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Beautiful French home in the Monbazillac vineyards, near Bergerac

House • Monbazillac France

    6 Guests   
    5 Bedrooms   
    3 Beds   
    3 Bathrooms   
  Secondary home

Exchange types accepted

  Simultaneous  
  Non-Simultaneous  
  Non-Reciprocal  
  Hospitality  

Statistics

Listed  September 2026
Views  238

General Overview

Welcome to La Tour Blanche, our much-loved French home in the heart of the Dordogne wine country. Our house is a spacious, characterful five-bedroom home set among the vineyards of Monbazillac, just outside Bergerac. It sits on a large 5,200 m² private property, with wonderful views across the surrounding vineyards towards the Dordogne valley and Château de Monbazillac. The house combines the charm and character of an old French country home with the comforts you would want for a relaxing stay. There is a large, comfortable living room with a traditional fireplace and wood burner, a modern, well-equipped kitchen, a dining area and five bedrooms, including a lovely bedroom in the house's square tower. Outside is where we spend much of our time. There is a large private garden with plenty of space to relax, a hammock, outdoor dining areas and a beautiful 11.5-metre swimming pool. The terrace overlooks the pool and vineyards, making it a wonderful place for long lunches, evening drinks and watching the sunset. We're surrounded by vineyards, but we're also very close to Bergerac, so you get the best of both worlds: peace and countryside at home, with restaurants, shops, markets and everything you need only a short drive away. Château de Monbazillac is just 3 km away, and there is even a local wine shop about 900 metres from the house. The Dordogne is a fantastic area to explore, with beautiful villages, castles, markets, rivers, wine estates and excellent restaurants. Bergerac is close by, while places such as Sarlat, Saint-Émilion and the Dordogne valley make great day trips. This is our home rather than a purpose-built holiday property, so it has a relaxed, lived-in feel, with books, comfortable spaces and everything you need to enjoy a longer stay. We would particularly love to exchange with people who appreciate good food, wine, walking, cycling, history and the French countryside. Highlights: * Characterful five-bedroom French country house * Private 11.5 m swimming pool * 5,200 m² private garden * Surrounded by the vineyards of Monbazillac * Beautiful countryside and sunset views * Traditional fireplace and wood burner * Large terrace with outdoor dining * Fully equipped modern kitchen * Washing machine and dryer * Just outside Bergerac * Château de Monbazillac only 3 km away * 12 minutes from Bergerac airport * One lonely set of vines in the side yard * AMAZING fig tree in the back yard. Lowlights (aka, let's get real): * You should probably have a car. The nearest grocery store is less than a five-minute drive away, but it isn't a pleasant walk — it's along a very busy road with no pavement (sidewalk). We have had family friends stay here without a car, and they managed, but it does mean you're primarily stuck at the house. Uber Eats does deliver groceries to us, but there is so much lovely stuff to see nearby that I think it would be a shame not to have a car. * We live in the countryside. We do our best to keep the mouse population under control, but the number is never quite zero. * There is a surprising amount of wildlife. You may encounter molehills in the garden, the occasional glimpse of a garden snake in the back hedges, geckos, some weird birds who fight in the tree in the front yard (WHY? It's hilarious, but so weird), or wasps in the carport. (I don't mind the bees or the occasional wasp, but if they start getting swarmy, I call an exterminator and immediately declare war.) It's a constant battle, but one I attack as soon as it rears its ugly head. * We are surrounded by farmers and farming. Well, they have tractors, so I call them farmers. Vintners? I grew up in wheat country in Kansas, so I tend to lump everyone together as farmers. 😂 This means life is mostly completely normal, but occasionally you'll experience a power cut, water outage or internet failure because a farmer has run over something they shouldn't have. If any of the lowlights puts you off, it's totally understandable. Life in the countryside isn't for everyone! We hope you'll love La Tour Blanche as much as we do!

Guest Access

The tower room has its own bathroom but narrow stairs to climb from the kitchen. Total of 3 bathrooms. It's French, so they have the separated toilets in the 2 bathrooms we didn't build. The two single bedrooms/offices above the living room can be used.

Features


Fridge
Fridge
WiFi
WiFi
Bed sheets
Bed sheets
Oven
Oven
Towels
Towels
Washer
Washer
TV
TV
Heating
Heating
Hair dryer
Hair dryer
Microwave
Microwave
Iron
Iron
Dishwasher
Dishwasher
Workspace
Workspace
Clothes dryer
Clothes dryer
High Speed Internet
High Speed Internet
Garden / yard
Garden / yard
Bathtub
Bathtub
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
BBQ
BBQ
Fire extinguisher
Fire extinguisher
Pool
Pool

Travel Styles

    Long term
    Budget
    Family
    Romantic
    Foodie
    Relaxing
    Village
    Culture
    Cycling

Accessibility

Easy entrance 
Accessible parking space 

House Rules

    Suitable for infants under 2
    Suitable for children ages 2-12
    Pets not allowed
    No smoking

Dates of Availability

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Neighbourhood

Bergerac - Lovely medieval village. 3 km away Bordeaux - 1 hour 15 minutes west of us St Emillion - 1 hour west of us Monbazillac - famous dessert wine and a wee little village at the top of the hill 1.5 km away Issigeac - 12 minute drive away from our house; one of the top 10 markets in France. Every Sunday morning. Sarlat is about 1h 20m away. Truly special medival city In summer, you can rent kayaks/canoes to meander down the Dordogne river

Getting to my home

Bergerac airport - Pre-book a taxi (they don't have taxis waiting) or order an Uber to take you 12 minutes to our house.

Nearest airport

12 minutes from Bergerac airport

Getting Around

You need to have a car. We are in the countryside. UberEats will deliver from grocery stores, but that feels so grim to be stuck at the house the whole time!

Map of Approximate Location

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Teresa

My husband and I are in our 50s and live and work in Luxembourg, although we own a home in France. He works in ship tracking and data operations, while I work in product marketing for a company specialising in data analytics for the commodity and financial markets. We often travel with our chosen family, and we're looking forward to making more time for travel and discovering new places. We're complete newcomers to home exchanging, so we're excited to give it a try! We've agreed a medium-term rental of our French home until June 2027, so we're looking for exchanges from then onwards. One thing we'd like you to know about us: we believe everyone should feel welcome and comfortable in our home. We're queer allies, and we'd love to exchange with people who share that spirit of openness and acceptance. The world can be a difficult place sometimes, but we think travel and connecting with other people can help make it a little better.
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Mark

For home exchanges, it will be my wife and I and probably other close family with whom we normally do vacations.
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