situaded in the poolhouse, at any time
The surrounding area has plenty to offer.
We live in the département the Lot also known as the Quercy, better known as the Lot. We are part of the parish of Albas, a picturesque village with a baker and grocery shop. The closest big supermarket is in Prayssac, roughly 6 kilometres away.
Things to do locally
The cities of Toulouse, Villeneuve-sur-Lot and Cahors are certainly worth a visit. The same goes for the villages of Prayssac, Puy l’Eveque, Belaye, Penne-d’Agenais and Montcuq with its large well-known Sunday market. If you like bric-a-brac, then you can browse to your heart’s content in the various brocantes (second hand shops or markets) within the immediate area.
Following activities possible nearby (max 30 minutes by car)
Swimming, golf, walking, mountain-biking, horse-riding, water sports
Restaurants, foods & wine
In the immediate vicinity you will find several nice restaurants which serve delicious local dishes.
For the wine-lover there are great wines to taste, virtually unknown outside France.
You can visit most of the vineyards and wine châteaux and buy your wine there.
In the gîtes we have provided a well-filled wine rack, so you can drink some fine wines for a small charge.
As mentioned, the fridge is filled with a range of snacks, so you don’t have to worry about going to the supermarket straight away.
Our ”ladies” (the chickens) take care of your egg supply.
Other remarks
Swimming-pool available.
Bed-linen is provided, towels can be rented (excl. bath towels), for 5 Euros per packet.
Rent includes electricity from May to September, the rest of the year a surcharge of € 12.- a day.
for cleaning the gîte € 35.-
PRICELIST 2008
(prices in Euros)
05/01 t/m 26/04/2008 € 200.-
februari holliday € 275.-
26/04 t/m 05/07 € 365.-
05/07 t/m 30/08 € 775.-
30/08 t/m 27/09 € 365.-
27/09 t/m 20/12 € 200.-
oktober herfst vakantie € 275.-
20/12 t/m 03/01/2009 € 275.-
Deposit and outstanding balance only acceptable in Euros.