K Family, IOW
After visiting Cap del Bosc in 2019 and 2023 we’re back for a third time! We’ve had yet another blissful, relaxed, warm and well needed break here, filled with freshly baked goods, time spent in and around the pool, card and board games, and lots of smiles!
We ventured out to various patisseries/boulangeries for fresh bread and delicious cakes and visited the gorgeous town of Pujols again for their night market (marché nocturne) where we ate a lovely selection of food including curry, ice cream and crepes! We also visited the Marie Blachère, boulangerie in Villeneuve-sur-Lot repeatedly for fresh bread, pastries, cakes and lunchtime wraps, sandwiches and nibbles (the E.Leclerc supermarket nearby was also very comprehensive).
Cap del Bosc really is a home away from home and we are so grateful to have been able to return again for the perfect week away. The house, facilities and pool have, as usual, been everything we needed, and more!
Thank you so much, and I really hope we can come back again one day. M, C, E, C (Isle of Wight) August 2026.
Thank you so much for the beautiful drawings of all the delicious delicacies you purchased from the boulangerie, and of the wildlife you encountered at Cap del Bosc. We shall also be looking out for those painted stones your daughter has hidden around the property! Pauline x
P & S, West Sussex
Extreme heat: 42 degrees which we have never experienced before. Thank goodness for pool (lovely) thick stone walls, shutters and fans! It’s actually been a very restful and peaceful stay. We have stayed here many times as our children grew up, but this year just the two of us – although our son flew into Bordeaux to join us for a few days which was nice. Driving home tomorrow, always sad to leave the peace here and look forward to returning. June 2026.
Solar Eclipse, 12 August
Don’t miss the Solar Eclipse, at approximately 7.30 pm – also, don’t forget the protective glasses!
Hot Air Balloon Championships, 10-16 August
The 52nd French Hot Air Balloon Championship is taking place this year in Marmande, approximately an hour’s drive from Cap del Bosc.
The annual competition will bring together some of the best hot air balloon pilots from across France, but also the British Championships will be part of the event and, if you’d like to experience the magic for yourself, there’s even an opportunity to book a hot air balloon flight!
Monflanquin Medieval Festival
We have been able to swap holiday dates for a family previously booked in August, so that fortnight from 8-22 August is now available again. The Monflanquin Medieval Festival is an annual event which is held mid-August, the week-end right in the middle of these two weeks! The celebration features a street parade, acrobats, musicians, dancers, jousting, falconry, performances and markets, throughout the day and into the evening, with residents recreating village life and dressing in 13th century attire to re-enact life from 1256, when the Bastide was built. If you’re staying at Cap del Bosc during the Festival, its an amazing spectacle not to be missed!
P & M, Kent
Our second holiday here and another wonderful, very relaxing time. We explored many old favourite destinations (Monflanquin, Pujols, Tournon and Agen) and also discovered a new place (for us) – Latour-Marliac, just west of Villeneuve. A historic nursery, 19th century, the home of the French National waterlily collection and the place that Monet ordered his waterlilies from for Giverny. Beautiful flowers and lotus plants there to see and buy! The two weeks here have flown by. Thank you for providing so much in the house and for the garden. We have wanted for nothing! It’s so relaxing – and unusual! – to find a house so well equipped and so clean for our holiday. Wonderful! Thank you. September 2025
M & J, Kent
We honestly can’t believe how peaceful this place is. We are feeling totally refreshed and rejuvenated from our stay here. This holiday for us was all about relaxing and recharging our batteries, as we have been to many places in the area before. So, we have spent most of the time lounging by the pool, soaking up the glorious sunshine (albeit a little too hot at times!) and relaxing reading good books (my six to M’s one!) The house is perfectly well equipped, we really couldn’t have asked for more. Thank you for a truly peaceful escape. August 2025
P & A, Salisbury
Another week spent in tranquility! A truly relaxing week spent with the birds, bees and butterflies in this enchanting property hidden away from the rest of civilization. Weather was perfect. June 2025
Petals of Joy – less words, more flowers ….
P & M, Kent
We have enjoyed a sunny dry September week here – one of us even managed to get into the pool every day! I don’t think we’ve ever stayed in such a well-equipped house before! Thank you for making everything so easy and comfortable. Our first time at the house – but not the first time in the region. We visited some old favourites that we love and would recommend – Tournon, Monflanquin, Pujols, Montaigu-de-Quercy and Villeneuve. Writing this on our Friday afternoon, the week has just flown by! September 2024