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Le Clos de Fontenay - Gîte
Bléré,
Indre-et-Loire
Self-catering
+33 (0)2 47 57 12 74
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€130 - €235
per night
€945 - €1550
per week
An enchanting and relaxed château and vineyard by the river Cher in the exquisite Loire Valley - you're looked after by gracious hosts
3 places
Sleeping from 4 – 5
Children welcome
Babies welcome
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2 Guests 11 Dec 24 - 11 Dec 24
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€130 - €235 per night
€945 - €1550 per week
The Experience
Holiday in a vineyard? What could be better! The gîtes here are in the grounds of a traditionally designed, ‘modern’ château near Tours. You are sitting in 12 acres of red, white and rosé, mixed with formal gardens and woodland with foraging deer. La Closerie, no longer the wash house, has been transformed into a smart ground-floor cottage, with a comfortable salon and an open fireplace for chillier days. Cooks will be happy chatting to diners in the compact kitchen; eat in, or repair to the garden for a candle-and-star-lit supper. At the end of the gravelled drive is handsome gatehouse, also sleeping four, with a pale beech and steel staircase. La Maison du Boulanger, slightly bigger, is for five, with a single bed downstairs and two doubles. The winery is owned by a friend of the Carlis, who makes sweet white Chenins and fizzy Rosière, among others; buy some to take home. The Cher river, a tributary of the Loire, winds lazily through the old old town, heavenly Chenonceau is four miles away, and Amboise, Azay, Blois not much further. As for Bléré, it’s the home of one of France’s best cheesemakers – take yourselves off on a tour.
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Essentials
- EV charger
- Self check-in
- Swimming pool
- Hot tub
- Garden
- Open fire / woodburner
- Breakfast included
- Breakfast available
- Meals available
- Vegetarian meals
- Oven
- Parking on premises
- Free parking nearby
- Accessible by public transport
- WiFi
- Television
- Central heating
- Limited mobility
- Wheelchair access
- Mobile reception
- Hob
- Barbecue
- Paid parking nearby
- Air conditioning
- Relaxation areas
- Washing machine
- Tennis court
- Microwave oven
- No smoking
- Credit cards
- Working farm
- Owner has pets
- Electricity included
- Dishwasher
- Pets welcome
Family friendly
- Baby monitor
- Books and toys
- Children welcome
- Babies welcome
- Stair gates
- High chair
- Fire guard
- Cot available
Nearby
- Pub/bar within 3 miles
- Restaurant within 3 miles
- Shop within 3 miles
Activities
- Bikes available
- Food courses
- Kayaking
- Other courses
- Sailing
- Surfing
- Wild swimming
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Accommodation
Pricing
- Nightly price
- from €130
- Weekly price
- from €945
- Damage deposit
- €300
- 1 Cottage for 5
- From €1743 bedrooms
- 1 Cottage for 4
- From €1352 bedrooms
- 1 Cottage for 4
- From €1302 bedrooms
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Information
Booking information
- Check in
- 4.30pm-7pm
- Check out
- By 10.45am
- Other details
- For full details on each gite, please click through to Nathalie's website on the right.
- Closed
- Rarely.
- No smoking
- Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
- Property
- This property is part of a working farm or vineyard.
- Owner has pets
- Animals living on the property
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Location
The neighbourhood
You're in a hamlet on the fringe of pretty Bléré which has shops, bars and restaurants. A little further is Amboise (11km) with its magnificent riverside Château d'Amboise and Le Château du Clos Lucé once home to Leonardo da Vinci, now open to visitors. Loches and Tours, both 27km, are lively, sophisticated places to visit. The elegant river-spanning Château de Chenonceau is a short drive.
Local points of interest from Nathalie Carli
- Discover our vineyards, our cave and taste our wines.
- Get on a bike and discover the scenery along the river Cher. You can access the river side directly from our house and ride through the Ambroise forest to reach the château de Chenonceau.
- Enjoy our heated pool between 15 April and 30 September and our tennis court all year round.
- You can fish in the river Cher directly from the pontoon of our property.
- We are only a 30mn drive to visit the Loire Châteaux .
- Hot air balloon rides can be arranged nearby
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Introducing
Nathalie Carli
Two families make the château and estate what they are today - Monsieur and Madame Carli are your hosts and Monsieur and Madame Corby produce the estate wine. They are supported by a super team who can arrange wine tastings, canoe trips and generally keep the place ticking over. Occasionally grown-up children and their children visit during the holidays.
Thank you Nathalie, we enjoyed our stay with you so much, a wonderful last few days in France. A stunning Chateau, our room was very nice with wonderful views down to the river. Cycle rides by the river, wonderful walks, so much to do localy you need a number of days here to be able to enjoy it all. We will certainly be returning for a longer stay. 10 out of 10.