When we first started looking for a house in France we looked at a lot of places in and around the Dordogne area crossing the boarders into Charante. We grew very fond of an old farmhouse with barns and a small house at the end of the building arrangements. It was on the market for 250,000 euros and in the time we were looking it dropped to 200,000 euros.
It was too expensive for us as it did need major renovations but the views were gorgeous and it had just over an acre of land, much more suitable for a garden than what we have here.
Towards the end of the year we did offer 100,000 euros but this was not enough and we let it go, later finding the house where we are now, and although not in the same area the Loire Valley and especially Sancerre are very pretty and historic in their own right so we are happy.
When we went to Cambo we went back via the Dordogne and visited the farmhouse with very mixed feelings, what had happened to it ?
Well, it was still for sale, 160,000 euros now, still not low enough, we thinks.
Here are the pics I took,
Well time goes by.
