We are presently renovating a rather beautiful chateau about 20 mins south of Tours. We expect all work to be complete end of feb when we will at last move in. We must however return to Australia end of March for two months. We are looking for a couple with their own transport to look after our place and our two cats. French language skills and some handy man knowledge would be good just in case any contractors have to be contacted. The chateau is set on a large property, mainly woods with walking and bike trails and with a small river as its boundary. There are some lawns which will need the occasional mow and we may have started a small garden by then. The small hamlet we live in is surrounded by numerous towns, villages and chateaux along the many rivers in the region. We are less than 5 km from two towns with all amenities and a similar distance to a good supermarket. The cats are pretty easy to care for, one is old and sleeps all the time the other young and active and outside mostly.