Beautiful lawns and meadows, a vegetable garden largely contributing to meals and a flower garden riotous with colour. If you feel like taking your breakfast or your drinks away from your own patio, you can wonder to the shaded terrace by the swimming pool, you can lie under the sun on the pool loungers or even retreat to the shade of the seating areas and the hammocks under the ancient trees.

The list of activities is almost endless. To mention just a few easily accessible from Lys d'avril: 10 golf courses, countless lakes for fishing, horse riding, hot air balloons, flying lessons, antique shops, fun parks, museums, cafes and restaurants for people watching and gourmet eating.

This stunningly beautiful region of still lakes, fast flowing streams, gentle rolling valleys and forested mountains has been one of the best kept secrets in France. From the lovely old city of Limoges to the tiny hamlets scattered across the hills and forests, and the pure rivers and lakes, discover the friendliness and old world charm of one of the last remaining havens of the “real France”.

The Limousin is also known as “the land of a thousand lakes” and wherever you are in the region there will be one close by. Most are bathing lakes with clear, clean water and often with sandy beaches. “Land of a thousand lakes”? – maybe a small exaggeration but actually not far short of the mark. The Limousin is more than blessed with a countless variety of pure water lakes, from small fishing venues to huge lakes catering for all kinds of watersport –many with sandy beaches and lifeguard monitoring to provide safe and pleasant bathing for children. Best of all – they are FREE.

From Limoges, the capital city of the Limousin, to the thousands of tiny hamlets dotted around the landscape, there is a rich variety of villages – many classified as the most beautiful villages in France. The great advantage is that they are much less affected by tourism than many other parts of France.