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Beautiful barge in Bayonne

Houseboat accommodation in Bayonne France
Moored on the river Ardour in the French Basque city of Bayonne, this large houseboat operates on a bed & breakfast basis offering hotel-style services. With prior arrangement, the barge can be booked exclusively to accommodate eight people for one night or longer, making it an ideal venue for private parties.

Where: France › Pays Basque › Bayonne

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Lighthouse in Brittany

Lighthouse accommodation in Brittany France
Standing at 25 metres high, it should come as no surprise that this lighthouse on the outskirts of Port-Louis has some of the best views on the Brittany coast. The lantern room has been kitted out to provide a cosy self-contained studio for two, whilst the former lighthouse-keeper's home has been transformed into a gîte.

Where: France › Brittany › Port Louis

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The Earthship eco-gîte in Normandy

The Earthship eco-gite accommodation in Normandy France
Europe's first official Earthship has landed in Normandy: as an eco-gîte with a difference. Made from recycled tyres rammed with earth, glass bottles and beer cans, this type of architecture, or biotecture as it is known, is the brainchild of self-styled Garbage Warrior, Mike Reynolds. In eco terms, this is the real deal.

Where: France › Normandy › Ger

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Treehouse B&B in Dordogne

Treehouse Bed and Breakfast in Dordogne France
Nestling in the fork of an ancient oak tree, 8m from the ground, this enchanting treehouse is reached via a spiral staircase. Fully equipped with a double bed and en-suite shower room, the treehouse is situated in the grounds of Château Gauthié, now a bed & breakfast sympathetically restored in Périgord tradition.

Where: France › Dordogne › Monmarves

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Beach hut resort in Saint-Tropez

Beach hut accommodation in St Tropez South of France
Widely regarded as being the best beach in the Saint-Tropez area on the French Riviera, Pampelonne plays host to this exclusive resort of thatched beach huts. Fully equipped, including wireless internet, not all of the huts have direct front-facing sea views and the ones that have are naturally more expensive.

Where: France › Côte d'Azur › Saint-Tropez

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Feng shui studio-loft in Paris

Boutique studio-loft apartment in Montmartre Paris France
It's not often you come across many studio-lofts with a bath by the bedside but this isn't any ordinary bath, and this isn't any ordinary apartment. Located in the trendy area of Montmartre known as So-Pi, that's South of Pigalle, this boutique-style studio comes with the blessing of a renowned Master of Feng Shui.

Where: France › Paris › Montmartre

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Red cube house in Haute-Marne

Le Carre Rouge (red square) holiday house in France
Plonked down in the countryside of the Champagne-Ardenne region, Le Carré Rouge is somewhere between a work of contemporary art and an off-grid holiday home. Designed by the artist Gloria Friedmann, this six meter-square concrete cube, with one side entirely glazed, has no electricity nor running water.

Where: France › Champagne-Ardenne › Villars-Montroyer

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The Hotel Everland in Paris

The Everland one room, one cube hotel in Paris France
Fresh from its previous residency at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Leipzig, the Everland Hotel has been relocated to Paris, until the end of 2008, where it now enjoys a tasty view of the Eiffel Tower atop the Palais de Tokyo. Essentially an art installation, this one-room pod hotel can be booked for one night only.

Where: France › Paris

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Fisherman's cottage on the Ile de Ré

Holiday rental accommodation on the Ile de Re France
Singled out by The Independent as being one of the five best fishermen's cottages, the romantic Maison de Pêcheur is centrally yet quietly located in Saint Martin, the island's lively capital. Connected by a bridge to La Rochelle on the mainland, Ile de Ré is best enjoyed on a bicycle with 60 miles of paths to explore.

Where: France › Ile de Re › Saint Martin

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Disabled friendly holidays in Brittany

Wheelchair accessible holiday accommodation in Brittany France
Dating back to 1880, this former cotton mill has been thoughtfully transformed into six luxury apartments for disabled people and their carers. Situated on the bank of a river in the historic village of La Roche Derrien, wheelchair accessible beaches are only minutes away on the coast of northern Brittany.

Where: France › Brittany › La Roche Derrien

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Relaxing villa in Rustrel

Holiday villa accommodation in Rustrel Provence France
Located in the peaceful Provençal village of Rustrel, L'Amandier is a modest yet beautiful villa boasting a triangular shaped swimming pool, where you not so much swim lengths but angles. The villa is equipped with everything you need except a microwave, which would be considered total sacrilege in Provence.

Where: France › Provence › Rustrel

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