Gîte de la Fermette ****

In addition to the sunny summers, the Limousin often has a beautiful Spring and a beautiful before and after season. Nice soft weather can occur until late in the winter. As a result, it is usually possible to swim very early to very late in the heated swimming pool. Spring makes the park garden beautiful with its fresh greenery and flowering trees. Just like the fresh colors in the Limousin. If the sun even comes out for a moment, the weather is often wonderful. 15 degrees here usually means that you can sit and eat outside, especially if the table is set in front of the house in the evening. The large park-like garden has nice shady spots in the warm summer, as well as nice sunny spots in spring and autumn. The farmhouse has had many families on holiday with (small) children who enjoy each other and the spacious garden with its swimming pool during the beautiful June, July and August months. In 2018, a heating system is connected to the swimming pool. This means that if the outside temperature is 5 degrees or higher, the heating system switches on and the water heats up to a maximum of 24 degrees. In 2019 we had beautiful weather and the swimming pool with a water temperature of 24 degrees was used from 1 April to 3 November. April 4, 2018, the pool water from 8.8 degrees was heated to 24 degrees within 5 days. If you walk out of the garden you will immediately reach the walking route. For hikers and cyclists it is a great area. The fall colors of the Limousin make it a beautiful area with good walking and cycling. The Fermette is on one of the walking routes and Magnac Laval has three marked walking routes. But also from the car it is worthwhile to drive around the area, enjoy all the colors and visit the attractive places in the area. Le Dorat is a beautiful historic town near Magnac Laval. You can do a nice historic city walk and during the summer months in the middle of "the locals" every two weeks on Thursday evening eat in the open air. For this purpose, long tables have been set around the church on the square and street. In Le Dorat you can also buy the beautiful Limousin porcelain directly from the factory, sometimes for very little money. In the Fermette we have this and other information ready for you. There are also several other nice places to visit in the area. La Fermette is located on the edge of the picturesque village of Magnac Laval. Magnac Laval is an old barony and duchy. There is also a wealth of architecture in Magnac Laval. Bellac is a larger place, and the most important place in the Bellac district. Bellac is located south of Magnac Laval. It is the second most important city in the Haute Vienne after Limoges. Limoges is the capital of the Haute Vienne region and the Limousin province. Limoges is approximately 45 minutes from Magnac Laval. Despite the distance from La Fermette, Limoges is a must to go to, for example, to shop, or to visit various museums. In Les Herolles it is market every 29th of the month. This is the largest outdoor market in France. However, when the 29th falls on a Sunday or public holiday, the market will be moved to the next day. Often a Monday. Also recommended is to go to Chateauponsac, and then from Magnac Laval follow the Limousin route by car. The comfortable well-insulated Fermette has a lot to offer you not only in summer, but also in spring and winter. In the area you can cycle nicely (bring your own bikes or rent them) and walk and a map of the area and walking routes are in the Fermette. If you want to rent bicycles you can. For this, contact YOURSELF see for this: www.bikehiredirect.com. It is an English couple who rent bicycles and come and bring them themselves and pick them up and acquaintances of us say that it is a good rental possibility. We have no experience with it (yet). We have listed even more options for you to have fun. We will send this information that we have collected on our own Fermette tourist website just before your holiday in the Fermette, so that you can prepare your holiday and what you want to see if you wish.