Le Grand Hermitage Cigale
About the home
This individually built villa stands in beautiful gardens with a lovely pool. From the moment you step through the arched doorway you enter total seclusion privacy and peace. Your senses are assaulted with smell and sights and sounds of cicadas.
Although 30 ins from the sea, the area offers gorges, hills, lakes - wonderful for artists, writers, romantics, walkers.
The spacious accommodation offers a large bed with fabulous linen, which is changed during your stay, hotel toiletries, robes, picnic on arrival, local wines.
Absolutely no children.
| Size: | Sleeps up to 2, 1 bedroom |
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| Nearest beach: | Marseillan, 25km |
| Will consider: | Long lets Short breaks |
| Access: | Car advised Nearest amenities: 2km |
| Family friendly? | Not suitable for children Unsuitable for people with restricted mobility |
| Notes: | May take pets - please enquire No smoking at this property Self-catering |
Facilities
| Luxuries: | Log fire, Internet access, DVD player |
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| General: | CD player, Satellite TV, Wi-fi available |
| Standard: | Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer |
| Utilities: | Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine |
| Rooms: | 1 Bedroom, 1 en suite |
| Furniture: | Double beds (1), Dining seating for 4, Lounge seating for 4 |
| Other: | Linen and towels provided |
| Outdoors: | Balcony / Terrace, Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Shared garden, Private garden, BBQ |
| Access: | Secure parking |
Further details indoors:
Furnished with English and French antiques, this property is ideal for those wishing to remove themselves from stress, but to be able to visit local restaurants, theatres and the sea with ease. A loaf of bread is only 2kms away as are the local eateries, but you could walk through the woods to one of the areas best restaurants, or cycle to other areas with ease.
Watch the vines grow from sticks to bushes bursting with fruit, watch the vendage from your bedroom window, mix with "the locals' - fabulous locals who will welcome you with open arms.
A pefect villa in a perfect area, with almost permanent blue skies.
Further details outdoors:
The garden has several private areas, with seating to take advantage of the stunning views from all areas of the property.
The pool, although shared with the owners is not used by them when guests are in residence. Sunbeds with cushions, shady areas with hammocks, barbecue, bicycles,and boules all available for you.
Ideal for artists, walkers, lovers of the country side.
Lovers, romantics, foodies. wine buffs
Further details
Depoit of £25% required on booking.
Remainder 6 weeks before arrival
Arrive any day/time within reason depending on availability
Security deposit required returned after two weeks,.
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The Languedoc-Roussillon / Herault region


300 days of sun awaits you in this area. The scenery is diverse, hills, lakes, seaside, ports,
The weather is stunning, almost permanant blue skies, even in winter with day time temps in winter often up to 70 degrees but colder at night.
This is an agricultural area, vines, olives etc.
Canal du Midi is a stunning addition, plus the Milau bridge designed by Norman Foster
Pezenas a nearby medieval town is fabulous, but best avaioded during July and August.
The Clermont l'Herault area
Situated with ease to local airports, this property offers short breaks as well as longer stays, and ever popular autumn and winter breaks. The area is stunning at all times of the year - the season in this part of France is "all year".
During summer it is possible to go out every night. local festivals and parties abound.
Fantastic restaurants from local simple fair to Michelin Star are here.
Rick Stein visited in the area for his television series.
The vendage is a fantastic time to visit Clermont, where you can watch lazily from your hammock or join in accompanying the grapes to their destination.
Our local market of Clermont L'herault offers a gastonomic experience in itself. From wine, through to oysters, lobster, figs, cherries and morells, the market has everyhting to encourage the most modest appetite.
Everyhting tastes better here- why? The sunshine, the lack of pesticides, the ambience.
Clermont offers a cinema with some VO films, and a theatre and church which hosts many musical events. Along with the many vignerons in the area, it is sure to delight all with its variety of musical evenings, and concerts.
The restaurants are open all year as this is a working area, and provides excellent food to local residents as well as tourists. - No miserable waiters here, they are used to serving all year round and really value your custom.
Beautiful Medieval villages, bussling cities, we have it all.
How to get there
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| Airport: | Beziers: 30 km |
| Railway: | Beziers: 30 km |
Situated in the Languedoc, we are well served with Ryan Air, to Beziers, Carcasonne, Nimes, Marseiile, and by Easy Jet to Montpellier. Plus other to Perpignan.
Our nearest Airport is Beziers which is 30 mins, however all are within an hours travel except for Marseille which is 2 hrs.
The usual Rental companies are found at all the airports, and also in our nearest town of Clermont L'Herault.
Ferries are ten hrs drive away.
Activities near Clermont l'Herault
Tennis in town
Watersports
Waterpark
Horse Riding
Golf within 30 mins drive
Fishing
Walking holidays
Rural / countryside retreats
Beach or lakeside relaxation
A winter sun break
City breaks
Cycling holidays
Guestbook for Le Grand Hermitage Cigale
Long live cheese, fabulous property, fabulous people, will return- Ho Yun Law Leeds.
Thanks you for being so kind, never thought about work once- Steve & Neil London.
Better than any hotel, all that space, all that privacy and no kids- Maggie & Ian
We will be back, am telling all my Aussie friends about it- Victoria Melbourne.
This is perfect for us, we can have lots of short breaks this way, fits in well with budget carriers, much more flexible than a hotel. Johnathon and Katherine Essex
Rental prices
| Rental prices originally quoted in: Euros € | Convert to: |
| Prices for group size 2 | ||||||
| Period | From![]() | To![]() | Weekly![]() | Nightly rate | Minimum stay | |
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| Autumn | 1 Oct 10 | 1 Nov 10 | € 695 | 150 | 150 | Flexible |
| Christmas Shopping | 1 Nov 10 | 20 Dec 10 | € 550 | 80 | 80 | 2 Nights |
| Christmas/New year | 20 Dec 10 | 6 Jan 11 | € 900 | - | - | 1 Week |
| Sabbatical | 6 Jan 11 | 1 Apr 11 | € 220 | - | - | 1 Month |
| Spring | 1 Apr 11 | 1 Jun 11 | € 825 | 150 | 150 | Flexible |
| Summer | 1 Jun 11 | 1 Oct 11 | € 950 | 170 | 170 | Flexible |
| Autumn | 1 Oct 11 | 1 Nov 11 | € 825 | 150 | 150 | Flexible |
| CHristmas shopping | 1 Nov 11 | 9 Nov 11 | € 695 | 150 | 150 | Flexible |
| Spring | 1 Apr 12 | 1 Jun 12 | € 825 | 150 | 150 | Flexible |
| Summer | 1 Jun 12 | 1 Oct 12 | € 950 | 170 | 170 | Flexible |
| Autumn | 1 Oct 12 | 1 Nov 12 | € 825 | 150 | 150 | Flexible |
| Christmas Shopping | 1 Nov 12 | 22 Dec 12 | € 695 | 150 | 150 | Flexible |
| Christmas/New Year | 22 Dec 12 | 5 Jan 13 | € 950 | - | - | 1 Week |
The property's weekend rates apply to: Saturday and Sunday nights
NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
This property is also available for long let. House hunting, or getting away for the winter. Please contact us.Why not book a short break in october. 3 nights for 2 throughout Oct . Or 4 nights for 3.Our weekend and 2 night weekday rate includes breakfast brought to your villa.
November and December, Jan Feb and March. may also be booked for the entire month. Please contact owners for details. Exclusivity can be purchased for complete and utter privacy for 100 Euros less than the combined price of both villas. Please contact us.
Availability
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Availability notes:
As we have two villas for 2011 please contact us for availablity if it appears booked on calendar. Why not rent both and bring your friends. Together but apart!!!!
Contact the owner
* Required fields Please check the following errors: | 3 years listed You are contacting Barbara Simpson-Birks
Languages spoken ![]() The owner is based in France and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2008. This villa has so far received 0 reviews. ![]() |
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