For your stay in southern France Pat and Brian Wills offer a spacious, modernised one-bedroom gite (62 sq m) attached to their 128-year-old maison de maitre within 2 km of the historic market town of Anduze .

It sleeps three but is ideal for two. And, without a swimming pool, it is modestly priced from EUR 220 to 430 per week (conversion rates).

These are the things that make our gite special and different:

• Flexible booking arrangements for guests who prefer to travel mid-week.

• Easy access via stations and airports at Nimes, Montpellier & Marseille and from N-S motorways.

• Ideal as a country cottage for professionals seeking away-from-it-all seclusion but with   broadband access, satellite TV, and a player for their own collection of music.

• Rural calm in a private garden setting, with surrounding views of hills and vineyards. A   nightingale sings in the spring, and the wisteria flowers twice a year.

• For those who are keen about conserving energy, the water is solar-heated.

• A flexible double/single/cot bedroom, a well-furnished living room, and an all-you-need kitchen,   providing comfortable home-like accommodation suitable for all seasons (with central heating).

• Resident bilingual hosts who offer guidance on local and more distant attractions tailored to   guests' favourite interests, backed by leaflets, maps and guidebooks.

• Nearby hill-walking and river-bathing amid the splendid scenery of the Cévennes hills.

• Mediterranean beaches and many beautiful historical 'Midi' towns within little more than an   hour's drive.