Rent holiday chateaux in Limousin/Auvergne | France » self catering accommodation 2011

This elegant and lovely 17th century château, set in fifteen acres of wooded grounds with a lake, an arboretum, orchards and tranquil gardens, is a paradise for nature lovers and an ideal base for exploring the Dordogne region of France.

A listed historic building surrounded by a thousand hectares of forest. Catered and self-catering services available.

In the heart of the 'Bourbonnais', 25km from Moulins, sits Chateau du Marquis de Tracy, built during the reign of Louis XIII, and once the source of inspiration for Georges Simenon and his novel, the 'Saint Fiacre Case'.

17C Chateau, 8 Bedroom, self catering, breathtaking scenery of Dordogne Valley.

Dating from the 14th century, this romantic hilltop château has every kind of amenity, including a jacuzzi, heated pool, and more unusually, a neolithic menhir in the garden and is set in the beautiful countryside of the Southern Loire Valley.

Constructed in the 13th century as the residence of the lieutenant of the bastide, it is built into the banks of the river with extensive cellars containing a prison.