a magical place....photos of Najac



 

 Bonjour mes belles,

Apologies that this post is a day later than planned but yesterday turned out to be a very busy day and this morning as been much of the same.

As soon as I saw the village of Najac, I knew that I was looking at something special. I loved the way that you follow the streets to reach the chateau, an enchanting journey as you never know what is around the next corner...so very medieval!

Everywhere I looked I saw natural beauty which is a contrast to a lot of the beaux villages  in France which sometimes look like they have been surgically enhanced and over restored.

 



 The architecture is totally different to here in the Dordogne and it is less built up with lots of wide open green spaces containing lots of cows and sheep. Perhaps this is the reason that I liked it as the countryside reminded me a lot of New Zealand.

In the background of this photo you can see the 2CV parking on the brow of the hill, every French villages needs at least one 2CV parked nearby and I loved the colour of this one....

I just hope that they left the brake on....

 

 

How fabulous is this old façade? I adore it in its shabby state...

The chateau of Najac has such an interesting history. You can read all about it here.

 



I think that the ivy adds to the ambiance of the village and no doubt has been there for a very long time...

 

 

A stunning contrast, the roughness of the stone façade, wooden shutters and the trailing petunias which really do give it a lovely boost of colour.



This shot of the village was taken from the chateau itself.....

Another stunning window box display....

Hope that you are having a fabulous week, I am off to give French Boyfriend a hand in the shop.

à demain, Leeann x

missing Najac...

Bonjour from a sunny Eymet,

I woke up this morning missing Najac and the lovely Chateau that we stayed in, situated in the nearby village of Lunac.

Bit of a contrast having to get up and prepare breakfast for guests as opposed to getting up out of a fabulous medieval bedroom...
 

and descending the fabulous well worn stone stairs to a stunning room where you are waited on.....

The views were amazing as the chateau sits high on the hill and this is the view that greeted me every morning when I opened the shutters....

Merci encore to the adorable Michel & Marie-Chantal, we really enjoyed our stay and hope to return later in the year.

Note the chateau is for sale should any of you  be looking to buy one.  You will find more details on the chateau here.

I am off to do some work but will be back later to share some photos of the magical village of Najac with you.....

à plus tard, Leeann x

a fabulous couple of days...

Bonjour mes belles,

We have just come back from spending a couple of days away and visited the fabulous village of  Saint-Cirq-Lapopie which is situated in the Lot department and is about an hour and half's drive from us. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France and really is a stunning village to visit as it is perched high on the hill and lot river flows below.

From here we then drove to our destination, which was a medieval chateau situated near the magical village of Najac.

Tomorrow I will share some photos of Najac and the chateau where we stayed....

Back to unpacking my suitcase I go, I do not like this part as it means that the vacance has well and truly come to an end.

à demain, Leeann x

Rule No. 1....

.....when booking a hotel, plan itinerary first before making the hotel reservation.

I feel in love with a Chateau style hotel in the Loire Valley, that I wanted to stay in and then realised that it was 200 kms from all the attractions.

Merci to our French guests for telling French boyfriend that it would be rather a long drive to most of the chateaux.

End result today I am planning the itinerary and once finished I will start my search for a hotel.....

à demain mes belles, Leeann x