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  BUYING A HOUSE IN FRANCE - Where to buy in Dordogne If you asked most international buyers to picture their ideal corner of rural France, there is a fair chance they would end up imagining something remarkably close to the Dordogne. Old stone houses, medieval villages, rivers winding beneath châteaux, bustling market towns, long lunches on restaurant terraces and enough countryside to disappear into without necessarily feeling cut off from civilisation. It is hardly surprising that Dordogne has been attracting British, Dutch, Belgian and German buyers for decades, with increasing interest from Americans as well. But Dordogne is a large department, and deciding that you want to buy a house in Dordogne is only the beginning. Where in Dordogne should you actually buy? That was the question I looked at in my video, “ BUYING A HOUSE IN FRANCE - Where to buy in Dordogne ” , filmed while walking around Terrasson-la-Villedieu. Dordogne or Périgord? First, a little geography. Dordogne is ...
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  France Visa Requirements Stripped Down to Basics If you're thinking about buying a house in France, one question very quickly raises its head: How do I actually get a visa to live in France? There is plenty of information online about French visas. The problem is that a lot of it tries to cover every possible situation at once: retirees, workers, families, second-home owners, students, people starting businesses and just about everyone in between. By the end of it, what should be a relatively straightforward explanation can sound terrifyingly complicated. So in my video, France Visa Requirements Stripped Down to Basics , I decided to do exactly what the title says and strip the subject back to the basic principles. Obviously everyone's circumstances are different, and your eventual application needs to reflect your particular situation. But if you're looking at moving to France without working here, there are essentially three big things you need to think about. 1. Somewh...
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  Buying a House in France: Is Brittany the Best Region? If you're thinking about buying a house in France, Brittany is probably one of the regions that has appeared on your radar. For British buyers in particular, it has always been an obvious choice. It's relatively easy to reach, property can still be surprisingly affordable once you move away from the coast, and there's no shortage of beautiful countryside, historic towns and traditional stone houses. But Brittany is a big region, and there's quite a difference between buying on the coast, 30 minutes inland or right in the middle of rural Brittany. So, is Brittany actually one of the best places to buy a house in France? I originally explored this question while wandering around Josselin, one of Brittany's prettiest small towns, in my video BUYING A HOUSE IN FRANCE - Is Brittany the best region? Here’s a closer look. Where exactly is Brittany? Brittany, or Bretagne in French, is the large peninsula in the northw...
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