Situated in the historic region of Aquitaine in the south west of France; the Chateau de Monteton is a twelth century castle within a village, perched on a hill overlooking the beautiful Valleé du Dropt.

The village has about 250 inhabitants, a bar and a famous restaurant, "The Treize Clochers" or "Thirteen Bell-Towers" (all of which can be seen from Monteton). It also boasts an unrivalled view of the valley of the River Dropt. It is about one hour from Bordeaux on the autoroute; half an hour from Bergerac, with it's new airport and direct flights from Stansted; Southampton, Bristol; Exeter, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, and EMA; and twenty minutes from Marmande, the "Capital of Tomatoes".

Within the Chateau is an open-air (but covered) bar "Le Takinerie", named after the local plum based brandy "Takin". Here coffee is served after meals and during breaks in tuition. In the evening a complete range of wines, beers and spirits are available. You can try out your French language skills during a session of "Kinito", the local dice game.

At 6.00pm every evening the "Le Takinerie" bar the students take part in an organised jam session; playing the music they have worked on during the day. Students are free to bring their own material and often the jam continues after dinner until late in the evening.

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