Les-Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues est une commune viticole de Gironde située à 7 km au sud de Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, dans l'appellation Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux. L'Art de Vivre est la maison au centre du bourg. Le village est sur le chemin pelerin de Compostelle.

L'Art de Vivre is the centrepiece in the small bourg of Les Lèves in the Gironde, bordering on the department of the Dordogne. The village is located on the St James (Santiago) pilgrimage route to Compostela. The actual name of the village refers to two towns, Les Lèves and Thoumeyragues. Les Lèves is the bigger of the two towns and houses a post office, a primary school, a pony club, a petrol station which doubles as a grocery store and tobacconist, a large wine cooperative and one of the regions finest bakeries. The centrepiece of the village is a beautiful church which has recently been restored. L'Art de Vivre faces the church on one side and the bakery on the other.

Thoumeyragues is at present not much of a village with just a small church and a handful of scattered properties of which the most remarkable is the Chateau Les Vergnes. This Chateau used to belong to the Maréchal Leclerc de Hautecloque family and its descendants. Its 120 acres of vines currently produce some of the world’s top medal winning wines.

Some may call Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues a dreamy place but for us it is a haven in a world where time seems to pass you at a pace that is hard to keep track of. Enjoy a stroll through the village, the endless vineyards, the chateaux gardens and the woodlands or along some of the country lanes. Enjoy the flora and fauna, enjoy the climate, enjoy everything around you, enjoy life; L'Art de Vivre.

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