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A glorious 17th century house
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Lovingly restored
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In an oasis of tranquility
Maison Cayrol - a glorious 17th century house with a private walled sanctuary garden in the centre of a beautiful hill town village, overlooking the Dordogne.
In the village, there is still a small village épicerie for essentials and a village café where you can sit outside and enjoy the ambience. There are many good restaurants in the area to enjoy.
The main house was once the seminary to the 11th century church in Pujols and is typically Girondine, constructed in the local honeystone with an old stone staircase leading from the entrance hall with its' antique paved floor.
The main house has two bedrooms, one on the first floor with an ensuite bathroom and one which opens onto the garden which has a large ensuite shower room. There is a huge, fully equipped kitchen/breakfast room, an elegant drawing room opening into the garden and a dining room which seats 16, all with open fires.
In addition,there is a contempary studio style annexe, overlooking the pool. This has two large double bedrooms, with ensuite cloakrooms and a shared shower room.
The Independent Gite has two double bedrooms with a shared bathroom, kitchen and living room, overlooking the magnolia courtyard. There is a separate entrance to the gite from the road.
The gardens include a swimming pool, covered dining area with a salle d'ete, with its' own kitchen, and intimate courtyards.
There is a pool table in the salle d’ete and a ping pong table in the courtyard.
100m above the Dordogne and 7 kms from the small town of Castillon de Bataille, famous for being the site of the last battle in the 100 years war between France and England. Pujols is an enchantingly unspoilt village. Surrounded by vines, it has a 14th Century church, built on the remains of an earlier 11th Century chapel and a chateau, (now the Mairie and Post Office) which once belonged to King Henry III.
It boasts a boulangerie, epicerie renowned in the area for its delicious products, a charming restaurant in the square with an outside terrace, all within less than a minute of Maison Cayrol. In the valley below is an excellent restaurant for "fine dining" which is well known in this area for its' delicious food.
The village has its' own tennis courts and is 35 minutes away from the renowned Chateau Vigiers golf course and ten minutes from the kayakking at Pessac sur Dordogne. There are wonderful walks through the vines and local riding schools.
20 minutes away are the famous vineyards and wines of historical St.Emilion and just under two hours from the Atlantic Coast with its water activites, surfing, exquisite seafood. It is only two and half hours from the Pyrenees.
Wine tasting is a must and easy to arrange locally, either at smaller properties in the area, or at the grander chateaux in St. Emilion. In Creon, which is only 45 minutes away there is a British run vineyard famous for producing wines for Gordon Ramsay and Rick Stein and definitely worth a visit (www.bauduc.com).
Delicious local produce abounds, including foie gras, truffles, local cheeses (Roquefort and Brebis from the Pyrenees to name but two) and in season, wonderful tomatoes from nearby Marmande, and, in the autumn, ceps from the local forests as well as every vegetable and fruit imaginable.
On Monday, there is a totally unspoilt market in nearby Castillon. Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, there is a bigger market in Libourne and another on Saturday in St. Foy la Grande.
Rental is from £4,500 a week. Please contact us for availability.
Maison Cayrol is renowned for welcoming guests for Château Rigaud weddings.
Come and stay with us and relax before the big day. There will be cold rosé wine in the fridge by the pool and it is a perfect haven to wile away the time before the festivities or recover afterwards!
There is the possibility to rent the whole of Maison Cayrol, including a daily cleaner and chef.
Prices on application.
Comments
Thank you so much for the lovely photo... a great reminder of an amazing weekend and wonderful stay at yours. We had such an amazing time! The party, the breakfasts and even a quick lunch together- with your tasty Rose at rescue (; I actually tried to make the aubergine dish yesterday but it wasn't as good as yours... the aubergine needed more olive oil I think as it was still a bit too chewy. Also, you added something- was it red peppers? please share the secret ingredient!
Thank you so much for being a perfect host- and have an amazing summer in France- with better weather and fun and respectful guests (; Hope to see you again!
Thank you so much for having us! We’ve all been chatting away on email and saying what an amazing time we had and how truly lovely your home is.
Take care and we hope the rest of your season is good fun. Please do get in touch if you ever need a place to stay in London.
We had an absolutely delightful time at Maison Caryol and definitely hope to be back sometime. Thank you for being so accommodating to our whims and wishes.
Thank you again for the wonderful hospitality and kindness you showered on us and the entire crew over the weekend. We had a wonderful stay, and Alexa is coo-ing in agreement! If you are ever stuck for things to do in London, please do not hesitate to give me a ring. You will always be welcomed here for a cup of tea!
Thank-you for making us feel so at home. It was a very special time.
Thank you again, we had so much fun, you were so kind to us all, the shepherds pie was just right, we were all much more tired than we thought.
It has been so long you may not even remember who I am, but I was one of your guests who had the pleasure of staying at your house this past spring, early summer together with my husband Fred for the wedding of Annemiek and Amilcar. I know it is long past due, but ThanK YOU So Very much for letting us stay at your lovely house in Pujols! We had such a wonderful time. Your house is so beautiful and we are very lucky that you opened your doors for us to stay there.
I just wanted to drop you a note to say a huge thank you for hosting us all before the wedding and hosting our friends over the wedding week. Your house is beautiful, you were a perfect hostess and everyone felt so at ease and relaxed! In fact, I found the 3 nights spent at your house before moving to Rigaud were the most relaxing part of the whole time for me, as there were only a few of us there at that point and none of the pre-wedding stresses about the details had started! We really enjoyed our stay at Maison Cayrol so very much and I can’t thank you enough for that, as it got a wonderful week off to a perfect start.