Imagining la belle vie in a French stone farmhouse or converted mill

Spring breaks, the arrival of milder temperatures and the prospect of warm summer days to look forward to often sets the mind to imagining living la belle vie in sunnier climes.

For those with a penchant for all things Gallic, French property agency Emile Garcin has a healthy catalogue of stunning properties for sale throughout the country.

Casting our sights southward, two of note might pique our readers’ interest: the first is an authentic stone ...