Alive and wellness

Ruth Wood meets a couple who are selling their champagne-themed luxury B&B in Gascony, having built it into a corking success pick

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Ruth Wood discovers a gem of a château in Lot-et-Garonne that would make an enchanting home or turnkey hotel

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Le Doyenné, Île-de-France, France In a nutshell A small working farm and restaurant with a handful of charming bedrooms just 40 minutes south of Paris. What’s the vibe? The expansive dining room is ve

With its distinctive landscapes – ranging from sandy beaches and islands to the Marais Poitevin wetlands and rolling countryside – the Vendée is hard to beat, writes Karen Tait