The Good Life France Magazine Spring 2017 | Page 21

FIND YOUR DREAM HOME IN NORMANDY near Giverny

Ideally situated between Paris, the Ile-de-France and the Normandy coast, with gems such as Honfleur, Deauville and Trouville, this lovely area will win you over with its great variety of landscapes, architectural heritage, ancestral customs and traditions. It's also famous for celebrities like Claude Monet, Giverny, great Parisian pastry cook and chocolate maker Gaston Lenôtre and leading painter of the French classical Baroque style Nicolas Poussin...

Local propery agent James Daillet picks a few of his favourite properties between 5km and 26km from Giverny, 75km from Paris (via A13/A14 motorway) in a green residential area with historic, cultural and touristic attractions. Vernon on the banks of the Seine River, Les Andelys with its famous Château-Gaillard and Nicolas Poussin museum, La Roche-Guyon with its beautiful 12th century Château and quaint communities of Lyons-la-Forêt and Gisors on the wealthy Plateau du Vexin. Many leisure activities like golfing, sailing and rowing on the Seine River, stunning forests and numerous bike and pedestrian paths make this a fabulous place to live.

Charming character house with 5 bedrooms overlooking a quiet and lusch green valley in lovely Les Andelys

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€256 800

Magnificent property, entirely renovated, in the charming village of Houlbec Cocherel, Eure within 45 minutes of Paris

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This stunning villa was designed and built in the 1930's by the gifted architect Henri Sauvage in St Martin La Garenne, Yvelines

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€540 000

€1 007 000