The place

The "Ferme d'Araucanie" is classified 5 Stars (*****) by prefectoral decree dated January 29, 2010.

The History

For lovers of calm and nature, surrounded by meadows and grove, a beautiful XVIIIth century farmhouse, completely privative, full of charm, situated overlooking a valley with horses in a fenced meadow along the lodge. A beautiful package offering luxurious comfort with heated salt-water swimming pool, 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.   The farm is situated right in the centre of the Troubadours region, dominated by the famous Castle of Hautefot and the Valley of the river Auvezère, lined also by the Benedictine Abbey of Tourtoirac from the XIth century.  The property is situated 30 kms from the famous Lascaux Caves and close to Sarlat, the Dordogne Valley and its famous castles ...

The inside

An old farm, completely privative, with modern conveniences (air-conditionning in the two bedromms under the roof, internet access, WiFi, LCD television, DVD, top of the range kitchen appliances ...) mixed with the charm of an authentic restoration.  In a world where we tend to forget the real vlaues, special attention has been paid to the use of genuine materials such as walls made out of a mixture of sand and chalk, stone tiles, chestnut and poplar wood, and restoration of the roof by using old recovered tiles.   The house offers a library with an important collection of regional literature.

On the ground floor a living room of 4 m2 with an open fire and a dining room with an open kitchen fitted with top of the range kitchen appliances.

The rooms of the ground floor give access on one side to an inner yard with two lime trees of more than hundred years of age each, under which breakfast and siesta in the shade can be taken, on the other side there is access to the swimming pool and the gorgeous "Borie" in dry stones ...

The outsides

For those seeking peace in an exceptional natural environment of 5 hectares ...

a private heated (from May until September) pool (10m x 5m) with salt water, behing the house and an astonishing stone hut (Borie), a masterpiece of the old rural architecture of the Perigord and a herb garden with aromatic plants (thyme, laurel, savory, salvia, mint, coriander, basil, chives, parsley, sorrel ...).
You will also find rapsberries, redcurrant and a vineyard ...

The Museum

To honor the know-how of the craftsmen of another time the oldest part of the Ferme d'Araucanie shelters a private Museum which will make the happiness of the children which through objects and furniture can forget, the space of a moment, the current technology.  They will see how people lived formerly.  For the collectors any sorts of objects such as old tools as well as vaisselle of the Southwest of France such as Thiviers, Auvillar, Samadet ...