Gite accommodation for your viewing trip
Many people who travel to France like to stay in a short term rental property, a holiday cottage known in France as a "Gite".
From time to time our clients ask us to recommend a guest gite to rent locally to where they are viewing properties with us, we have many to recommend so all you need to do is ask and we will suggest some. We can also point our clients in the direction of local Hotels, Chambre d'Hotes and B&B businesses.
The freedom of a self-catering cottage is always a good option and having a nice 'base' to get back to after a busy days viewing is helpful to clear your mind and make comparisons of the houses you have viewed.
We have a few holiday cottages / guest gites that come highly recommended by previous clients who have stayed there and also a couple of properties we have sold to clients in the past who have subsequently set up their property as a holiday rental or B&B business.
Take a look at the Holiday Gite tabs by hovering over the "Gite Accommodation" tab dropped down from the "Club Cle France" tab on this website.
Or click on the images below to see more about each particular holiday cottage.
La Maison Fleurie in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
La Goderie in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
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Property for sale in Ile de France - click here
Ile de France
This region include the capital city of France along with other departments fanning out from the Seine river and offers the best of what France has to give in terms of property, lifestyle and culture.
Paris is a beautiful city. It has everything a city lover could possibly desire and perhaps a bit more! Chic little boutiques in the back streets and huge department stores on the vast avenues and boulevards, wonderful art galleries and intimate performance spaces, superb restaurants, huge street antique and flea markets. There are elegant squares and pretty parks and the banks of the river Seine must be the most romantic waterfront anywhere in the world.
Lots of people will agree that Paris is on of Europe's most exciting cities, in my opinion it is the best, a place that has everything for the visitor. Paris on a day trip, Paris in the Spring, Paris for a week or for a lot longer, it is a city that has it all! Museums, theatres, shops, fantastic historic monuments, a beautiful riverside and much more.
The Ile de France region consists of 8 departments:
Paris (75), Yvelines (78), Seine-et-Marne (77), Val-d-Oise (95), Essonne (91), Hauts-de-Seine (92), Seine-Saint-Denis (93) and Val-de-Marne (94).
Weather
Transport
Pretty self explanatory as it has all the options you could wish for being one of the most beautiful and busiest capital cities in the world.
Train or bus from the airport into Paris: the RER train service is fast, and is the cheapest option.
If you arrive by air in Paris for a day trip, get the 1 day "Paris visite" visitor pass for zones 1-5, which includes the airports, this will give you unlimited hop-on / hop-off public transport during your day.
Always keep your ticket until your journey is finished, even if it is just a single journey ticket because you will need to put your ticket through the machine at both ends to get onto and off the platforms.
Food
Paris is certainly an ideal place for those living in central London to have a second home, it is an easy weekend trip by Eurostar and having done this recently myself my tip would be to buy your ticket well in advance as they can be very cheap. For those used to London, Paris seems a lot smaller and much more manageable. Even though the Metro map is not as well designed as the London Underground map, the principal is the same and it is very fast, efficient, clean and believe it or not it is easy to understand and to navigate once you get to grips with it.
Leisure
I mean... where do we begin? the Moulin Rouge? evenings at the opera, film club, museums, art galleries, guided tours, weekend excursions, boat rides, sports activities, gastronomic discoveries; the list is simply endless. All you have to do is enjoy a full-on French experience.
Property
It may come as no surprise that the French property market in Paris and the surrounding is one the most dynamic and expensive in France. Central Paris prices are as you would expect and moving out from the centre the prices become more reasonable but being so close to such a vibrant capital city has to come at a premium.
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Club Clé France: Insurance cover
We have been working with Allianz Insurance since 1999 and more recently with the excellent Franck Haloche, who along with his team offer a friendly, professional service and they also speak very good English!
When you have found your perfect property for sale in France and are ready to buy you will need to make sure you have some basic insurance in place on your dream French property.
When looking for a quotation from a French insurance company, in English, that is suited to your specific insurance and investment needs? or just looking for advice / information about the insurance system in France? then...
Franck and his English speaking insurance team are proud to be of service to you.
Cle France in partnership with Franck commit ourselves to providing you with excellent service you can rely on.
Franck and his team's main purpose is to establish a friendly, professional rapport with you and help you to decide what sort of insurance you need.
They can also review your current cover to ensure it still meets your needs and those of your family.
Car, House (Building and Contents Insurance), Medical Top-Up (Affordable Top Up insurance for you and your family). Allianz offer the security of a strong French business with the convenience of an English speaking insurance team, so your quotations can be provided in English.
Franck and his team look after your Insurance requirements:
Protecting our families, homes and possessions is a high priority for all of us. Unemployment, sickness, accidents, unexpected events and even death are risks everyone faces we can help you to provide for your family during these difficult times.
We can assist with:
Household insurance - buildings and contents
Motor motorbike insurance
Medical Top-Up insurance (Mutuelle)
Anglo-French Financial insurance and products such as savings, financial investments and life insurance
Public Liability insurance and Business Insurance
Travel insurance and Medical Expenses cover
Pet insurance.
Home insurance
Our standard cover includes (list not-exhaustive):
Fire, explosion, storm, hailstorm, snow, water damage, leakage, breaking of pipes and equipment, flood, theft, burglary, vandalism to building and contents, glass breakage, natural and technological catastrophes, public Liability, electrical Damage etc.
In order to improve your cover, you may choose several options:
Theft of personal belongings outside your home.
New for Old for contents.
Legal Assistance for disputes.
Mortgage repayment insurance.
Accidental damage, etc.
Car insurance
Three possible covers may be taken out: Third Party Only, Third Party Fire and Theft, Fully Comprehensive cover.
Automatically included in our Motor insurance policy, whatever the cover is:
Personal Cover for Driver.
Roadside assistance/Breakdown cover when away from home.
Except for the Third Party only (the minimum required by Law), you can choose options that can include:
Windscreen breakage, storm, flood, electrical damage, towing of the vehicle, natural and technological catastrophe, home assistance and a free Courtesy Car. Contents (to claim in order of theft of personal belongings inside your car), legal Assistance.
CPAM / Top up (Mutuelle)
1) How to apply for a French National number (Securite Sociale number):
If you live permanently in France, it would be advisable to apply for a French National number; the process to do so may be different, depending on whether you are retired, unemployed, self-employed or working.
2) Why would it be advisable to take out a Top Up insurance?
As the obligatory (CPAM) health insurance cover is not full cover, it is advisable to take out "Top-Up" insurance to cover what would otherwise be the patient's contribution. Additional cover through our medical Top-Up insurance operates immediately.
We can propose several forms of Top-Up insurance:
Full Cover, Standard cover for your main medical expenses, Cover limited to the most important and expensive medical risks.
Contact us and let us know your specific needs so that we can provide you with a detailed quotation suited to your family's specific requirements.
Financial Investment and Wealth Management
Are you looking for a way to make your money work harder in this low interest rate environment?
We can offer savings and financial insurance vehicles that allow you to benefit from:
Free access (no restriction on withdrawals), Income from the profit net of tax, No inheritance taxes and no Notary fees.
We are dedicated to providing you with guidance regarding financial solutions suited to your needs that are able to meet your objectives.
CABINET ALLIANZ
Franck Haloche
Property for sale in Languedoc Roussillon - click here
Languedoc Roussillon
The area always used to be known as simply "Languedoc" and covered a large part of southern France, the modern Languedoc-Roussillon is a much smaller area, being the area covered by the Eastern Pyrenees department. It was, in the past, the northern part of Catalonia which extended from Spain, and some people here still speak Catalan as well as French.
The regional capital is the city of Montpellier, a thriving modern city in the Hérault department, with a historic and interesting centre; other major cities in the region are Nimes, Narbonne, Sete and Perpignan.
The coast of Languedoc is characterised by long sandy beaches and a modern tourist infrastructure such as the twentieth-century resorts of Cap d'Agde, Palavas, or Narbonne Plage.
The Languedoc-Roussillon region consists of 5 departments:
Herault (34), Aude (11), Gard (30), Lozere (48) and Pyrenees-Orientales (66).
Weather
Transport
We are right at the bottom of France here so a drive from the Uk is a long one, but one I have done many times, possibly more relaxing is the TGV from Paris Gare-de-Lyon, or from Lille and many other cities. Motorway from Paris, Lille, Strasbourg, Nancy, Lyon, Geneva will also get you here. There are airports at Nimes, Montpellier, Carcassonne and Perpignan, with low-cost flights from the UK, Belgium and Holland, elsewhere in the world of course fly into the main airports mentioned already.
Food
Southern gastronomy relies on dishes that are meant to be shared like the well-known Cassoulet or Brandade-de-Morue. The Southwest of France also boasts refined food like the Anchoiade or the Bourride which are two fish dishes that use the aromatic herbs of the wild garrigue (wild scrubland). The herbs of thyme, rosemary, bay and sorrel, and others, play an important part in Languedoc-Roussillon's food history and also influence the Catalan and Provence cuisine and culture either side of this stunning region.
Leisure
There is so much to do and it depends whether you are near the mediterranean coastline, in the countryside or in one of the many hill top villages, or indeed up in the mountains. Hiking and walking feature a lot as does cycling and mountain biking, plus lots of sea and river sports feature heavily as well as horse riding being very popular.
Property
Styles of property for sale in the area can vary but most popular styles are hill-top cottages, edge of village villas, countryside Mas style farmhouses and fantastic Maison de Maitre properties. The traditional clay / terracotta style roof construction is almost flat and is very attractive and suitable for many roof terraces which are popular in the hill top villages.
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CONTACT US to discuss your search for property in Aquitaine or any area of France, or indeed for any further information you may require on buying French property, moving to France, living in France etc. just give us a call or send us an email, we will be happy to help!
Property Finding Service: We will do a property search for you to match you criteria but also you can try our Advanced Search: including saving your favourites and getting updates of new properties for sale in France and price reductions direct into your inbox, and you can also add your comments to our blog pages - simply sign up for your own account here.
For everything you need to know about French property visit www.clefrance.co.uk
