There are a number of travel options to use when travelling to France and also to help get to
the villa.
Ferries operate regularly from Portsmouth, England to Cherbourg, Caen, and Le Havre.
and also from Dover to Calais, Newhaven to Dieppe and Dover to Bologne.
With air travel most major airline companies operate flights to La Rochelle or Bordeaux which ever you prefer
as these are the airports closest to the villa, and
car hire Bordeaux Airport
offer hire car services at reasonably good prices.