Pontlevoy is well situated as we are in the very heart of the château district and it is easy to reach most of the chateaux, towns and parks such as the Chaumont International  Garden Festival only 12 km away.

The cottage is called  "Les Jonquilles".  It is an old stone house, beautifully restored, on one level . There are 6 rooms, among them 2 bedrooms; one is a more spacious one with 2 large comfortable beds and rustic furniture. and the other smaller bedroom with one double-bed. The shower room with 2 showers ( one in a cubicle)  has just been renovated and modernized (separate WC).  Other rooms include a comfortable living room/TV room, and a well-furnished dining room.  The kitchen with high and wooden cupboards is traditional. The spacious cottage is suitable for a couple alone feeling very much ‘at home’, or a couple with their children or a couple willing to share the cottage with a few guest friends.  It is a tiled floor except for the large bedroom.  The windows, outside doors and the rustic shutters although modern are  made of high quality PVC.  You have two outside doors offering an independent access to the terrace. You will find in a file a bilingual documentation( French & English ) dealing with household appliances, utensils, recommendations, useful vocabulary lists. A second file provides more detailed information and proposes14 different illustrated itineraries to suggest ideas and provide routes for your outings. There is a paved terrace laid out in front of the cottage which overlooks a courtyard covered with pebbles. You can eat, read, rest, relax, sunbathe or enjoy the quiet evening atmosphere admiring the starry sky and the night-birds. You can stroll in the owner’s garden located behind the cottage, admiring the flowers.

If you are interested in learning or re-learning French, the owner, a French native with a wealth of teaching experience abroad  offers tailor-made lessons whatever your level and your needs.  Help and advice together with a translation service is also available if you are interested in house-hunting.

2019 is the Renaissance year celebrating that important  artistic period  and  all the inventions of the famous painter and artist Leonardo da Vinci (  It is his  500th anniversary ) who spent many years in the Loire Valley.and mainly in Amboise.

Every year in July or August there is a famous music festival attracting many classical music lovers.

For the smaller cottage 'Les Roses ' sleep 1-2 please see our other listing for details and photos.