The charming property is a 10 ten minute walk from the pretty village of Le Bar sur Loup that provides all your basic shopping needs with excellent tourist information. The village is located high above the valley with winding streets to explore and beautiful views. It is an excellent centre for walking and outdoor activities with easy access to the coast by car or public transport (E1.50 from Chateauneuf to Nice by bus!). There is no shortage of things to do in easy reach or it is a lovely place to just sit, relax in the sun and let life slip gently by.

Our week was a mixture of walking and exploring the local villages and towns. We found the car useful but never felt the need to travel far. Our longest trip was to Nice on the bus to visit the wonderful Chagall and Matisse galleries as well as enjoying the azure sea. Vence, St Paul de Vence, Pont sur Loup and Tourrettes sur Loup were in easy reach and we never got to Grasse, we just ran out of time! We enjoyed a lovely circular walk through the village and up through the woodland. Our more challenging walk up to Gourdon was rewarded by a great sense of achievement and a lovely place to visit, eat lunch and enjoy the views before continuing through the lovely wooded landscape back to our haven. Walking up the gorge from Pont sur Loup showed us this was a place people came to swim, relax and go on organised Gorge scrambling activities - we enjoyed watching them and the wonderful scenery.

It was a week we will remember for a long time and made us realise we had only scratched the surface of the possibilities. Caraline and Gilbert were wonderful hosts making us feel really welcome and full of useful advice. Thank you

Diane and Peter Todd