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 (ID = 40225)
 

Grande maison et piscine grand terrain prive Campagne proche ville

House, rural with 4 bedrooms, sleeps 8, 2 bathroom(s), floor area of 175 m2 (1885 sq.ft), WCs 2, car optional, children OK, NO smoking, including internet (highspeed), number of travellers: 3

Exchange dates

1) August 01 2012 - August 22 2012

env 3 semaines courant aout 2012

Where we want to go
1) Brazil
- We like to go anywhere, surprise us!!

Description of our house
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

Our home is in a rural area and yet only 3 kms away from the town of Pontchateau (10.000). Our house is an old construction, built in traditional style and is set back in a woodland garden. The front of the house (north side) faces a very little village and the back side (south and sunny side) looks onto our garden 4000 sqm with a 120sqm wood deck and the heated swimming pool backed by green country.(Secured Pool for kids by electric curtain) Downstairs we have a big kitchen well equipped and a large living room with tv video music center and a piano. It has central heating and a wood burning stove in the living room which makes it very cozy in winter. The garden is full of mature oaks and other trees. Upstairs, the four bedrooms have double size beds. The main bedroom has its own bathroom and separated wc. For the others there is a large bathroom with wc. This is our home and we love living here and welcoming family and friends to share it with us.

Accommodation and facilities
Inside:
Telephone, stereo / hifi, central heating, tv / cable, sunbed, sofa, fireplace 
Kitchen and washing:
Grill, freezer, fridge, microwave, dish washer, oven, washing machine, dryer 
Outside:
Garage, child's swing, terrace, parking, garden, barbecue, bicycles, swimming pool 
Local activities:
Mountain biking, diving, horse riding, tennis, roller blading, water skiing, hiking, swimming, golfing, fishing 
Local places to go:
Galleries/museums, health club, fine restaurants, good shopping, nightlife, clubbing 
Languages spoken:
English, francais 
Nearest major airport:
Nantes atlantique, 48 km / 30 mile
Other information:
Car recommended, children ok, no smoking, including internet (highspeed), car optional 

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Our neighborhood
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

Our neighborhoods are quiet and calm. At 6 kms you find a beautiful golf in a splendid castle park:" La Breteche". The very famous beach of "La Baule" is at 35 kms. Our house is situated at the side of a regional park of "La Brière". The town of Saint Nazaire( 25 kms)is wellknown for its shipyards where you can see the most beautiful and the biggest ships. You can visit the historical town of Guerande, the salt marshes, the savage coast ? We are at 30 mn from Nantes; (art gallery, museum, castle, monuments, shops). We have in Pont-Château restaurants, a swimming-pool, tennis court, a little forest, possibility to go canoeing.
nearest airport is Nantes 50 kms

Something about ourselves
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

My wife Babeth (48) and me Gilles (51) have 1 daughter Fantine (13); we have four others children but not for the exchange. Babeth works in a shipping agency in Nantes-Saint Nazaire harbour and I am teacher. We travel all together every summer abroad or in France. We exanged once last year and it was a real success. we are sure now that it's a excellent way to discover new country and new cultur. We are ready to contact the other family by email or phone (my wife speaks English fluently) to prepare the journey as good as possible.

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