About Us
Russell and Elisabeth welcome you to their home in the charming town of Navarrenx. The house was built in 1839, as a Maison de Maître, and has been lovingly restored by us during the last 12 years. Originally from Australia and the UK, we cannot imagine ourselves living anywhere else now.
Our friends and family have enjoyed staying in our home and we hope you will too.
Pets
We have a gentle giant - a Pyrenean Mountain dog (or Patou) called Hiro. He is very friendly but will bark on your arrival to warn us.
While we love dogs we appreciate that not everyone does. If you don't, please let us know. It is very easy for us to keep him away from you during your stay.
We also have an indoor cat called Maya. She live on our side of the house so you won't see her. She has a very unusual meow that you might hear though!
Lastly we have chickens - Mae-West, Gwendolyn, Mrytle, Camilla, Mama and our cocq Poussin. They live in the orchard and love having visitors.
Navarrenx
Navarrenx was the first fortified walled town in France (bastide) and you can still explore the ramparts and other associated historic buildings today. The word Navarrenx comes from the Latin phrase "Sponda Navarrensi" meaning the borders of Navarre.
Jeanne D'Albret, Queen of Navarre, once lived in the centre of the town. The 16th century church has been both a Catholic and Protestant place of worship and is well worth a visit.
Ever since the Middle Ages Navarrenx has been an important stop on the Puy route of the Camino de Santiago. It is also the home of the Musketeers made famous by Alexandre Dumas. Unknown to many it is the salmon fishing capital of the world!
Navarrenx has it's own brewery and people come from all over to drink Shakespeare's beers. There are lots of other attractions such as fishing, rafting, kayaking, paddle-boarding, lovely walks in the country, swimming in the open air town swimming pool, tennis, and the local games of pelote and petanque,
Further afield it is an hours drive to the beaches on the Atlantic coast and the resorts of Biarritz and St Jean-de-Luz, an hour to the Pyrenees mountains and an hour and a half to get to the lovely Spanish coastal city San Sebastian.
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