Loire Valley gites,holiday rentals - cottages - direct from the owners  

 What is a gite?

If you are considering a vacation rental home in the Loire Valley in France you will find references to ‘gites’ as an accommodation option. Our understanding of the term gite originally referred to a shelter or lean-to added to an agricultural building to provide additional accommodation for seasonal workers then was offered to holidaymakers as it became available. As more and more people were choosing holidays abroad the potential to earn additional income from an empty barn or outbuilding became very attractive. So a gite traditionally was a rural holiday rental in a renovated country cottage or barn conversion situated in a village or the countryside but the word has been now become synonymous with virtually any holiday accommodation in France or continental Europe. Gites in the Loire Valley will be like most other areas where they offer fully furnished and equipped accommodation for self-catering.

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Our offer of a Loire Valley gite is the delightful 'Old Walnut Mill' a19th century  two bedroom cottage in the rural village of Barrou in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire France.

Previous guest comment:

"Dear Pauline & Jim, thank you so much for your wonderful hospitality, your invaluable guidance/advice on where to go, what to see, where to eat etc and especially for your invitation to the 'moules frites' night in the village which was an unforgettable experience!!! We have gained a fabulous insight into the beautiful rural France and will take home lots of happy memories."

Village: Barrou - Indre et Loire (37)                  Visit owners website

 

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