France will be in the limelight soon, when it hosts the 2016 Euro Championship. Off the pitch, fans can expect to be wowed by the property bargains they come across – so here’s a look at homes near the cities where England and Wales play their group games
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Marseille
Match: June 11, England v Russia
The stadium: 4 kms from Marseille’s old port area and 30 kms from the city airport, the Stade Vélodrome falls within the neighbourhoods of Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Giniez in the southern part of the city.
Property: Combine football with the beach – this chic six-bedroom apartment is a few minutes’ walk from the stadium. It needs work doing to it, but the end result would be stunning and should be very lettable, especially when a big game is on down the road. Click on the image to find out more.
Bordeaux
Match: June 11, Wales v Slovakia
The stadium: Less than a year old, the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux (also known as the Matmut Atlantique) is an iconic piece of architecture that replaced the old Chaban-Delmas stadium on the northern edge of the city, around 6 kms from the centre.
Property: Combine football with wine this time – we’ve found a stylish, architect-designed townhouse in the residential Caudéran district, also in the northern part of Bordeaux, making it close to the stadium and the famous vineyards of the Bordeaux region. To find out more, click here.
Lens
Match: June 16, England v Wales
The stadium: A nice easy journey for British fans travelling by car or train from the UK, the principal stadium of the northern city of Lens, called Stade Bollaert-Delelis, is very central and only a 15-minute walk from the main station.
Property: 45 minutes on the train from Lens takes you to the pretty city of Lille, where we’ve found a charming, six-bedroom character property. Lille has direct trains from the UK, or is a short drive from Calais – ideal for weekend get-aways. To find out more, click here.
Saint-Etienne
Match: June 20, England v Slovakia
The stadium: Saint-Etienne is located just south of Lyon, in south-east France. It’s stadium, called Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, is in the northern part of the city, around 2 kms from the station.
Property: Located in a village surrounded by vineyards, halfway between St-Etienne and Lyon, we’ve found a quirky six-bedroom property – it was built in the style of a priory and even has its own bell-tower and comes with a pool. To find out more, click here.
Toulouse
Match: June 20, Wales v Russia
The stadium: The main stadium of the famous “Pink City”, the Stadium de Toulouse, is in a central location on an island in the River Garonne, which runs through this famous city in southern France.
The property: Outside the hustle and bustle of Toulouse but less than 30 mins into the city and just 35 mins from the airport, we’ve found a charming four-bedroom refurbished farmhouse near the town of Muret. To find out more, click here.
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