Le Galice

Le Galice offers two well-appointed holiday homes with a shared heated swimming pool* in a beautiful countryside setting, accommodating up to 10 guests over 6 bedrooms.

A relaxing peaceful location with lovely rural views, grounds surround the properties with walks around the garden and the lake.

The welcoming and discreet owners live on-site in a separate property, you will receive a warm welcome.

*The pool is shared with the owners, Catherine and Laurent who live on-site and have a lovely collection of animals including Jango their friendly Collie dog, a cat, chickens and goats. Catherine and Laurent are on hand to assist if required during your stay and are very respectful of guests’ privacy.

Situated near the towns of Duras (6km) and Monsegur (15km) in the region of Aquitaine within the Bordeaux wine region and on the border of the Dordogne, Gironde and Lot et Garonne.

These picturesque bastide towns are host to weekly traditional French markets where the villagers shop for local produce and meet friends, enjoy a coffee and croissant and watch the world go by. A popular night market is also held each week during the summer months where street food and entertainment are the backdrops for the evening. Each town offers a good selection of restaurants, cafés, bars, pharmacies and banks with ATMs as well as the all-important boulangerie for fresh croissants and crusty bread and handmade delicious chocolates and gifts.

A comprehensive Carrefour supermarket and petrol station can be found at Duras (6km) or Monsegur (15km). Larger hypermarkets are available in Sainte-Foy la Grande 18km away.

Le Galice is made up of two separate neighbouring gites, Grand Galice and Petit Galice, you are renting both gites and all of the guest facilities.

Grand Galice

Grand Galice is a renovated old farmhouse offering 125 m2 of modern accommodation whilst retaining the charm of the original building.

3 Bedrooms and 2 bathrooms

Accommodating up to 6 guests including children (ages 18 months and over). A hairdryer is provided in the bathroom.

Bedroom 1: Spacious room with wood-panelled walls. Large double bed (160cm wide). Electric radiator.
Stylish en-suite shower room with walk-in rainfall shower, washbasin and WC.

Bedroom 2: Charming room with feature stone wall. Large double bed (160cm wide). Electric radiator.

Bedroom 3: Twin room (each bed 90cm wide) with a mezzanine level which has a double bed (140cm wide) and a room fan. Electric radiator.

Bedrooms 2 and 3 share a spacious bathroom with walk-in shower, washbasin and WC.

Children Facilities

2 cots and 1 high chair can be provided upon request. Please provide your own bed linen for the cots. There are no stair gates as there are only a few steps around the property, with the exception of those to the mezzanine area in bedroom 3.

Kitchen/diner

Bright and airy kitchen diner with a large dining table with benches and chairs.
Single oven, 4 ring halogen hob, dishwasher, microwave, kettle, toaster, Cafetiere, Krups Dolce Gusto coffee machine and a washing machine.

Living room

Spacious living room with L-shaped sofa, 2 armchairs, TV with TNT Satellite TV with French and some English channels. A wood-burning stove and wooden beamed ceiling give the room a cosy feel in the cooler months.

Outside space

An interior courtyard provides a private place to relax outside. There is also a covered terrace at the rear of the property with a dining table and chairs with views over the grounds, nice for alfresco dining.

Petit Galice

Petit Galice is a renovated old farmhouse offering 85 m2 of modern accommodation whilst retaining the charm of the original building.

3 Bedrooms and 1 bathroom

Accommodating up to 4 guests including children (ages 18 months and over). A hairdryer is provided in the bathroom.

Bedroom 1: Spacious room with a wood-panelled feature wall. Large double bed (160cm wide). Electric radiator.

Bedroom 2: Cosy twin room (each bed 90cm wide) with a wood-panelled feature wall. Electric radiator.

Bedroom 3: Spacious room with a wood-panelled feature wall. Large double bed (160cm wide). Electric radiator.

All 3 bedrooms share a luxurious bathroom with a walk-in rainfall shower and washbasin. The washing machine is located in this room. There is a separate WC.

Children Facilities

A cot and high chair can be provided upon request. Please provide your own bed linen for the cot.

Kitchen

Modern kitchen with facilities including:
Countertop mini-oven, 4 ring halogen hob, dishwasher, microwave, kettle, toaster, Cafetiere, Krups Dolce Gusto coffee machine.

(Note: the washing machine is located in the shower room.)

Living/dining room

Cosy living room with feature stone wall. Sofa, armchair, TV with TNT Satellite TV with French and some English channels. Dining table and chairs for 6 guests. Electric radiator.

Outside space

A covered terrace at the front of the property with a dining table and chairs with views over the grounds is lovely for alfresco dining.

Wi-Fi

Complimentary Wi-Fi is provided. The average speed is 30 Mbps download and 6 Mbps upload, this is a rural location and speeds may vary for various reasons.

Cleaning / towels / linen

Bed linen and bath towels are provided and are included in the price. The owners will provide access to a washing machine to launder bed linen and towels on request. Pool towels are available on request.

Children Facilities

A cot and high chair can be provided upon request, x1 for each gite.

Garden and lake

The grounds surround the 3 properties with rural views. There are animals including a friendly Collie dog, a cat, chickens and goats.
A pleasant walk takes you down to the lake where you can walk around the lake, maybe sit and watch the wildlife, if you are still and very quiet you will see deer. The lake has many species of fish for a little fishing. A purpose-made boules court is good fun.

Heated swimming pool

The 11m x 5m heated chlorine pool is shared by the 2 gites and with the owners, a great way for families to make friends whilst on holiday. A straw hut and parasols provide shelter from the summer sun.
*The pool is heated and open during certain dates, please see the Price section for full details.

**Complimentary use of the hot tub is included in the price as follows:
Up to 4 guests: 1 hour per week.
5 – 8 guests guests: 2 hours per week.
9 – 10 guests: 3 hours per week.
Additional use can be booked and paid for on-site in cash for 50 € per hour. The hot tub accommodates a maximum of 4 people.

Pool towels are available on request.

Entertaining space / Games barn

The large Entertaining space has plenty of seating and has table tennis and table football, this can be also used as an entertaining space for you all in both gites to dine and be together.

Dog friendly

A maximum of 2 dogs are considered on request at an extra charge of 50€ per dog, plus an additional 250€ security bond.
Dogs are not permitted in the bedrooms, on soft furnishings or in the pool. You must clean up after your dog. Dogs are only considered if you are renting both gites together.

Cycle hire

Cycle hire and electric cycles are available to hire in the area. Cycle hire information page.

What to do in the area and beyond

There are many towns, villages and castles to explore on your doorstep. The local towns and villages host weekly markets as well as summer night markets and various festivals throughout the year. More information on what’s on locally is in the “Local Area” tab above.

Travel

Airports

• Bergerac 35km
• Bordeaux 108km
• Toulouse 200km

Train

• Bordeaux station (TGV) 88km
• Sainte-Foy-La-Grande (Bordeaux / Bergerac line) 18km
• La Reole (Bordeaux line) train station 30km

Car

• Calais 872km
• Le Havre 690km

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