Featured Holiday Rentals in Creuse
Featured Holiday Rentals in Creuse
Holiday Rentals in Creuse - A Guide to Creuse
The departement of Creuse is situated within the French region of Limousin in central France. It takes its name from the Creuse river, a tributary of the river Vienne.
If you are driving to your holiday rental in Creuse, the A20 motorway runs through the region, providing good links from the north, and continuing down to Toulouse in the south. Flights from the UK to Limoges are available through low cost airlines including Ryanair and Flybe. Limoges is just an hour’s drive from Creuse.
Alternatively, you can catch a train from Paris to Limoges in under three hours. No matter how you choose to travel, holiday rentals in Creuse are easily accessible.
Types of Holiday Rentals in Creuse
Gites to rent in Creuse are the most popular type of holiday rental in the area. I have seen a very nice gite to rent which has 2 bedrooms and sleeps up to 5 people. It’s a former farm in a rural and tranquil location, and is the perfect location from which to explore the stunning countryside.
There are two gites side by side which share beautiful gardens and an outdoor heated swimming pool. There is also a terrace with a barbeque, deck chairs, garden chairs and bicycles.
Inside the property are the two bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, a bathroom with shower and a living area with satellite TV and a CD and DVD player.
Another Creuse gite to rent I found is in a stunning location next to a private lake. It’s a 4 bedroom property, sleeping up to 8 people, and has 2 bathrooms, one of which is ensuite.
There’s a fully equipped kitchen and utility room, and a large living room with leather sofas and a 42 inch plasma screen TV with satellite channels. The French doors from the living room open out onto the terrace with dramatic lake views. Gites to rent in Creuse are popular and there is plenty of choice available.
Creuse Useful Information
Holiday rentals in Creuse are situated throughout the 2 arrondisements, 27 cantons and 260 communes which make up the departement. The Prefecture (central governing point) is based in Gueret, a small town, which to the south boasts the wonderful Chabrieres forest, a site which is helping to protect the wolf species.
The departement is also known for its 3 castles at Banizette, Boussac and Villemonteix, all of which are popular tourist destinations. You may like to visit Aubusson which has been famous for its carpets and tapestries for six centuries, and if so you will be able to see the famous collection at Vallon-Pont-D’Arc.
When planning your holiday rental in Creuse, you may be pleased to know that it is the place to visit if you like the outdoor life as it is home to nearly 3,500 km of trout rivers and streams and 48 hectares of lakes. Horse riding is very popular here as it offers the ideal way to see the magnificent forests and fields.
The climate in Creuse is variable, with snow in the winter, but hot summers. It is quite high so rain falls all year round. The area is popular with tourists as it has hot summers, but is not as hot or as far to travel as the south of France. So taking a holiday rental in Creuse seems like a good choice.
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