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Not all property developments are
cut from the same cloth, and it’s rare
to find one that combines so much.
Sitting on a hill in the sunny Tarn
department in South West France, the
elegant ‘Belle Époque’ Château de la
Durantie surveys undulating vineyards
and oak forests for as far as the eye can
see. The château, built in the 1800s and
inspired by Italy’s elegant ‘palazzos’,
will play host to a number of luxury
properties as well as an impressive
Country Club and Spa. The spacious
and light homes to be built here,
designed by award-winning architects,
will feature integrated pools, lush
private gardens and all the modern
comforts you’d expect from a luxury
home - including modern Pyram and
Bosch kitchens and built-in fireplaces
and BBQs. The Spa will offer an indoor
pool, state-of-the-art gym and trained
staff offering treatments and exercise
classes. The Country Club will form
the social hub of the development,
with its gourmet bistrot overlooking
the pool and endless cultural and
sporting events, outings and courses.
And with beautiful Albi, sophisticated
Toulouse and six international airports
all an easy drive away, it’s clear that La
Durantie offers unique access to a truly
superb way of life.
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Overlooking undulating vineyards and miles
of dense oak forest, the elegant Château de la
Durantie will soon become home to a property
development of luxury and elegance, located in
the sunny Midi-Pyrénées region of south west
France. Homes designed by award-winning
architects will spring up along a lake and
throughout the estate’s parklands. From these,
paths will meander through lush gardens up
to the stunning ‘Belle Epoque’ château itself, in
and around which will be built a plush country
club, a state-of-the-art spa and a relaxed bistrot
terrace overlooking the pool.
REDISCOVER ‘L’ART DE VIVRE
Unsurprisingly, France is the world’s top
holiday destination and one of the enduring
attractions of France for those who visit or
come to live here is the French ‘Art de Vivre’
- a love of and commitment to the simple,
joyful things in life. Sharing good food and
wine with friends over a three-hour lunch in
some leafy square, for example, or taking
early morning walks through the hills to
watch the sun rise over the vines. Superb
weather helps, of course. Bright, clear-skies
in winter, and plenty of warm sun in summer
make spending time outdoors so much more
pleasurable, whether it’s to enjoy a local
market teeming with natural produce or
spending the day fishing on a tranquil lake. It’s
this slower, more authentic pace of life and a
focus on what’s truly important - our family
and friends, pursuing our interests, keeping
fit and healthy - that forms the ethos upon
which La Durantie is built. Why not learn yoga
at the spa? Or make a new circle of friends
at the Country Club? You could learn to
speak Spanish or bake bread or play tennis or
become a connoisseur of fine wines under the
tutelage of our Master of Wine. Durantie isn’t
ESCAPE TOTRANQUILLITY
just a place - it’s also a way of living designed
to reconnect those who live here with what
makes them truly happy as well as offering
new opportunities and challenges.
WELCOME TO THE TARN
The Tarn region of south west France, on
the same latitude as the Cote d’Azur, is
almost undiscovered and takes you back to
the ‘real France’, a warm and ancient region
dotted with pretty stone farming villages
and bustling towns, where vineyards spread
out in a patchwork as far as the eye can
see across unspoilt countryside with a
welcoming and generous population who
have a real passion for their land. A land of
ancient bastide towns, galleries, museums
and stunning landscapes and wildlife. The
luxury houses for sale at the Château de
la Durantie lie only a few minutes from
the lively bastide village of Castelnau de
Montmiral. Within a short distance by car
are the towns of Gaillac, Cordes and Albi
- a medieval jewel on the river Tarn. And
Toulouse, with its sophisticated boulevards
of shops and restaurants, is under an hour
away and easily accessible for commuters.
ESCAPING HAS NEVERBEEN SO EASY
Living in the Tarn may feel like you’ve been
whisked back in time 50 years, but this region of
‘slow food’, timeless villages and gentle traditions
also offers superb transport connections to the
rest of France, Europe and the World thanks to
six international airports and some of Europe’s
best motorways and train lines. So popping
down to your second home for the weekend
will be surprisingly easy and inexpensive. If you
live here full-time, family and friends will find
visiting a breeze. And whenever you feel...
the urge to escape to Paris, London, New
York or beyond, you’ll be only minutes away
from the connections you need.
hERE TO MAkE LIfE EASy
A happy lifestyle is a relaxed one whether
you are purchasing as a permanent or a
holiday home and whether you are single,
a couple or a family. To that end, the
Château’s experienced and caring team of
English management and bi-lingual staff
will be on hand at all times to maintain the
homes and facilities and the Country Club
will make it easy for those wishing to be
part of the local community of Castelnau de
Montmiral. For others, La Durantie will offer
a rich experience in a safe haven amongst
like minded people of hopefully a number
of nationalities where English is spoken
and help is at hand to solve any issues
they may be having both on and beyond
the development. Whether it’s helping you
access France’s superb health system, getting
a document translated or just making a
restaurant reservation, the staff are there to
make your life easy and worry-free.
gOOD fOR bODy AND MIND... AND ThE bANk bALANCE
Few developments combine so much.
Beautiful properties set in gorgeous grounds
around a stately château, superb facilities and
ever-helpful staff. Located in one of the most
beautiful, sunny and traditional regions of
France. With access to world-class healthcare,
culture and transport connections. But the icing
on the cake perhaps, is that all of this looks set
to be preserved and unsullied by development
surrounding it. France’s new strict planning
laws, which restrict development in rural areas,
should ensure that the Durantie development
remains unique, and that its property values rise
steadily over time. Couple that with the exciting
rental income generated by what will be a
top-notch, luxury resort catering for all seasons
and linked with a global service provider for
exclusive rentals and exchanges offering a world
of luxury vacation opportunities.
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The homes being built at La Durantie will
be spacious and light, blending the best of
local materials such as stone, terracotta,
limestone and wood with all the modern
conveniences and features you would expect
from luxury accommodation. Phase One of
the development will see one and two-storey,
detached, three to five bedroom ‘dream
homes’ with private gardens and ‘integrated
pools’, set within the estate’s landscaped
gardens in clusters with shared courtyards.
Complementing these will be spacious two-
bedroom apartments and cottages. The homes
in this phase will be built on a gently-rising hill,
at the top of which will be the ‘Artist’s Tower’ - a
high structure topped by a viewing platform,
from which residents will be able to enjoy a
stunning view of rolling vineyards and dense
oak forests for miles around. At night the Tower
will become an observatory for stargazers in the
dark skies of the Tarn.
Designed by award-winning architects, and
under an hour by car from France’s 4th city
Toulouse, the homes for sale at La Durantie
will borrow heavily from the local materials
and traditional design cues of this part of south
western France, to create properties that feel
very individual and that are rooted in the local
culture and landscape. Some will be faced in
warm stone, some rendered in earthy tones of
traditional ‘crepi’. All will benefit from interiors
that have been designed to make the most
of the region’s fresh air and light, with open-
plan living rooms with high ceilings that open
out onto spacious verandahs and terraces via
floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors and with
wooden slat blinds to the verandahs to control
the shade. Pools will be integrated into the
design of each home, and so can be seen and
accessed directly from your living space (rather
than being lost down at the end of the garden.)
DESIGNEDWITH PASSION
These design features ensure a sense of space,
light and a connection with nature, offering
views across water and through verdant private
gardens to the undulating woodlands of the
estate beyond. Log fireplaces, soft limestone
tiles and exposed wood beams help to make the
homes feel cosy, especially in winter. Modern
Pyram kitchens brimming with the latest Bosche
appliances; cool quartz worktops; the clean
lines of ‘Duravit’ bathrooms; storage for logs
and cushions on each verandah; and room-
by-room temperature-controlled reversible air
conditioning; all ensure your country home
offers the latest in modern comforts.
The properties’ master bedrooms are large
and most open out on to a terrace. Roomy,
built-in wardrobes come as standard in
most bedrooms, as does a satellite/TV
socket (for curling up in bed to watch a
movie). Most bedrooms also benefit from
en-suite bathrooms, with soft limestone
tiles and, in the larger homes, a separate
bath and shower off the master bedroom
(you never know when you might want to
sink beneath the bubbles).
Even in winter, the sunny days of the Tarn in
south western France will draw you outside -
for al fresco lunches and evening drinks with
friends. Most of the development’s homes for
sale will offer stunning gardens designed by
award-winning landscape architects. Each
will be created to provide a secluded, private
space in which to relax and recharge body
and soul. Roses, traditionally used in the
château’s formal gardens, will feature heavily,
along with banks of white flowers and local
favourites such as multi-stemmed fig trees,
rosemary and lavender. The look and feel will
be that of a French ‘Jardin Traditional’ - with
the formal lines of box hedges punctuated by
towering rocket pines.
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gARDEN OpTIONS
Every garden at La Durantie will be very
private and very individual, and as the owner
you’ll have a lot of control over how it looks.
We’ve sourced a wide range of accessories
for you to choose from - everything from
furniture, art, statues and pots to gazebos and
arches, sails, water features and decorative
supports. You can also get involved on the
choice of lighting, irrigation systems, decking
and additional planting.
pOOL OpTIONS
Most homes will feature a pool - integrated
into the house design. So the cool, sparkling
waters will be visible just outside your living
area. You can, of course, opt out of having a
pool, reducing the purchase price. Additional
paving and planters will be used to fill the
space instead.
fURNITURE OpTIONS
We want to give owners the maximum level
of flexibility when it comes to furnishing their
new homes, while making the process as easy
as possible. To that end, we’ve sourced a wide
range of high-quality, attractive furniture
and furnishings from which you can pick
and choose, creating your own look and
feel. What we’ve sourced covers everything
from French country classics to new England
contemporary to ‘retro’.
bESpOkE SERVICE
At the end of the day, we want you to feel
relaxed and at home when you first move in to
your house at Durantie. So we’re here to do all
we can to accommodate what ever needs you
might have. Want a jaccuzzi bath - we’ll look
into it for you. Have some specific material in
mind for curtains - we’ll help you buy it.
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Surrounded by trees and flowers and the
winding pathways of the Château’s lush
gardens, the state-of-the-art Spa at the
Durantie development promises to be an oasis
of calm - the perfect place to unwind and
de-stress. It is also set to become one of the
most luxurious spas in the south of France.
The spa will occupy the château’s magnificent
17th century barn, a stone’s throw from the
development’s properties, and renovated with
high windows to let in plenty of light, while
retaining many of the original features such
as exposed beams and original stonework.
From many of the treatment spaces, the sauna
and workout rooms, you’ll enjoy stunning
views of the countryside around, with nature
walks tempting you through to the estate’s
woodlands, where you can rest body and soul
in secluded seating areas. In fact, ‘Eco Tree
Lodges’ are also planned, where you’ll be able to
commune with nature at bird level. Enormous
glass doors will open out to a large sun deck
with a view across a wildflower meadow, down
to a natural ‘eco’ swimming pool, and beyond
across the vineyards of the Tarn. Two more
pools, both 20 metres, one indoor one outdoor,
will be available for swimming laps or just
cooling off after a workout.
The luxury spa will offer all you could need
to de-stress and de-tox. Cleanse your pores
in the steam room, the dry ‘Laconium’ sauna
or in the ‘Mud House’. Invigorate body and
mind in the alternating hot and cold waters
of a ‘Kneipp Path’ therapy, or sink into the
hydrotherapy pool, located on a tranquil ‘herb
terrace’. Then perhaps pop into one of the
four single or two double treatment rooms, or
our outdoor treatment terraces, for a relaxing
massage or skin treatment.
If you’re looking to tone up while here,
then head for the state-of-the-art ‘techno’
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gym - brimming with all the latest exercise
machines. Alternatively, book a class (you’ll
find everything from ‘Kettle Bells’ to ‘Zumba’
or Yoga and Pilates) in our workout studio.
When you’re done, wash your worries away
under the Rainforest shower, or tone up your
skin at the Ice Fountain.
The spa is only a few minutes’ walk from all of
the development’s properties. You access it via a
tranquil winter garden with a mature olive tree.
The building itself will be spacious and light,
with a separate art gallery and shop featuring
the latest beauty products. The spa also offers
luxuriously appointed changing rooms with
private cubicles, showers and even make-up
areas. There will be a separate section for hair,
nails and beauty treatments - all administered
by trained professionals. A lounge area with
a wood-burning stove will be located within
the upper floor of the barn, the perfect place
to relax after a workout or treatment. It too will
benefit from superb views over the surrounding
countryside. Or you may want to unwind in the
Relaxation Room, in the seventeenth century
converted barn, with exposed wood beams and
stone walls, fitted with private beds encircling a
huge aquarium filled with tropical fish.
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ThREE pOOLS
Choose from a refreshing dip in summer in
our outdoor pool, a winter-workout in our
indoor pool (surrounded by floor-to-ceiling
windows with fabulous views), or commune
with nature in our natural ‘Eco-Pool’ set in
a wildflower meadow. Combined with our
hot tubs and Kneipp path treatment, ‘aqua-
therapy’ is never far away.
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What’s the point of working out, when you
only put it all back on eating rich foods?
The spa’s Health Bar will provide mouth-
wateringly delicious snacks, meals and
healthy ‘shakes’ - made from super-healthy
ingredients, low in sugar, fat and additives.
All to make sure your workouts and beauty
treatments really pay off.
gyM & WORkOUTS
We’ll be making staying fit a breeze at
Durantie, with a state-of-the-art ‘technogym’
- equipped with all the latest exercise
machines. Professional trainers will be on
hand to make sure you get the most from your
workouts. And in our ‘Studio’ - you can book
yourself in on a wide range of great exercise,
stretching and meditation classes.
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The luxury Country Club at La Durantie will
form the heart of this stunning development
of French country properties.
The elegant Belle Epoque salons and terraces
of the château are to be transformed in to the
social heart of the development - the Durantie
Country Club. Owners of the country properties
for sale at the château, as well as ‘members’ from
the surrounding community, will congregate
here throughout the year to share meals, attend
courses and events, swap tips and advice, and
relax in a friendly, social atmosphere. The Club
will be, in many ways, a ‘jumping off point’ to life
in the wider local community - a friendly ‘hub’
in which to meet others who have moved to the
surrounding area.
Like the luxury homes at La Durantie, the
Country Club will take advantage of the superb
weather in this part of the south of France,
spilling out of the formal rooms of the château
to make use of the surrounding gardens.
Winding pathways and nature walks will
branch out from the Club through wildflower
meadows and landscaped terraces, leading to
the tennis courts, a beach volleyball court, pitch
& putt golf course, vineyards, and a croquet
lawn. After a game with friends, you’ll be able
to enjoy drinks and a meal on the Club’s Bistrot
Terrace overlooking the pool.
The interior rooms of the Country Club will
benefit from Wi-fi access throughout, and
consist of a cosy library for reading or playing
bridge with friends; a drawing room which
can be rented for private parties; and a private
dining room for sophisticated meals with
other members or with your own private
party. The château’s bistrot and bar also form
part of the Country Club, where you’ll be able
to sit on warm evenings sipping fine Gaillac
wines and enjoy some of the best regional
cuisine in France. The club extends beyond
the château and into what were its agricultural
buildings. Here, you’ll find ‘Le Moyeau’, a
multi-purpose hall with a stage that will be
fitted out with the latest facilities and used as a
cinema and space for events, larger functions
and courses. A number of smaller rooms will
also be available for groups and as meeting
spaces for ‘clubs’ set up for or by residents and
guests. Another set of buildings will form ‘Le
Saladier’ - spaces devoted to courses on wine
and cuisine. Here, you’ll be able to learn all
about the ancient art of wine-making from
from local vignerons and our own Master of
Wine, as well as take cookery courses from top
regional chefs. Le Saladier opens out onto a
terrace and rose garden where residents and
guests can eat overlooking the croquet lawn.
Next door, a number of artists studios will be
created for those wishing to explore painting,
sculpture and pottery, with yet another
outdoor terrace, this time featuring a ‘cuisine
d’été’ and BBQ.
The Country Club at La Durantie will come
alive thanks to the concierge service centred
here - a service available to all owners
of the properties for sale, as well as their
guests. A team of hotel-trained experts
will be orchestrating a constant array of
courses, trips, events and get togethers - all
designed to make life at La Durantie as lively
and interesting as possible. The Concierge
Service will also be on hand to help residents
with any other issues that might come up
once they’ve moved in - everything from
filling in paperwork to pool maintenance to
getting help joining a local club. The bi-
lingual concierge team will be arranging
trips beyond the château as well, such as
to local golf courses, to the area’s historical
monuments or to wine tasting evenings.
Larger excursions will also be planned, such
as day trips to the Mediterranean, to historic
towns in south west France such as Albi and
Castres, or up into the Pyrénées for skiing.
Whether it’s learning to sculpt, attending
a summer BBQ, going on a fishing trip or
helping to organise a film festival, life at the
château promises to be as stimulating and
sociable as you want it to be.
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TENNIS & CROQUET
All of the properties for sale at La Durantie
are a short walk from the tennis courts and
croquet lawn. The concierge staff at the
Country Club will be on hand to get people
together for games in both of these sports -
organising tournaments and leagues. And
after the game? A chilled glass of rosé on the
bistrot terrace perhaps...
WINE-TASTINg
Surrounded by one of France’s most famous
wine-producing areas, the château aims
to make the most of its prime oenological
position by ensuring owners and ‘members’
get as much opportunity as possible to
taste and learn about local wines. We’ll be
organising tastings within the château itself,
as well as tours of local vineyards and caves
with trained professionals. Santé!
LEARN SOMEThINg NEW
If you’ve ever fancied turning your hand
to painting, pottery and sculpture, then the
possibilities at the Country Club’s art studios
will be endless. All equipment will be provided,
and trained professionals will be on hand to
teach you new techniques. Cookery courses
will also feature at the Club - where you’ll
learn to whip up delicious local specialities in
a fun and social atmosphere.
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Our dream properties in the Midi-Pyrénées
provide easy access to the famous cuisine of
the south west of France
In France, food is a religion, and the Midi-
Pyrénées region of south west of France is one of
the country’s culinary centres (along with Paris
and Lyon). In every village and town around the
château, you’ll find quaint country restaurants
and lively town bistrots serving absolutely
delicious food all year-round. In Toulouse, under
an hour away from La Durantie, there’s no end
to the sophisticated dining on offer - with a wide
range of Michelin-starred restaurants. That said,
you won’t need to leave the château’s grounds
to find the very best of local fare. The Bistrot
and Bar can be found on the lower ground floor
of the château, with a large outdoor terrace
overlooking the pool and gardens, and a unique
glass table through which diners can peer down
into what was once the château’s well. Here,
some of the best and most inventive local chefs
will be concocting mouth-watering menus with
the freshest of ingredients. In fact, so seriously
do we take cuisine at La Durantie that we’re
fulfilling our dream of a formal ‘Jardin Potager’,
a vegetable garden within the grounds that
will provide our kitchens with a steady stream
of the freshest vegetables, fruit and herbs. The
gardening team will liaise daily with our chefs -
to inform them of what is at its freshest on any
given day, and they even have plans to grow a
number of old-fashioned varieties of produce
that are no longer available in local supermarkets.
The result promises to be magical - traditional
recipes with a modern twist, including succulent
duck with prunes, boar flavoured with wild
blueberries, freshly caught trout, intricate pastries
and desserts - all, of course, accompanied by our
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pick of the finest wines from France, including
our own vintage, and beyond.
The bistrot will be the largest of the dining
spaces, but there will be plenty more
opportunities to enjoy fine cuisine at the
château. The bar, adjacent to the bistrot, will
be serving freshly-made tapas - perfect with a
cool gin & tonic or sparking white wine. The
rose garden at Le Saladier will feature outdoor
eating terraces, and next to the Artists’ Studios,
an outdoor kitchen and barbecue with a
covered terrace will host revellers for ‘al fresco’
meals around an open fire throughout the
summer. Within the formal rooms of the
Country Club, you’ll be able to wine and dine
your guests in the private dining room.
The kitchens at the ‘dream properties’ at Durantie
promise to make cooking a true pleasure. Each is
spacious and very well appointed with the latest
Bosch appliances. Whether you’re creating a
four-course gourmet meal or throwing together
a fresh summer salad, you’ll have the space
and equipment you need to produce delicious
meals. The design of the homes, with their
strong emphasis on outdoor living, means you
can share meals with friends in your garden or
on your terrace and make the most of the warm
Midi-Pyrénées weather. Each of the homes
comes fitted with an outdoor terrace barbecue.
If you’ve not had time to shop, BBQ packages
will be available to take away from the Bistrot.
Similarly, should you feel like escaping for the
day into the estate’s woodlands or beyond,
the Bistrot will also prepare picnic hampers -
brimming with everything from fresh patés and
cold meats to crisp salads, freshly baked breads
and, of course, a cool bottle or two of rosé.
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JARDIN pOTAgER
In our unique ‘Jardin Potager’ will be grown
vegetables such as mini white and yellow
aubergines, meaty ‘Coeur de Boeuf’ Tomatoes
and small dwarf ‘Piccolo Provenzale’ peas.
You’ll also find fruits such as kiwis, currants
and plums. And herbs including borage,
lemon verbena and various thymes, as well as
walnuts, sweet chestnuts and hazlenuts.
fINE WINES
Plenty of sun and gently undulating
hillsides have provided an ideal ‘terroir’
in the Gaillac region for centuries.
Needless to say, the area produces some of
France’s (and the world’s) very best wines,
most of which you can taste by simply
visiting the hundreds of ‘domaines‘ dotted
about the region.
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There is a huge range of dining options within
easy driving distance of the Château, whether
its a simple, authentic lunch in a village café,
or Michelin-starred fare for a special occasion.
For example, Chateau les Salettes, a Michelin-
starred restaurant that boasts its own vineyard,
offers a truly delicious 5-course ‘Discovery
Menu’ made with local produce.
The Luxury properties for sale at La Durantie
are situated in one of the most beautiful
regions of the south of France, close to the city
of Toulouse.
The region surrounding the luxury property for
sale at La Durantie offers a wealth of outdoor
activities and outings, villages and towns alive
with fêtes and social events, some of France’s
best cuisine and wines and easy access to the
sophisticated boutiques and cultural life of cities
such as Toulouse, Bordeaux and Montpellier.
Within driving distance are the pistes of the
Pyrénées and the sun-drenched beaches of the
Mediterranean and Atlantic. Read on to find out
exactly what this exciting area has to offer.
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Warm, lush and criss-crossed by rivers, the
Tarn is one of France’s most beautiful and
historic regions. Superb Gaillac wines have
been produced here since Roman times,
making the area the oldest wine-producing
region in France. Today, the area can claim
some of the country’s finest reds and rosés,
made from grapes grown amongst endless
rolling vineyards, in pretty villages alive with
bustling markets and charming cafés. This is
traditional France, away from the ‘bling’ and
crush of the coasts, where you can spend the
day strolling the cobbled streets of Albi, walk
for hours across sumptuous landscapes or
canoe down dramatic gorges.
The luxury property for sale at La Durantie lies
a stone’s throw from the pretty bastide village
of Castelnau de Montmiral, with its stone
buildings (some dating back to the 12th century)
and mosaic of terracotta roofs. Castlenau sits on
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a hill and from the old esplanade you can see
for miles - over undulating hills carpeted with
vines, farms and oak forests. The village offers
a whole range of clubs and societies and plenty
of little shops, bakeries, delicatessens, hotels,
restaurants and cafés, some of which spill out
onto an impressive medieval square framed by
gothic arches. It’s in this ‘arcade’ that Castlenau
comes to life - with everything from music
festivals to Christmas markets bringing villagers
and visitors together.
The other villages and towns in the area offer
even more opportunities to shop, eat, drink and
be merry. Combined, they offer a local market
on pretty much every day of the week, where
you can buy the freshest of vegetables, fruit
and meats - as well as delicious local olives,
preserves and an endless variety of cheeses.
Superb restaurants are thus only minutes away
by car - as are leafy squares in which to enjoy a
coffee with friends, wine caves where you can
taste an wide array of top-notch wines, and
friendly neighbourhood bars in which to chat
with the locals over a long glass of pastis.
It’s the traditional nature of this area of France
that makes it truly special. Whereas the Côte
d’Azur has been spoiled by over-development,
the Tarn has retained a slower pace of life and
its connection to the land. This is primarily a
farming community, largely free of the ugly
‘lotissement’ property developments that blight
so much of the south of France - where local
shops still sell local produce and crafts, and
historic buildings are protected and well kept.
That said, all the conveniences afforded by
modern shopping centres are also available.
In the nearby town of Gaillac, you’ll find lots of
wonderful shopping, a mix of small boutiques
selling everything from clothes to jewellery
to fine pottery, and modern superstores just
outside the town. Gaillac is a beautiful town
of old stone buildings huddled around a
central church, all bordered by the Tarn river,
over which spans an elegant stone bridge.
This market town sits at the heart of the local
Gaillac wine region - and it’s from here that the
region’s wines were exported from medieval
times to Bordeaux, and then on to England.
fOUR SEASONS Of SUN AND TRADITION
The Tarn offers some of France’s best weather,
being warmer and sunnier than the Dordogne
region to the north west, and less arid than the
Languedoc region to the east. In fact, Gaillac
is roughly on the same latitude as the Côte
d’Azur, so the area enjoys enough sunshine
to produce fabulously fruity red wines while
blessing visitors with satisfyingly deep tans.
The area benefits from four very distinct
seasons, each bringing with it a slightly
different rhythm of life, varying seasonal
produce, and dramatic changes to the
colour and feel of the local landscapes.
In spring, the countryside comes to life with
flowers - the soft pink blooms of almond
and cherry trees, bright red fields of poppies,
hillsides carpeted in yellow broom and
eventually, the lime-green buds of the vines.
The towns and villages also seem to step up a
gear, with local market stalls piled high with
succulent cherries and possibly the most
delicious asparagus you’ll ever taste. The
sun, omnipresent in winter, now becomes
more intense and the locals and visitors alike
come out for the first time to eat and drink
outside, in squares and hilltops and riversides
everywhere. This is the perfect time to really
appreciate the natural beauty of this part of
France, be it cycling through fields, fishing by
some tranquil lake or taking that first picnic of
the year in a forest brimming with bluebells
and yellow primroses.
Spring eases into summer, and the atmosphere
becomes livelier still, with music festivals and
firework displays, all-night partying at village
fêtes, and practically all of your time spent
outdoors - making the most of the balmy,
lavender-scented air. For many, summer means
water - swimming in the region’s crystal-clear
rivers and lakes, kayaking down dramatic
gorges, or just spending a lazy day sunbathing
with a good book by the pool. Summer also
ushers in al fresco dining. Enjoy barbecues
in the garden of your luxury property or fine
dining in rose-clad courtyards and in the
dappled shade of village squares. Or simply
enjoy freshly-prepared tapas in our bar, served
with a glass of crisp Gaillac rosé.
As the grapes ripen, the annual vendange
(grape harvest) arrives, and with it the start
of autumn. This is a time of wine tasting in
centuries-old vaulted caves, chestnut fairs and
long walks through the hills. The vines slowly
turn from green to gold and red, transforming
the landscape into a patchwork of brilliant
colour. The air is clear and the light warm,
making autumn the perfect season for painters
and photographers. Lunch is still served
outside, with autumnal salads flavoured with
walnuts and Roquefort accompanying grilled
duck and foie gras, served with a bottle of one
of the many excellent local reds.
And then on to winter. Whereas the north of
Europe labours under a ceiling of low grey
cloud, the south west of France is bright and
crisp, with endless blueberry-blue skies - a
time of roaring fires, old-fashioned Christmas
markets and an indulgent day at the spa
perhaps. There’s still so much to see and
do at this time of the year, from the famous
Victor Hugo Food Market in Toulouse, the
local Oyster Fair, the January sales, as well as
excellent exhibitions and concerts. Winter also
brings with it mouth-watering cuisine, served
in all the area’s best restaurants - succulent
venison and wild boar, partridge and quail,
and of course the French Christmas feast of
oysters, goose, foie gras and ‘Buche de noël’.
SOphISTICATED CITy pLEASURES
The luxury property for sale at Durantie enjoys
a superb location - being in the middle of what
locals call the ‘Golden Triangle’ of Gaillac, Albi
and Cordes-sur-Ciel. Only 50 minutes away is
Toulouse - the fourth largest city in France and
one of its most sophisticated. Albi, designated
a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010, is
built around the beautiful ‘Sainte-Cécile’
cathedral - a towering masterpiece of gothic
architecture, with an imposing brick exterior
and sumptuous nave and vaulted ceiling. Albi
is also home to the Palais de la Berbie - one of
the oldest and best-preserved castles in all of
France, a magnificent riot of towers and turrets
with lavish formal gardens that is now the
home to the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum. These
gorgeous medieval buildings punctuate a town
of mostly traditional rose-brick buildings with
sky-blue shutters, topped with warm terracotta
roofs, all hemmed in by the mighty Tarn
river. Wander through the warren of cobbled
streets, and you’ll find all sorts of shops, delis,
patisseries, restaurants and cafés, as well as the
covered market at rue Emile Grand - a hive of
activity every day except Mondays. The town
also offers a lively cultural scene, with regular
concerts, exhibitions and festivals - hosted
of course in some of France’s most beautiful
medieval buildings. Similarly, Cordes-sur-Ciel,
another beautiful bastide town on a hill, offers
yet more historic buildings and bustling streets
for visitors to explore. Cordes has always been
a favourite of artists, thanks to its picturesque
streets and superb views over the valley below.
Just under an hour away by car, Toulouse
offers an unbeatable ‘city-fix’ for anyone
looking for sophisticated shops, restaurants,
galleries and concert halls. Buoyed by
its successful aerospace industry (it is
home to Airbus), Toulouse is one of the
wealthiest of French cities, graced with a
bevy of fashionable boutiques, Michelin-
starred restaurants and a very lively rugby
scene. ‘La Ville Rose’, as Toulouse is known,
thanks to its grand pink-brick buildings, is
a remarkably relaxing city to visit - sitting
on the languorous Garonne River and
crossed as well by the beautiful Canal du
Midi (another World Heritage Site). The city
offers plenty of tranquil squares shaded by
giant plane trees and an endless network of
quiet streets down which you will find tiny
galleries and hidden restaurants. Culturally,
Toulouse benefits from a true passion for
the arts, with its Théâtre du Capitole putting
on top-notch operas and concerts; the
Galerie du Château d’eau - a world-reknown
photography gallery; and the Musée des
Augustins - boasting works by local artist
Toulouse-Lautrec, as well as Rubens, Van
Dyck, Courbet, Manet and Rodin.
France’s superb motorway and train networks
make it easy to access lots of exciting cities
and regions from your luxury property at
La Durantie. Within a three hour drive, you
can visit stately Bordeaux, spend a day on
the beaches of either the Atlantic or the
Mediterranean, hit the slopes in the Pyrénées
or even pop over the border to Spain.
Most of the Languedoc region is accessible
within a three hour drive. There’s the
magnificent medieval castle at Carcassonne
(another World Heritage Site, and the largest
medieval castle in the world) for example.
Carcassonne sits on the beautiful Canal
du Midi, where you can rent a boat and
spend a day or more navigating the locks
under a panoply of plane trees. Stop off on
the way in little villages for lunch, or go
wine tasting in one of the region’s many
vineyards. Languedoc is also home to the
Cathar Castles, 11th century ruins that offer
superb atmosphere and gorgeous views of
the Pyrénées and Mediterranean. The region’s
beaches are superior to those of the Côte
d’Azur, being long and sandy - with plenty of
seafood restaurants dotted all along the coast.
Visit the city of Perpignan, France’s most
spanish city, where you’ll find delicious tapas
and plenty of Catalan charm. Or Montpellier,
with its beautiful ‘Ecusson’ pedestrianised
centre brimming with stylish boutiques and
chic cafés.
The Pyrénées aren’t far either - offering
excellent skiing in winter and picturesque
walks in summer. Older than the Alps, they’re
famed for their hot springs and you can
choose from French or Spanish resorts, each
side of the mountains offering their own
regional delights.
Why not spend a long weekend in Spain?
The quirky Dali Museum in Figuères is
just over the border from Perpignan, and
beautiful Girona is only 30 minutes further
south. On the Atlantic side, you can drive
to Biarritz and experience the faded glories
of its grand Belle Epoque promenade. Then
swing down to San Sebastián in Spain, a
stunningly beautiful town on the Bay of
Biscay that boasts half of all the Michelin-
starred restaurants in Spain.
Head north from your luxury property,
and you get to the Aveyron and the
Cotswoldsesque charms of the Lot. Visit the
stunning towns of Rodez with its magnificent
Notre Dame cathedral, and Cahors with its
pretty Valentré Bridge spanning the Lot river.
And of course only a few hours north west
of Gaillac is Bordeaux, another of France’s
largest and most wealthy cities, teeming with
stately mansions, upmarket shops and superb
restaurants. The city sits in the centre of the
Bordeaux wine region, where you’ll come
across château after château, and taste superb
wines along the way. Explore to the east of La
Durantie, and you get to the dramatic ‘Gorges
du Tarn’ - cliffs that plunge down into the
river, where you can go kayaking, swimming
and camping.
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LE CASTELNAU3 bEDROOM hOME
Single storey detached dwelling with cathedral ceiling to
living areas. Entrance courtyard with attractive views along
the pool to the landscaped rear garden. Bifold doors providing
a continuum for the travertine tiling from inside to out.
Outside stores for logs and seat cushions. Two ensuite double
bedrooms, plus bunk room/study with adjacent shower room.
Shower
Kitchen Living
Dining
Pool
CourtYard
Verandah
Terrace
Bed 1
Ensuite
Bed 2Bed 3
Utility / Store
Stor
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3 SPACIOUSBEDROOMS
2 ENSUITEBATHROOMS
OPEN PLANLIVING
PYRAMKITCHEN
PRIVATEPOOL
PARKINGSPACE(S)*
Ensuite
METRIC x
IMpERIAL x
LIVINg / DININg 5.3 x 7.0m 17.3 x 22.9ft
kITChEN 2.9 x 3.0m 9.5 x 9.84ft
bEDROOM 1 2.9 x 5.4m 9.5 x 17.7ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 2 2.9 x 3.95m 9.5 x 12.9ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 3 3.6 x 2.3m 11.8 x 7.5ft
Total Floor Area 104.2 m2 1,122 ft2
*See site plan and sales schedule for parking/car port provision
LE CORDURIES2 bEDROOM hOME
Detached single storey dwelling. Charming entrance
courtyard with framed view of pool. Two double bedrooms
with ensuites. Farmhouse kitchen with cathedral ceiling
to living areas. Feature log fireplace, covered verandah,
generous paving and outside barbecue as in all dwellings.
(See schedule for pool details as plots vary).
Living
Kitchen / Dining
Bed 1
Ensuite
Shower
Pool
CourtYard
Bed 2
Verandah
Terrace
Stor
e
2 SPACIOUSBEDROOMS
1 ENSUITEBATHROOMS
OPEN PLANLIVING
PYRAMKITCHEN
PRIVATEPOOL
PARKINGSPACE(S)*
METRIC x
IMpERIAL x
LIVINg 4.05 x 4.6m 13.2 x 15.0ft
kITChEN / DININg 4.65 x 2.4m 15.2 x 7.8ft
bEDROOM 1 3.35 x 4.2m 10.9 x 13.7ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 2 2.8 x 3.65m 9.18 x 11.9ft
Total Floor Area 65.4 m2 704 ft2
*See site plan and sales schedule for parking/car port provision
LE bRUgNAC4 bEDROOM hOME
An entrance bridge at first floor level leads to a gallery looking
down into the stunning double height living area. First floor
features master bedroom with ensuite and cathedral ceiling,
and a bunk room/study. The ground floor has two further
double bedrooms and ensuites. Infinity pool and decking look
down into landscaped areas, woodland and stream.
4 SPACIOUSBEDROOMS
4 ENSUITEBATHROOMS
OPEN PLANLIVING
PYRAMKITCHEN
PRIVATEPOOL
PARKINGSPACE(S)*
METRIC x
IMpERIAL x
LIVINg / DININg 6.95 x 5.8m 22.8 x 19.0ft
kITChEN 3.75 x 2.2m 12.3 x 7.2ft
bEDROOM 1 4.2 x 4.65m 14.0 x 15.25ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 2 4.2 x 4.65m 14.0 x 15.25ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 3 3.1 x 4.8m 10.1 x 15.7ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 4 3.1 x 2.85m 10.1 x 9.35ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
Total Floor Area 144.8 m2 1,559 ft2
g
1
Kitchen
Living
Pool
Verandah
Terrace
Bed 1
Stor
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Bed 2
Ensu
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Bed 3
Ensu
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Dining
Ensuite
Ensuite
Gal
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Bed 4
Entrance
*See site plan and sales schedule for parking/car port provision
LE gRESIgNE3 bEDROOM hOME
An imposing detached two storey dwelling forming part of a
typically French courtyard, with a tree and communal dining
table as a centre piece. Master bed with ensuite and balcony to
first floor. Second double with ensuite and bunk room/study
with adjacent shower room. Open plan ground floor area
looking out towards pool and landscaped gardens.
METRIC x
IMpERIAL x
LIVINg / DININg 6.65 x 5.5m 21.8 x 18.0ft
kITChEN 3.2 x 3.2m 10.5 x 10.5ft
bEDROOM 1 3.8 x 3.4m 12.4 x 11.15ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 2 3.2 x 3.6m 10.4 x 11.8ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 3 2.7 x 2.3m 8.8 x 7.5ft
Total Floor Area 106.4 m2 1,145 ft2
Living
Dining
Bed 1
Ensuite
Shower
Pool
CourtYard
Bed 2
Verandah
Terrace
Kitchen
WC
Utility
Bed 3
Ensuite
Balcony
g
1
3 SPACIOUSBEDROOMS
2 ENSUITEBATHROOMS
OPEN PLANLIVING
PYRAMKITCHEN
PRIVATEPOOL
PARKINGSPACE(S)*
*See site plan and sales schedule for parking/car port provision
pUyCELCI3 bEDROOM hOME
Entrance courtyard leading to a detached two storey dwelling
with attractive brick detailing to the upper elevation. Two
double beds and ensuites to the ground floor. Country style
kitchen with breakfast bar. Cathedral ceiling to living area. A
further double bedroom on the first floor with feature ceiling
and ensuite. Pool integrated with paved areas around house.
Shower
Kitchen / Dining
Living
Pool
CourtYard
Verandah
Terrace
Bed 1
Ensuite
Bed 3
Stor
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Bed 2
Ensuite
g
1
3 SPACIOUSBEDROOMS
3 ENSUITEBATHROOMS
OPEN PLANLIVING
PYRAMKITCHEN
PRIVATEPOOL
PARKINGSPACE(S)*
Ensuite
METRIC x
IMpERIAL x
LIVINg 5.15 x 5.5m 16.8 x 18.0ft
kITChEN / DININg 4.2 x 3.6m 14.0 x 11.8ft
bEDROOM 1 3.35 x 4.25m 10.9 x 13.9ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 2 2.8 x 3.7m 9.43 x 12.38ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 3 4.2 x 3.8m 14.0 x 12.7ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
Total Floor Area 110.8 m2 1,193 ft2
*See site plan and sales schedule for parking/car port provision
MANDRINE5 bEDROOM hOME
A detached two storey house set around a pool ideal for
entertaining. The first floor has two ensuite double bedrooms
and a bunk room with adjacent shower room. The ground floor
has a further ensuite double bedroom and a bunk room/study
plus shower room. The dining area easily seats twelve, whilst a
cathedral ceiling rises above the generous living room.
METRIC x
IMpERIAL x
LIVINg 4.5 x 7.2m 14.7 x 23.6ft
DININg 7.9 x 3.65m 25.9 x 11.9ft
kITChEN 3.8 x 3.1m 12.5 x 10.2ft
bEDROOM 1 3.4 x 4.85m 11.15 x 15.9ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 2 2.9 x 5.3m 9.5 x 17.3ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 3 4.0 x 3.4m 13.1 x 11.15ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 4 3.15 x 4.2m 10.3 x 13.7ft
bEDROOM 5 / STUDy 2.25 x 3.3m 7.3 x 10.8ft
Total Floor Area 178.4 m2 1,920 ft2
Living
DiningBed 2
EnsuiteShower
Pool
Bed 1
Verandah
Kitchen
WC
Utility
Bed 3
Ensuite
g
1
Bed 5/Study
Store
Bed
4
Ensuite
5 SPACIOUSBEDROOMS
3 ENSUITEBATHROOMS
OPEN PLANLIVING
PYRAMKITCHEN
PRIVATEPOOL
PARKINGSPACE(S)*
*See site plan and sales schedule for parking/car port provision
LE CASTEL1 bEDROOM hOME
Just two feature properties facing on to the Squares. Generous
one bed single storey detached dwelling. Cathedral ceiling to
living area with bi-fold doors giving access to a landscaped
courtyard. A second courtyard can be accessed from the
ensuite master bedroom. Separate cloakroom and utility
cupboard. Shared pool with Tower Court.
Kitchen
Living
Bed 1
Ensuite
Din
ing
cpd
WC
METRIC x
IMpERIAL x
LIVINg AREA 4.7 x 7.05m 15.4 x 23.1ft
bEDROOM 1 3.4 x 3.55m 11.5 x 11.6ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
Total Floor Area 60.6 m2 652 ft2
1 SPACIOUSBEDROOM
1 ENSUITEBATHROOM
OPEN PLANLIVING
PYRAMKITCHEN
PARKINGSPACE(S)*
SHAREDPOOL
*See site plan and sales schedule for parking/car port provision
LE TOUTOU2 bEDROOM ApARTMENT
Two generous apartments set around a central shared pool
and forming part of the Tower complex at the top of the site on
high ground. First floor with cathedral ceilings, verandah and
balconies. Ground floor with verandah and gardens. Verandah
areas with horizontal wooden slatted blinds for shade control as
in all dwellings. Two ensuite double bedrooms.
METRIC x
IMpERIAL x
LIVINg / DININg 5.6 x 6.0m 18.3 x 19.6ft
kITChEN 2.95 x 3.15m 9.7 x 10.3ft
bEDROOM 1 3.4 x 3.9m 11.1 x 12.7ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 2 3.4 x 3.3m 11.1 x 10.8ft
Total Floor Area 90.1 m2 970 ft2
Living
Dining
Kitchen Bed 2
EnsuiteShower
Bed 1
cpd
2 SPACIOUSBEDROOMS
1 ENSUITEBATHROOM
OPEN PLANLIVING
PYRAMKITCHEN
PARKINGSPACE(S)*
SHAREDPOOL
*See site plan and sales schedule for parking/car port provision
LE LUMAN3 bEDROOM ApARTMENT
Two apartments again forming part of the Tower complex
and set around a central shared pool. First floor with cathedral
ceiling, verandah and balconies. Ground floor with verandah
and gardens. All apartments with bifold doors opening out
to verandah areas. Two double bedrooms with ensuites, plus
bunk room/study with adjacent shower room.
METRIC x
IMpERIAL x
LIVINg 5.2 x 3.9m 17.0 x 12.7ft
kITChEN / DININg 4.15 x 3.2m 13.6 x 10.4ft
bEDROOM 1 3.75 x 4.0m 12.3 x 13.1ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 2 3.75 x 3.15m 12.3 x 10.3ft
+ ENSUITE bAThROOM
bEDROOM 3 2.75 x 3.7m 9.0 x 12.1ft
Total Floor Area 88.3 m2 950 ft2
Kitchen/ Dining
Living
Bed 1
Ensuite
cpd
Ensuite
Bed 2
Bed 3
Bath
3 SPACIOUSBEDROOMS
2 ENSUITEBATHROOMS
OPEN PLANLIVING
PYRAMKITCHEN
PARKINGSPACE(S)*
SHAREDPOOL
*See site plan and sales schedule for parking/car port provision
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Low-cost flights and excellent road and rail
networks make this part of France a breeze to get
to and from
AIR LINkS
Low-cost flights have made most of France
extremely accessible in recent years, with
flights to and from a huge range of airports
across Europe to small airports all over France.
Toulouse airport is the largest nearby, with
international flights to many European
countries as well as Canada, India and
Morocco. The airport continues to expand -
both in terms of facilities and routes, boosted
by traffic to and from the Airbus facility.
Toulouse is only one of six airports within
a two-hour drive of La Durantie. As well as
helping to facilitate bookings by holiday-
makers to the development, these routes
mean you can get back to the ‘old country’
or jet off to somewhere you’ve never been,
inexpensively and conveniently. Nearby
Gaillac airstrip with a runway of 1,120 metres
caters for light aircraft and helicopters
providing easy access to Toulouse Blagnac
airport, ski resorts and Mediterranean beaches.
The table above lists where you can fly to from
the six major airports close to the château.
ROAD LINkS
France has one of Europe’s most sophisticated
road networks, and Toulouse is the hub for the
south west of France - with major motorways
branching off from here to destinations
throughout Europe. The E9, E70 and E60 take
you north to the channel ports, Belgium and
southern Germany. The E72 goes direct to
Bordeaux and the Atlantic coast, and the E80
takes you down to Madrid and Portugal. The
E80 runs eastwards too - to the E9, where it
branches out north to Nîmes, Provence and
the Cote d’Azur and then on to Italy; and to the
south via Perpignan to Barcelona.
AIRpORT DISTANCE TO DURANTIE fLIghTS TO
TOULOUSE (bLAgNAC) 50 MINS ALL OVER EUROpE, CANADA, INDIA, MOROCCO
ALbI 20 MINS
CASTRES 60 MINS
CARCASSONNE 90 MINS LONDON, bRUSSELS
RODEZ 90 MINS
CAhORS 110 MINS
TRAVELCONNECTIONS
The size of France and the fact that the road
network is so well-maintained means that the
motorways and roads here remain unclogged
- making driving a pleasure compared to
other parts of Europe. The chart to the right
illustrates how easy it is to get to other parts of
France and Europe from the château.
RAIL LINkS
Again, France’s superb infrastructure means
getting to La Durantie via train is quick and
painless. Toulouse is very well connected
via the country’s intercity service to the west
coast TGV line that runs from Bordeaux up
to Paris, and also down to the Mediterranean.
This line also runs to Paris via Montpellier
and Lyon. Improvements to these lines mean
that the TGV service from Toulouse will spirit
you to Paris in only a few hours. Similar
improvements to the high-speed lines down
and through Spain mean Barcelona will also
only be a few hours away - making weekend
breaks very easy indeed.
TO DRIVE TIME
gAILLAC 15 MINS
ALbI 20 MINS
MONTAUbAN 50 MINS
TOULOUSE 55 MINS
TOULOUSE AIRpORT 55 MINS
bORDEAUX 2 hRS 40
ANDORRA 3 hRS
bIARRITZ 3 hRS 30
bARCELONA 4 hRS 15
MARSEILLES 4 hRS 15
CANNES 5 hRS 30
MONACO 6 hRS
pARIS 6 hRS
WHAT THEPAPERS SAY...
“Combining idyllic rural surroundings with state-of-the-art on-site facilities this new development is where the past & the future seamlessly come together in the present”French Property News
“The lock-and-leave château…a little piece of French heritage, without the headache of maintenance costs... It is hard not to fall for Château de la Durantié. It is a blissfully tranquil place, surrounded by majestic, unspoilt countryside”The Times
“A Chateau Lifestyle… It offers holiday home owners a chance to live the chateau lifestyle without the financial hard labour.”Prime Location
“Community living on an historic estate is the principle behind Chateau de la Durantie, a 32 acre rural site two miles from Castelnau de Montmiral…a gem only six hours from Paris”Evening Standard
Read more at www.durantie.com/testimonials
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to make variations to the specification and layout during the
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