Almiral de la Font is a luxuriously restored masia just south of Barcelona in Spain that sleeps 24 persons. Staying at Almiral is a unique experience: renovated with great care and attention to detail, this beautiful ‘masia’ (Catalan manor house), offers high-tech modern comforts whilst retaining the historic charm and character of the original building. Continued...

Chateau de La Barre is hidden away in the midst of the idyllic wooded hills of the Perche, between Chartres and Tours. At the entrance to the Loire Valley, Château de la Barre progressively unfolds its history. For centuries, its parkland has protected it from noise and disturbance, and it now emerges as an historical haven, close to the small Loire Valley and the famous Loire Valley Chateaux. With superb guest rooms. Continued...

If an authentic French chateau is what you seek, look no further. This stately chateau is a superb example of Renaissance architecture, was built for a Prussian prince and his wife in 1797 ~ on sixteenth century foundations ~ to provide a place to entertain the elite of Europe. Located a mere fifteen minutes from Blois and convenient to many of the grand châteaux of the Loire, this property sits on forty acres of meadows and ancient oak woods, which is then surrounded by 4000 acres of forest with a network of paths for walking, cycling and riding. All of the oak in this French chateau came from that forest! Continued...