Vedere House
The main house at Les Prés d'Eugénie seen from the gardens, palms and parterres at midday.

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Eugénie-les-Bains

A village in the Landes, named for an empress and shaped by a single house.

A small commune in southwestern France, taken slowly. The village arranges itself around the gardens of a single property; everything else — the chapel, the lane, the cure — runs in its rhythm.

Stays

Where to sleep in Eugénie-les-Bains.

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