Our French gîte: The peace of Landes is perfect escape from tourist traps Nigel Bond explains how he deliberately chose somewhere for his gite away from the tourist hotspots
Gîtes de France at 70: ‘We are not competing with the web platforms’ The holiday body that was founded to help farmers boost their income celebrates its 70th anniversary
Our French gîte: we swapped UK traffic jams for a simpler life in Burgundy Caroline and Richard Williams transformed their lives by relocating to run a guesthouse in rural France
magazine Our French gîte: Couple combine farming with tourism in Burgundy Owner Ghislaine Bentley explains why juggling a beef farm and popular chambre d’hôtes is worth the hard work