L’Étang de la Cure

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For guests who are passing through or who just want to *** Our house has been awarded 3 stars (official French enjoy a few days of life in Bourgogne, we can offer, classification). besides our railway guard house, a chambre d’hôtes for up to 2 persons. Relax and experience the pleasures of life in Burgundy. If you have any questions or wishes, please do not This chambre d’hôtes is situated next to the lake L’Étang de la hesitate to contact us. We hope to welcome you as our Cure in the village Colombier-en-Brionnais, 6 km to the guest and will take every effort to give you a splendid northwest of and 50 km to the west of Mâcon (just holiday! between the larger villages La Clayette and ).

The guesthouse with double bed is located on the ground floor Prices per season: and has its own bathroom with shower and toilet. It has a The rental-price depends on the season. Visit our website separate entrance. During good weather you can have breakfast www.gedc.nl/gite, under ‘rental-contact’ for availability, in front of your ‘chambre’ in the garden on the terrace, or else in the kitchen-diner of the house. There is possibility of ‘table prices and other information and possible offers. d'hôte‘ on request. In a hilly landscape, on an idyllic location right next Explanation of the seasons: to a lake with view on Mont St. Cyr (770m), in the There is sufficient parking space and free wireless Internet - Half-season: until the last full week of June and from southern part of Bourgogne, you will find our (Wi-Fi) is available. the first full week in September. holiday home, L'Étang des Clefs. The landscape

- High-season summer: July and August offers a variation of woods, lakes, pastures, that (Saturday is changing-day) invites you to go hiking, biking, mountain-biking or

Distance/travel-times: fishing. Picturesque villages, often with Romanesque From Calais to Gibles, 730 km, + 6:45 hours churches, castles and gentleman farms embellish From Paris to Gibles, 450 km, + 4:30 hours the sloping hills. In the pastures the white From Dijon to Gibles, 180 km, + 2:00 Stunden Charolais-cows are calmly grazing. Rural life is a

From Geneva to Gibles, 200 km, + 2:15 Stunden perfect example of tranquillity and space, of care- The price of the room for 1 night, including breakfast, is

€ 40 for one person and € 45 for 2 persons. free relaxation. Peter-Paul and Marianne Peters In case of a stay of 2 days or more, the price per night will be Address: Voorweg 1c € 35 for one person and € 40 for 2 persons. Nearby 2391 AA Hazerswoude-Dorp Within less than one kilometre (a nice walk or bike-ride) The Netherlands you will find the centre of the village of Gibles. Here are

Address: Le Bourg some shops like the baker, the butcher, the chemist and ! +31(0)6 40571481 71800 Colombier-en-Brionnais a post office. There is also a simple restaurant. There * [email protected] are several attractions found in the area. At about 5 km ( +33 (0) 3.85.84.57.63 : www.gedc.eu from the town lies La Clayette which is bigger, with ! +31.6.40.57.14.81 supermarkets and a lively marked on Tuesday morning. An * [email protected] : www.gedc.eu/cdh after half an hour of driving, you arrive in , Taizé or in the vineyards of the Beaujolais and Mâconnais. Navigation: 46.354444, 4.332527 v.140112

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More information L' Etang des Clefs is the right choice for nature lovers, Except for its hospitality the Bourgogne is known for its Our holiday home is former railway guard house, built but also for those who enjoy culture. In the area you can elaborate cuisine. Here people still take time to enjoy around 1885. The train track has been out of use for a visit castles, Romanesque churches and various museums. food and drink. Burgundies are bon vivants and gourmets. long time. A sandy track now replaces the rails, but you Discover, taste and enjoy what is for sale on the local can still sense the atmosphere of ages gone by. The market and in the ‘supermarché’. Cheese, fish, snails, house is located at the crossing of two unpaved roads, frog legs, ham and pâté: too much to mention. The meat one was formerly the railroad track, the other is a path of the Charolais cow and the famous Bresse chicken even that was already used in the Middle Ages; this path runs has their own ‘appellation’. along the lake and an old watermill.

Originally each railway guard house has the same lay out: a kitchen, a living-room and 2 bedrooms upstairs. Usually there is a basement underneath the house and each house has its own well und vegetable garden. The toilet used to be outside and consisted of no more than a few planks above a hole in the ground. Do you like a good glass of wine with a gourmet meal? Gourmets can have culinary adventures in this regions Times change and our railway house has been subject to and lick their fingers. At antique markets you can enjoy some modernizations. The thick wall of about 50 cm rambling through old stuff and in the summer many between the kitchen and living room has been removed, villages organize their annual festivities. A range of restaurants, from simple to luxurious, offer creating a more spacious room with open-plan kitchen. The kitchen is fully equipped with fridge freezer, 4-ring you a wide range of regional dishes. La Clayette , Charolles gas cooker, oven, separate microwave, dishwasher, , Cluny , Taizé , the coffee maker, water cooker and blender. The extension wine towns Mâcon and Wine lovers can indulge in the wine regions houses a bathroom with douche cabin and separate toilet. Beaune and Europe's Maconnais, Beaujolais, Côte The cosy wood-burning stove, central to the living room, culinary capital of Chalonnaise, provides warmth as the evenings get chillier. are well worth a visit. There are swimming Other features: Wi-Fi, TV, radio/CD-player, washing pools, fishing lakes, machine, dryer, hairdryer, iron, children’s bed and high hiking and biking trails chair, garden furniture and built-in barbecue. in the immediate vicinity. Along L' Etang des Clefs are

walking routes that you can start immediately from the cottage. Côtes d'Or and the small and relatively unknown Haut- In our house you will find a file with general and current Brionnais. Wine can be tasted at various wineries. Take a information on the Saône-et-Loire with activities and look on our website for further information. news related in particular to the environment.