France Picardie countryside-near northwest beaches/Paris

Fossemanant 2 br Vacation Rental Home

Beautiful new furnished duplex apartment located in the Valley of the Selle near Amiens, France. Meandering streams, rivers and canals, meadows and rolling hills, horse country, battlegrounds of both World Wars, French cuisine!

Fully independent, comfortable, quiet duplex surrounded by nature located in a small village in Picardie.

Entrance at ground-level, rear below ground (cool on hot summer days!), 1076 sq. ft. (100 sq. meters), disabled access, central heating.

Bedroom (double bed - baby bed available), living room/den with 1 single bed (+ folding bed possible) and home cinema, full bath (shower/bathtub), fully-equipped kitchen, study area and library containing books in multiple languages, child play area.

Private triple French door entrance faces flowered courtyard, surrounded by fully enclosed flowered gardens on half an acre (1700 sq. meters).

Services: bedding & sheets, bathroom linen, and kitchenware supplied. Iron and board, washer/dryer, vacuum cleaner, garden furniture, barbecue grill.

Kitchen: oven, cooking utensils, refrigerator/freezer, microwave, stove, dishwasher, coffee maker

Entertainment/Multimedia: Sat/TNT TV, cd/dvd, radio, internet (wifi), computer, hi-fi equipment, games, swing set, bicycles

Private outdoor parking
Possibility private car rental! Ask us for details.

French conversation courses and personal tours of the region including Paris possible! Ask us for details.

No pets please, smoke free.

Nearby activities: trout-farm fishing (500 meters/1600 ft), hiking (60 meters/200 ft to old railroad line turned nature path 17 kilometers/10.5 miles long, the “Coulée Verte”), surrounding rivers & ponds, golf (10 km/6 miles), tennis, horseback riding (8 km/5 miles), cycling and mountain bike, petanque, ice skating, water sports, public swimming pools, amusement parks (Disney, Asterix, St Paul...), bowling, cinema, shopping, airport for small aircraft (20 km/12,5 miles), castles, wildlife preserves and bird sanctuaries (Baie de Somme), seaside resorts, casinos, medieval villages, World War I & II monuments, museums & cemeteries, shopping (factory outlet stores), steam locomotive, children’s farm, land sailing

Nearest highway/motorway : Dury or Bosquel at 11 km/7 miles
Nearest airport : Roissy Charles de Gaulle at 120 km/75 miles
Nearest train station : Amiens town center at 15 km/10 miles
Nearest shopping center : 10 km/6 miles
Atlantic beaches : approx 45 minutes
Paris : approx 1hour 30 minutes
London : about 4 1/2 hours by train

We are an hour and a half by car from Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris or Calais.

A bus travels to and from Amiens from our village twice a day. The bus stop is located less than 50 meters from the residence.

Connections are available to Paris, London and the rest of Europe from the Amiens train station.

Please note: low ceiling height of 2 meters (6 1/2 feet)

Breakage deposit in cash € 400.00 Payable at time of arrival.

Departure cleaning fee for weekly rentals (if not in original condition): 60€ cash deposit upon arrival reimbursed upon departure