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LONDON ST PANCRAS LILLE


“A HOLIDAY HOME WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE RAILWAY STATION”


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Andrew Hill, 45, a civil servant specialising in computer systems, bought a one-bedroom apartment at Le Grand Coeur development at Bourg-St-Maurice for €151,000 (£120,750). Andrew, who is a keen climber, has been going to the French Alps for several years. “I’ve always travelled by Eurostar from St Pancras in the ski season, so it’s great to have a holiday home which is within walking distance of both the railway station at Bourg-St-Maurice and the funicular up to Les Arcs. It’s perfect at other times of the year, as it’s much easier to access climbing routes than if my apartment was in a high-altitude ski resort.” Two- and three- bedroom apartments are for sale from €183,000 (£146,400) through MGM (www.mgmfrenchproperties.com).


TOURS French Alps LYON LIMOGES ANGOULÊME CHAMBÉRY BOURG-ST-MAURICE MONTPELLIER AVIGNON CANNES


There’s a TGV station in the centre of Bourg-St- Maurice, which is very close to Les Arcs and within an easy coach ride of Tignes, Val d’Isère, Villandry and La Rosière. It’s a small bustling town with a good selection of traditional restaurants, and, because it’s low altitude, it’s perfect for hiking and biking in the spring and summer. A two-bedroom apartment at La Grand Coeur in the centre of the town costs from €183,000 (£146,400) through MGM (www.mgm frenchproperties.com); and a one-bedroom apartment at Eco Le Ruitor, in Sainte-Foy, which is 15 minutes from the TGV station, costs from €166,900 (£133,500) through Erna Low (www.ernalowproperty.co.uk).


Sainte-Foy: one- to three-bedroom apartments with sauna and swimming pool, from €166,900 (£133,500) through Erna Low (www.ernalowproperty.co.uk)


Avignon


This medieval town is full of life, especially during the annual Theatre Festival. It’s in a lovely rural location close to the popular areas of the Luberon and Gare. A pretty seven- bedroom house, half an hour from Avignon, is for sale through Sextant Properties (www.sextantproperties.com) for €693,000 (£554,300). Winkworth (www.winkworth- international.com) is selling an 18th-century maison de maître, 14 kilometres from the station, for €1.65 million (£1,319,600).


Avignon: 18th-century maison de maître, with eight bedrooms, in two hectares with swimming pool. For sale for €1.65 million (£1,319,600) through Winkworth (www.winkworth-international.com)


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