Fontalbe

05/01/2025

Happy New Year.

What a fantastic 2024!
Can't believe 2025 almost fully booked.
Only a couple of windows left.
31st June - 6th July
30th Aug - 6th Sept
13th Sept - 23rd Sept.

Don't miss out. To book now go to our webite www.fontalbe.com

14/11/2024

It’s the start of truffle season in the Dordogne. Meet Rigo, the truffle hound and his owner Xavier who we spent a morning with, gaining an insight into the fascinating science and skills required to hunt these delicious ‘black diamonds’. The grand finale was the tasting!
To find out more click on the link www.fontalbe.com/truffles/
Definitely an experience for foodies visiting the area.

08/10/2024

Celebrating a year of owning this wonderful and exiting place. I can’t believe its twelve months since we became the proud owners of Fontalbe, and what a year it has been. We’ve had fun, building a pétanque court, landing a 2 m high cast iron eagle, creating a ‘chimney’ walkway from the bridge crossing the mill pond to connect with the walking Boucles around the area (well still a few finishing touches needed there!). We’ve enjoyed the sunshine and sunsets, explored the grounds and the local area and Bonnie had made herself at home . We’ve had challenges – replacing the fosse was planned but reseeding the mud bath that was once a lawn was not in our plan ! Who said we wouldn’t get it done for the start of the season? And what a season it was. Great reviews and feedback from a lot of happy guests , the highlight of our first year.
To find out a bit more about what we have been up to, have a look at our blog on our website www.fontalbe.com/our-blog
and our new picture gallery www.fontalbe.com/gallery.

2025 is booking fast. With July fully booked and only one remaining week in August, don’t leave it too late to book.

05/02/2022

A little bit of Spring in our kitchen. Apparently, the cranes have been spotted flying North…which means Spring is round the corner, always a beautiful time of year here.

21/01/2022

We are very nearly fully booked for June, July and August.
We have one week remaining in July, from 2nd July.
If you want sunshine, wine, your own private pool, private chef and joie de vie do get in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you!

17/01/2022

Blue Monday? What blue Monday? Just blue skies here…and it’s always apero time too.
Give yourself something to look forward to and book your stay with us for Summer 2022.
We look forward to seeing you!

06/11/2021

A lovely Friday afternoon spent meeting Milly at Ferme L’Apogee. We picked the freshest, organic veggies and tasted some natural wine.
Next year we will be offering veg boxes for our guests and, if you want, you can go and pick your own.
We believe in supporting local businesses and Milly and Vincent are working incredibly hard and doing something fantastic.
Badger also made a new friend in Ziggy. We are looking forward to sharing this discovery with our guests, and also tasting more of their fantastic produce.

11/10/2021

I’ve been dashing backwards and forwards to the U.K. for my other job so have neglected this page.
But we are ready and waiting to see you here at Fontalbe for your next holiday. Give yourself something to look forward to through the winter months. We are already busy next year, with some availability in June and September. Or, book for 2023 (it’s never too early) and make sure you get the dates you want.
We look forward to hearing from you!

12/06/2021

Due to some Covid travel related cancellations we have a couple of weeks available in July and August. These are very rare, we are already fully booked in July and August next year.
Please do get in touch if you would like to come and find your next favourite place! We would love to see you.

14/04/2021

The latest additions to the Fontalbe menagerie! Fingers crossed that they are girls, as after an unusual conversation with a Frecnh chicken farmer we aren’t entirely sure.
Hopefully, they will mean lots of the freshest possible eggs for us and our guests.

03/04/2021

The pool is out of its winter hibernation. Always a turning point in the year and the countdown to summer begins!
We still have some availability in June and September and next year is booking up fast too. Put lockdowns and Covid behind you and grab a slice of French luxury.

22/02/2021

We are very excited to let you know that we have partnered up with the brilliant Dordogne Vineyard Tours to bring to our guests the very best in guided vineyard tours. You will be picked up from Fontalbe, taken to vineyards around Bergerac, meet the winemakers, have a super picnic lunch and be able to quaff (sorry, taste) as much wine as you like. Then dropped back here at Fontalbe at the end of the day.
You don’t have to squabble over who is going to drive, can get wines shipped home and learn something new too.
What’s not to love?
We recommend booking your experience early so just get in touch and we will do the rest.

15/02/2021

And, finally, we have blue skies. Going to be a gorgeous week here in the Dordogne. I’m actually quite looking forward to some gardening, we have lots to do to make some improvements for this season. Badger is loving it too.

02/02/2021

Thank you to Stay One Degree for featuring us in their best places to stay (without flying!) in 2021. We entirely agree...get booking that EuroTunnel!
We always recommend Table de Leo to all of our guests, and nobody is ever disappointed.
It’s our favourite place!
And we do hope that that the fantastic night markets are back in Beaumont this Summer.
We are looking forward to seeing you.
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https://blog.stayonedegree.com/our-top-destinations-for-2021/

There's no better time than now to start researching your 2021 travel plans, so, here's a look at our top 5 destinations and why they remain popular

25/01/2021

It’s been a while, but here is our latest blog.
Hopefully it might cheer up a lockdown Monday and gives you an excuse for more procrastination when working from home/homeschooling/scrolling through cat videos.
We hope you like it!

https://fontalbe.com/city-v-country/

Rebecca compares the differences of country and city life, and finds that the name Nouvelle Aquitaine is particularly appropriate to her region.

20/01/2021

We are in the press again! A huge thank you to H&N Magazine for this super article on our Gourmet Experiences. These are new for this year and we are very excited about sharing them with our guests, introducing them to the very talented Pip and giving them a real taste of the Perigord. Get in touch to book now!

https://hnmagazine.co.uk/travel/head-to-the-dordogne-in-2021-for-a-gourmet-experience-at-fontalbe/

Head to the Dordogne - Luxury six-bedroom Dordogne villa, Fontalbe, has announced an enticing range of new gourmet experiences for 2021