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Changeover day:
Fri
Access:
Car advised Nearest amenities: 15 km
Notes:
May take pets - please enquire Suitable for children Smokers welcome Self-catering
Home description
The house has been furnished as a space for a relaxing family holiday. Sleeping 12, it is ideal for 2 families or large groups.
Inside the house, there is a separate games room with a pool table, table-football board games, etc. Outside there is another games room with Table Tennis and Darts Board and the bicycles.
The large garden has a Boules area, a basketball net and the (heated) swimming pool.
House looking over swimming Pool
Pool and Table Footy
Jenga in the Salon
Playing Boules
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The Burgundy / Cote-d'Or region
FOOD : Famous Burgundian dishes include coq au vin and beef bourguignon.
HISTORY : Burgundy was inhabited in turn by Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and in the 4th century assigned by Romans to the Burgundians, a Germanic people, who settled there and established their own kingdom.[citation needed] This Burgundian kingdom was conquered in the 6th century by the Franks who continued the kingdom of Burgundy under their own rule. Later, the region was divided between the Duchy of Burgundy (west of Burgundy) and the County of Burgundy (east of Burgundy). The Duchy of Burgundy is the more famous of the two, and the one which reached historical fame. Later, the Duchy of Burgundy became the French province of Burgundy, while the County of Burgundy became the French province of Franche-Comté, literally meaning free county. The modern-day administrative région of Bourgogne comprises most of the former Duchy of Burgundy. The Burgundians were one of the Germanic peoples who filled the power vacuum left by the collapse of the western half of the Roman Empire. In A.D. 411, they crossed the Rhine and established a kingdom at Worms. Amidst repeated clashes between the Romans and Huns, the Burgundian kingdom eventually occupied what is today the borderlands between Switzerland, France, and Italy. In 534, the Franks defeated Godomar, the last Burgundian king, and absorbed the territory into their growing empire. Burgundy's modern existence is rooted in the dissolution of the Frankish Empire. When the dynastic succession was settled in the 880s, there were four Burgundies: the Kingdom of Upper (Transjurane) Burgundy around Lake Geneva, the Kingdom of Lower Burgundy in Provence, and the Duchy of Burgundy west of the Saône the County of Burgundy east of the Saône The two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Burgundy were reunited in 937 and absorbed into the Holy Roman Empire under Conrad II in 1032, as the Kingdom of Arles. The Duchy of Burgundy was annexed by the French throne in 1477. The County of Burgundy remained loosely associated with the Holy Roman Empire (intermittently independent, whence the name "Franche-Comté"), and finally incorporated into France in 1678, with the Treaties of Nijmegen. During the Middle Ages, Burgundy was the seat of some of the most important Western churches and monasteries, among them Cluny, Citeaux, and Vézelay. During the Hundred Years' War, King John II of France gave the duchy to his younger son, rather than leaving it to his successor on the throne. The duchy soon became a major rival to the French throne, because the Dukes of Burgundy succeeded in assembling an empire stretching from Switzerland to the North Sea, mostly by marriage. The Burgundian Empire consisted of a number of fiefdoms on both sides of the (then largely symbolic) border between the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire. Its economic heartland was in the Low Countries, particularly Flanders and Brabant. The court in Dijon outshone the French court by far, both economically and culturally. In Belgium and in the south of the Netherlands, a 'Burgundian lifestyle' still means 'enjoyment of life, good food, and extravagant spectacle'. In the late 15th and early 16th centuries, Burgundy provided a power base for the rise of the Habsburgs, after Maximilian of Austria had married into the ducal family. In 1477 at the battle of Nancy during the Burgundian Wars the last duke Charles the Bold was killed in battle and Burgundy itself taken back by France. After the death of his daughter Mary her husband Maximilian moved the court first to Mechelen and later to the palace at Coudenberg, Brussels, and from there ruled the remnants of the empire, the Low Countries (Burgundian Netherlands) and Franche-Comté, then still an imperial fief. The latter territory was ceded to France in the Treaty of Nijmegen of 1678.
Saulieu area
Head to Saulieu on a Saturday morning in summer, market day, when there is a buzz in the air. The open air market on the square offers regional fare from Morvan ham to wine tasting, with locals enjoying an early tipple.
Situated on the N6 at a good stopping off point en route from Paris to Lyons, Saulieu has long been famed for its gastronomy. The Relais Bernard Loiseau reigns supreme. If this three star Michelin establishment is beyond the purse, there are a host of other restaurants to choose from in a very small area. As a result of this concentration, some very good food suppliers can be found in the town, notably La Fouchale cheese shop and a recently opened Cadeau Gourmand, offering a good selection of wine and gifts.
Tucked away next to the Basilique de St-Andoche, a rather sombre Romanesque church with fine sculpted capitals, there is the Musée François Pompon. Inside the museum is an eclectic selection ranging from sacred art, farm implements to Bernard Loiseau’s menus, plus the animal sculptures of Pompon. His finest piece however, is in the courtyard entrance to the museum, a magnificent life size bull in bronze.
Soak up the local ambience at the Café Parisien, 4 Rue du Marché. Decorated in art nouveau style, this is the hub of the town, and many a happy hour can be spent watching the world go by. Saulieu is on the edge of the Morvan National Park, an area of woods and pastures, lakes and rivers. Anyone who enjoys walking, cycling, bird watching, fishing or riding will enjoy the unspoilt countryside all around.
MARKET DAY Saturday
EVENTS Fête du Charolais en Bourgogne, mid August Cajun Festival, early August Gastronomic Fair, May
How to get there
BY TRAIN : There are frequent TGV services to DIJON (1 hr 40 mins from Paris Gare du Lyon). TAXI FROM DIJON : Monsieur Lacroix Mobile : 06 10 81 00 19 Home (after 20.00) : 03 80 36 98 70 By Car : 2 hours from Paris or Lyon. If coming from Calais, it is better to avoid Paris and take the Autoroute through Reims and Troyes, and then cutting cross-country south of Troyes through Chalillon-sur-Seine, Montbard, Semur and Saulieu.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Paris: 250 km
Railway:
Dijon: 50 km
Ferry:
Calais: 500 km
Activities near Saulieu
Sports: Waterpark Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Cycling holidays
Facilities
Luxuries:
Log fire, DVD player, Private outdoor pool (heated)
General:
Central heating, TV, Video player, CD player, Telephone, Pool / Snooker table, Table tennis, Games room, Satellite TV
Single beds (8), Double beds (2), Cots (1), Dining seating for 12, Lounge seating for 12, Sleeps maximum of 12
Other:
Linen and towels provided. Highchair available.
Outdoors:
Balcony / Terrace, Private garden, BBQ, Bicycles available
Access:
Parking space
Further details indoors: The house is fully equipped for parties of up to 12 with 2 double and 3 twin bedrooms and a bunk-room, 3 showers and a bath. The large Salon has the family dining table and a wood burning fire, stereo and Satellite TV as well as plenty of relaxed seating. In addition, there is a separate games room with pool table and table-football. The kitchen has a 5-burner gas hob, electric oven, microwave, food processor, toaster, toasted sandwich-maker and dishwasher. There is also a washing machine, tumble dryer, cot and a high chair. All bed linen and Bath towels are supplied. The beds have duvets. The house has oil-fired central heating.
Further details outdoors: Outside there is a large terrace with a gas barbecue and outside dining tables, an outside games room with Table Tennis and Darts Board, and the (heated) swimming pool as well as large garden with a Boules area and plenty of parking space
Further details
Change-over day FRIDAY. 50% deposit on booking. €250 breakage deposit. WEEKEND lets available out of high season.
CONTACT Bruce on (+44) 20 72 66 23 89 for BOOKINGS =============================================
Rental rates
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1800£1,636
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1500£1,364
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NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
CONTACT BRUCE CADBURY FOR BOOKINGS : (+44) 20 72 66 23 89
WEEKEND Rate : from €800 out of High season.
FUEL SURCHARGE (Min €100) for heating Swimming Pool.
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Name:
Bruce Cadbury
Tel:
+44 20 7266 2389
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