Four Fine French Villages
France offers a wide choice to tourists, not just in the towns and cities but also in its many smaller towns and villages. Steeped with medieval style design and roads, the eowns and villages in France are some of the most beautiful in the world. If you are planning a trip to rural France for a relaxing break, to research into buying a property or a vineyard for sale in France, these are some of the smal towns or villages you should look at.
Saint Gaultier
one of many villages that were fortified in medieval times, the village is set on the banks of the river Creuse. The village derives its name from Abbe Gaultier, who also has a 1000 years church named after him. The village of Saint Gaultier still keeps the same roads and buildings that were built during the medieval times.
Gargilesse
Perched on a hill-top, Gargilesse was for ages – and still is – the favourite haunt for craftsmen, artists and writers, particularly the legendary French writer Lucile Aurore Dupin. The place where she lived is now a museum and is open to visitors. The village also hosts the flower and farm market each year in May and a book festival in September. The castle and the Romanesque church are the most important structures in the entire village around that the many houses of the village are set.
Carcassonne
Together with the Italian city of Lucca, Carcassonne is one of the most famed fortified places in Europe. Mentioned on the World Heritage List of UNESCO since 1997, earliest records of the village date back the 5th or 6th century Bc, when it was occupied by Gaulish settlements. With 2 rings of the town walls and over 50 towers, Carcassonne is a colourful visitor attraction. The region also will be relevant to wine fans on the lookout for a vineyard for sale in France.
Tranzault
A little village in Central France, Tranzault is widely known for the festival of pumpkins and rare veg that it conducts each year in the month of October. For the admirer of rural life and rare veg, this place is a total must visit.
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