Welcome to Céline and Alain's home
Les Gravets has been welcoming travellers for over 20 years, and for us this wonderful adventure began in 2017.
On the one hand, Alain, after a career in the car industry, devotes himself to the administrative side of the business, maintenance work, advice on bike rides and repairs.
On the other, Céline, having left the research laboratories, has chosen to live a simpler life, away from the hectic pace of the city. Her role includes running the house, preparing meals, communicating, decorating and hijacking objects and furniture.
Last but not least, there are Janis, Alanis, Maïté and the friends from the henhouse, whose job is to welcome you with all their curiosity, to provide the raw materials for the desserts at the table d'hôtes and your breakfasts, to recycle and compost, and to weed the garden (not always where you want them...).
Our concept
- Sensible consumption.
- A commitment to preserving our region, its heritage and its cultural identity.
- Seasonal and local!
- A commitment to preserving our region, its heritage and its cultural identity.
- Seasonal and local!
A reasonable consumption
We didn’t want our house to look like any other and we wanted you to feel like home. We also wanted to reduce our consumption and its environmental impact on our planet.
So we try as much as possible to use resources in a reasoned way, to reduce our waste, to reuse or recycle.
We searched, diverted and reused materials for unique rooms, each with its identity and peculiarities, in a warm, healthy and eco-responsible atmosphere.
So we try as much as possible to use resources in a reasoned way, to reduce our waste, to reuse or recycle.
We searched, diverted and reused materials for unique rooms, each with its identity and peculiarities, in a warm, healthy and eco-responsible atmosphere.
Seasonal and local
The region has many environmentally conscious producers. Many produce in a clean and responsible manner. We favour as much as possible short circuits whether it is food (Boeuf de Bazas, Coopérative Palmagri, vegetable farms of Lot et Garonne, winegrowers in Bordeaux (Glayroux) and coasts of Marmandais … , welcome products (Shower gel & body cream label Bio and local manufacture) or decoration (Flowers of the garden and an ultra local producer «Terre amoureuse») and so many others!
An ideal place for eco-friendly tourism, beautiful hiking and mountain biking or simply enjoy the calm of this small isolated paradise.
Come also share our table d'hôtes with local flavors of the Gascon terroir .
An ideal place for eco-friendly tourism, beautiful hiking and mountain biking or simply enjoy the calm of this small isolated paradise.
Come also share our table d'hôtes with local flavors of the Gascon terroir .
A commitment
Because we want to make our customers travel differently, because we are sensitive to the heritage of the territory and attached to the values of the Landes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park, and finally because we want to improve the management of our activity with regard to sustainable development issues, the Gravets are committed to an ecotourism approach grouped under the banner of the Cercle des Imaginaterres. A local network that currently brings together about fifty service providers (hosts, tourism providers, artisans, producers, etc.), federated by the Landes de Gascogne Regional Park. What brings us together is a sensitivity to sustainable development issues and a commitment to more responsible tourism. We work hand in hand to offer another form of tourism, a more responsible and authentic tourism based on the discovery and preservation of our natural and cultural resources.
We are committed to placing the environment, the generosity of welcome and the Gascon identity at the heart of our offer.
We are committed to placing the environment, the generosity of welcome and the Gascon identity at the heart of our offer.
A commitment
Because we want to make our customers travel differently, because we are sensitive to the heritage of the territory and attached to the values of the Landes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park, and finally because we want to improve the management of our activity with regard to sustainable development issues, the Gravets are committed to an ecotourism approach grouped under the banner of the Cercle des Imaginaterres. A local network that currently brings together about fifty service providers (hosts, tourism providers, artisans, producers, etc.), federated by the Landes de Gascogne Regional Park. What brings us together is a sensitivity to sustainable development issues and a commitment to more responsible tourism. We work hand in hand to offer another form of tourism, a more responsible and authentic tourism based on the discovery and preservation of our natural and cultural resources.
We are committed to placing the environment, the generosity of welcome and the Gascon identity at the heart of our offer.
We are committed to placing the environment, the generosity of welcome and the Gascon identity at the heart of our offer.
The Gravets
Located in southern Gironde at the gateway to Lot-et-Garonne and close to Bazas, Langon, La Réole and Marmande. We are also at the crossroads of the Sauternes, Graves, Entre-deux-Mers and Côtes du Marmandais vineyards, an area of transition between the hillsides of Lot-et-Garonne and the great forest of the Gascony moors.
Les Gravets is nestled in a small valley in a hamlet between the villages of Aillas and Sigalens.
With more than a hectare and a half of land, we have a vast area of meadow and shady, wooded areas, in the countryside and in peace and quiet. We're right on the edge of the forest, with mushrooms within easy reach and hiking trails and walks starting from the house.
Les Gravets is nestled in a small valley in a hamlet between the villages of Aillas and Sigalens.
With more than a hectare and a half of land, we have a vast area of meadow and shady, wooded areas, in the countryside and in peace and quiet. We're right on the edge of the forest, with mushrooms within easy reach and hiking trails and walks starting from the house.
A play area with a trampoline and outdoor games available: pétanque, balls, badminton, landaise skittles, stilts, etc. And even an open-air cinema when the weather permits.
Close to cycle paths (voies vertes), the Canal Latéral à la Garonne and the villages and châteaux of Clément, as well as many other nature and sports activities. All kinds of outdoor sporting activities are possible! Mountain bike trails are less than a pedal's length from the house! A GPS unit with all the routes is at your disposal, departure and arrival at the Maison d'hôtes des Gravets, followed by a well-deserved rest by the pool, in the shade of the cherry tree or in one of our quiet corners to relax!
Close to cycle paths (voies vertes), the Canal Latéral à la Garonne and the villages and châteaux of Clément, as well as many other nature and sports activities. All kinds of outdoor sporting activities are possible! Mountain bike trails are less than a pedal's length from the house! A GPS unit with all the routes is at your disposal, departure and arrival at the Maison d'hôtes des Gravets, followed by a well-deserved rest by the pool, in the shade of the cherry tree or in one of our quiet corners to relax!
Where are we?
In the hamlet of Les Gravets, between the villages of Aillas and Sigalens, 40 minutes from Bordeaux.
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News from Les Gravets, partnerships, work in progress, what's new...
A bit of history...
The main house at Les Gravets is an authentic Bazadaise-style farmhouse that is over 300 years old. Traces of this house date back to 1700, and it was renovated and refurbished in the 1990s. In the past, local people remember it as a place to store ploughs, hay and tools.
Now a guest house, we have been welcoming visitors since 2003. We took over the business in 2017 to share our passion for our little corner of the South Gironde with you, to help you discover our local produce and all the little secrets of our region. A whole area to discover, local specialities and traditions of the South-West!
Now a guest house, we have been welcoming visitors since 2003. We took over the business in 2017 to share our passion for our little corner of the South Gironde with you, to help you discover our local produce and all the little secrets of our region. A whole area to discover, local specialities and traditions of the South-West!
