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Chateau de Villars

‘Gluten Free’ Full Board Holiday Dates for 2012

Our weeklong holidays include all your dining – breakfast, lunch & dinner!

If you need to arrive a day before or a day after a start date for one of our holidays, due to airline schedules, we are flexible!

Click here for our 2012 Tariffs


Wednesday April 26 to Wednesday May 2: 3 chateau bedrooms  remain

Wednesday May 9 to Wednesday May 16: 3 chateau bedrooms  remain

Wednesday May 30 to Wednesday June 6: 3 chateau bedrooms remain

Wednesday June 20 to Wednesday June 27: 2 chateau bedrooms remain

Wednesday July 11 to Wednesday July 18: 4 chateau bedrooms remain

Saturday July 28 to Saturday August 4: 1 chateau bedroom remains

Our Annual Family holiday.  Children welcome (discounted tariff for children under 9!)

Wednesday August 15 to Wednesday August 22: FULL

Relax & Learn’ during our ‘Paint & Sketch’ week with Christine Juson.

And you’ll be at the Chateau for the Fetes de Villars weekend and the annual fireworks!

Wednesday August 29 to Wednesday September 5: 2 chateau bedrooms remain


Wednesday September 12 to Wednesday September 19: FULL


Wednesday September 26 to Wednesday October 3: 2 chateau bedrooms remain

Relax & Learn Gluten Free French Cooking Week: You’ll experience preparation & cooking in our  kitchens (from gluten free bread & pastry making to 4 course dinner party).  You’ll shop  in the French markets.  For more information on this week, go to our Relax & Learn page


Sunday October 14 to Sunday October 21

Walk the Perigord – our walking & strolling week


AND to end off the 2012 season, our end of october Half Term holidays – come with your children for a week or for a few days – you pick and choose your dates anytime from October 21 until November 2 – with a rental car you can visit sites in the Dordogne without the crowds and, generally, in mild autumn weather

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Our Bedroom Suites


Auvezere – Queen size bed (King size bed by UK standards)
Bandiat – Two double beds
Dordogne – King size bed or two single beds (Super King size bed by UK standards)
Lizonne – Double bed
Tardoire – Double bed
Cole – In the Trincou Summer House – Queen size bed (King size bed by UK standards)
Dronne – In the Trincou Summer House – Two double beds


Full board weeklong stays: Bedroom suites from 1195 Euros per person in the Chateau (1295 euros per person in July and August) or in the Trincou Summer House from 1125 euros per person.

Single supplement: 250 Euros. There is no single Supplement for Tardoire, our smaller Chateau bedroom

Deposits are 250 euros per person (Non-refundable and payable at time of reservation)

There is a different tariff for Our ’Relax & Learn’ holidays: please ask.

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Local Events in 2012

April 28 – Romantic Classical Violin and guitar concert in the Villars’ church; Eric Sobczyk and Eric Benderski

June 30 – Annual FestiVillars Jazz concert at Boschaud Abbey, Villars

July 10 – Comite des Fetes dinner in Villars Church Square

July 13 – Fireworks over Brantome

July 14 – Bastille Day celebrations
August 15 – National holiday and various festivals and music. A World Music concert with Carlo Rizzo in the afternoon at Abbaye de Boschaud, Villars.
July – August – Thursday classical concerts in St Jean de Cole church
August 18 – 19   – Fetes de Villars weekend, ending with the annual firework display with music and lights, over Chateau de Villars on Sunday August 19 at 22h45

September 18  - Fete de la Patrimoine and Art Walk (Flanerie artistique) in Villars



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