Gaillac holiday villa rental with walking, balcony/terrace, TV, DVD

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Le Jardin de Gaillac (villa)

Home description

Set within the Golden Triangle of Gaillac, Albi and Cordes the villa is in a quiet location yet just five minutes from Gaillac and its excellent facilities for shopping, restaurants and entertainment. The villa was traditionally built a few years ago to be a comfortable, easy to run holiday home. Fully equipped to a high standard including UK satellite TV. Set in a private walled garden with a salt water pool, sun terrace and covered dining terrace. Five minutes from Gaillac.

The villa has its own private salt water pool with roman steps.

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The Midi-Pyrenees / Tarn region

The Midi-Pyrénées is the largest French region, and is located between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The region is famous for its good living and boasts the longest life expectancy in France. It comprises eight departments: Ariège, Aveyron, Gers, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Lot, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne. With the exception of the Hautes-Pyrénées all owe their name to the river that runs through it. 
The region is predominantly rural and has plenty of attractions to visit. Rocamadour, in the Lot, is among the most visited places of interest in France, second only to Mont Saint-Michel. 

If you are interested in insects and nature, there is Micropolis in the Aveyron, near here you can also visit the spectacular and breathtaking Millau Bridge on the A75 where it crosses the Tarn. At over 300 meters (the highest in the world) it is even taller than the Eiffel tower. Also the Cité de l'Espace, the space experience in Toulouse with MIR station, Ariane space rocket prototype and interactive games, making it a fantastic place to visit with something for all the family.

Here in the Tarn, the lush and contrasting scenery varies from plains to mountains, and you are never far from places to explore and sights to visit. There are lots of cultural and sporting activities to enjoy in the area, from Opera and String quartetes playing in the courtyard of a vineyard, to golf, horse riding and bicycling, windsurfing, canoeing, walking, fishing, rock climbing etc. A holiday here can be as quite or as active as you please The medieval village of Cordes-sur-ciel is a beautiful example of Gothic design on its rocky outcrop, while the magnificent medieval walled city of Carcassone, 90 minutes away, is breathtaking. 

If you need a quick fix of French sophistication why not visit the vibrant and cosmopolitan, pink-bricked Toulouse (“La Ville Rose”), with its beautiful squares, chic shops and many art galleries. An unmissable town is Albi, with its 1000 year-old bridge over the River Tarn (one of the oldest brick-built bridges in existence) and the Toulouse Lautrec Museum and gallery. 

Also in the Midi-Pyrénées is the Gresigne Forest. This glorious ancient woodland, one of the largest in Europe, covers three and a half thousand hectares, houses over one hundred species of oak tree, and is rich with birdlife, wild boar, deer, and hares - and red squirrels! There are many shaded and secluded walks and cycleways within the forest. For those for whom horse riding is the way to explore the countryside, there are stables and riding schools in the area. There are several excellent golf courses in the region.

 Beautiful walks through vineyards in all directions are possible. 

 This area of France is loved by cyclists – the Tarn region offers more than 20 tours with 4 difficulty levels — from family outing to experienced cyclists course.

Gaillac area

Enjoy a stroll through the interesting & colourful street-markets to stock up on the fresh local produce. 

GAILLAC and its surrounding villages have typically fortified architecture that will give you a taste of the middle ages with their handsome brick façades, half-timbered houses, and arcaded town squares.

Some of the best vineyards in France are to be found in the GAILLAC region, one of the oldest wine producing areas in France, originally planted by the Romans, before even Bordeaux. There is wine tasting in many of the local vineyards and many are AOC. Gaillac has a market every Friday morning and it has a relaxed village-like atmosphere, and a hassle-free pace of life. You will enjoy watching the world go by at the many pavement cafés. The 10th Centuary Abbaye Saint Michel offers many concerts, fetes and Gaillic wine festival in August.

Lisle sur Tarn has a lake with minature boats and a chocolate museum!

 Cordes is only 25 mins away. This is a breathtaking medieval hilltop bastide village.



How to get there

Direct flights from Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Southampton to Toulouse Blanac Airport which is 45 minutes drive from the house. Carriers include Easyjet and BA
If you drive our preferred route is the Channel Tunnel to Calais then south on the A16 - A28 to Rouen then east towards Paris on the A13 for a few miles before going south again on the N154 to Evreux, Dreux and Chartres. Continue on the N154 to the A10 and Orleans. Then onto the A71 towards Vierzon, then the A20 to Chateauroux, Limoges, Cahors and then at Montauban go east onto the D999 towards Gaillac and Albi. The journey takes less than 10 hours and most of it is on autoroutes or dual carriageways.

Activities near Gaillac

Facilities

Further details outdoors:
Sun loungers and sun umbrella provided. The garden is maintained by our neighbour and has an automatic sprinkler system that keeps the lawns lush and green

Further details

English-speaking representative on hand to answer any questions

Conditions

25% deposit to secure booking, balance due six weeks prior to start date.
A refundable breakage deposit of 250 euros is required in cash, refunded at the end of your stay subject to satisfactory inspection.
No pets
No smoking inside

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
High Season	14 Jul 09	5 Sep 09	800£ 800	0-	0-	1 Week
Late Summer	5 Sep 09	26 Sep 09	550£ 550	0-	0-	1 Week
Autumn	26 Sep 09	19 Dec 09	350£ 350	100100	100100	3 Nights
Christmas & New Year	19 Dec 09	9 Jan 10	600£ 600	0-	0-	1 Week
Winter	9 Jan 10	17 Apr 10	350£ 350	100100	100100	3 Nights
Spring	17 Apr 10	26 Jun 10	475£ 475	0-	0-	1 Week
High Season	26 Jun 10	4 Sep 10	800£ 800	0-	0-	1 Week

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Rates are quoted in Pounds Sterling, cheque or bank transfer

A 250 euro security/breakage deposit in cash is required when collecting the keys, refundable when the keys are returned, subject to satisfactory inspection.

Three/four night weekend breaks out of peak periods subject to availability are charged at £100 per night

All renters must have a valid certificate for holiday/travel insurance

Rates are inclusive except for central heating, this will be charged extra at cost.

Guestbook for Le Jardin de Gaillac

“Just wanted to say thanks for letting us use your lovely home.
We had the most wonderful time.
We loved the house and the pool, and Gaillac was great.
We both thought that the area was much prettier than we had
imagined and had many wonderful trips!
As for the local wine well we had to keep trying it!!!”

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Name:	Granville Dodson
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