No pets allowed Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
Spacious and flooded with that special South of France light, Villa les Mimosas is elegantly furnished to a high standard.
Peacefully situated in beautiful hills with superb views over the town and surrounding countryside, it is only a five-minute drive to restaurants and shops.
The private pool has a paved surround and the grounds are terraced to provide dining and sunbathing areas.
A vast, open plan living area, three generous bedrooms and three bathrooms make this a truly spectacular villa decorated with style, perfect for a relaxing holiday for couples and families alike.
The villa is in a quiet and private position
Fantastic views from pool and villa
Huge open plan living area
Living and dining areas open to terrace and pool
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The Languedoc-Roussillon / Herault region
This region, Languedoc, is France's best kept secret, where you'll find the rural France you've always dreamed of. Sleepy villages of sun-warmed stones and red tiled roofs unspoilt by mass tourism, magnificent scenery ideal for rambles on foot or horseback amongst herb scented hills, with deep gorges tumbling into cool, inviting rivers.
If you can tear yourself away from such over-abundance of nature's generosity, there are many local places of interest nearby. Or an hour's drive takes you to splendid Roman towns such as Avignon, Nîmes, Arles to the east, stunning Carcassonne and the Cathar castles to the west. For a touch of true French sophistication, Montpellier offers the arts, theatre, shopping, an international airport and train station. The Spanish border is only 1.5 hours' drive.
This is France’s largest, up-and-coming wine producing region and there are many opportunities to taste its excellent wines at private domains and cave co-operatives throughout
Lodeve area
Lodève, a bustling medieval market town is just 5 minutes’ drive. It has shops, supermarkets, a good choice of restaurants, a large weekly street market, bike hire and a museum with excellent exhibitions throughout the year.
You can walk to town (about 10 minutes downhill along a track) to easily access the town’s restaurants. If you don’t feel like walking back up, you can order a taxi to take you home!
Explore the surrounding countryside and you'll discover tiny stone-built hamlets tucked away or clinging to the side of a steep hill, forests of chestnut and pine trees, meandering mountain streams. Then a medieval village will suddenly appear, with narrow, cobbled streets and beautiful stone buildings, sometimes dominated by a fortified chateau.
There are famous underground caves to visit, dolmens, menhirs and prehistoric sites to discover and weird rock formations abound. You’ll come across a farm from time to time where the owner will sell you goats cheese made on the premises, some honey perhaps flavoured with wild thyme and even fois gras or preserved duck.
On the wild Larzac plain to the north, are well-preserved, fortified 15th century villages such as La Couvertoirade, built by the Templar and Hospitaliers Knights. Take a whole day or more to explore them along the specially marked route.
Let the crowds flock to the beach – you won’t have to travel far to find cool river swimming with a spot all to yourself. For swimming, windsurfing and non-motorised water sports, Lac Salagou is popular with French families enjoying the spectacular scenery.
Brilliant local markets, concerts and festivals year round include truffle and wine fairs. Private wine domaines hold classical concerts in lovely surroundings during the summer - under the stars in a fabulous chateau courtyard or in an atmospheric wine store - followed by wine tastings
How to get there
Montpellier, one hour's drive, is the closest airport (Ryanair and Easyjet).
Nimes, Carcassonne, Perpignan and Rodez airports 1.5 hours' drive (Ryanair), Toulouse and Marseille two hours, an easy trip on the autoroute (British Airways).
Beziers airport one hour (Ryanair).
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Montpellier: 55 km
Railway:
Montpellier: 55 km
Activities near Lodeve
Sports: Tennis in town Watersports Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Cycling holidays
Facilities
Luxuries:
DVD player
General:
Central heating, Air conditioning, TV, Video player, CD player, Satellite TV
Bedrooms (3), Bathrooms (1), En suite (1), Shower rooms (1), WCs (3)
Furniture:
Single beds (2), Double beds (2), Cots (1), Dining seating for 6, Lounge seating for 8, Sleeps maximum of 6
Other:
Linen and towels provided. Highchair available.
Outdoors:
Balcony / Terrace, Private outdoor pool (unheated), Private garden, BBQ
Access:
Secure parking
Further details indoors: The vast, open plan living area is comfortably furnished with sofas and armchairs and has a soaring ceiling with magnificent beams. The entire area has floor to ceiling windows and large sliding doors opening to the terrace.
The raised dining area has a stylish oak dining setting for six people. Separated from the dining area by a breakfast bar, the kitchen is very well equipped. There’s a full size American fridge/freezer with icemaker, microwave, electric induction hob and oven, kettle, toaster, etc. A door leads out to a covered terrace with a built in BBQ.
On the ground floor, one bedroom has twin beds with a spacious bathroom opposite; the bathroom has a big shower, washbasin and there is a separate WC. Further along is a bedroom with king-size bed with en suite bathroom (bath, separate shower recess) and separate WC. The bedroom opens to a terrace
A flight of stairs leads to the upstairs bedroom suite with king size bed, dressing room, en suite shower room (shower, WC, wash basin) and a door to a small, private terrace, the perfect sunny spot for morning coffee looking out over the view.
All bedrooms are delightfully decorated and have plenty of storage space.
A utilities room houses the washing machine, iron, ironing board.
For your entertainment there’s a flat screen TV with satellite (UK free to air channels) plus French channels, DVD player, video and sound system.
Further details outdoors: The pool and entertaining areas, and two of the bedrooms, share the glorious views across the valley to the mountains, with little villages dotted here and there in the distance. In the evening the floodlit spires of the Cathedral of Lodève, surrounded by the town lights, makes a spectacular vista.
Terraces provide a choice of sunbathing and dining area. The covered terrace has has a built-in BBQ, outdoor dining setting, cane sofa and armchairs for relaxing. If you’d like something a little more energetic, to the rear of the property is a boules pitch.
The pool surround is tiled and the surrounding garden landscaped with native plants. The pool, 9 x 4.5 m, 1 to 1.5m deep, is entered by three steps. It has a wrought iron, gated fence around it for safety, plus an alarm.
Plenty of parking on the premises, including a garage.
Further details
Bed linen, bath and pool towels are provided.
Rental rates
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Rates include air conditioning.
£300 Security/Damages deposit applies
Guestbook for Villa les Mimosas
“We are regular visitors to villas & apartments in France and we have to say this is one of the most beautiful ones we have stayed in. The facilities in the villa were great”.
“Superb villa…..it so well equipped with everything you could want or need”.
“Many thanks for organising the Villa Les Mimosas. We had a fantastic stay with great weather only wish we could have stayed for two weeks!!
The villa was even better that we had ever expected and it truly is a first class property. Everything is clean and modern with everything you could possibly need. The air conditioning was such a bonus as the week was extremely hot. The views were outstanding.
Lodeve itself had everything you could possibly need for your holiday - including English newspapers available on the same day as published from 11 am. All other food and shopping requirements were available and most open on Sunday morning. The supermarket (Super U) is certainly well stocked and there was no need to travel any further.”
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Contact details for the advertiser of home 88466
Name:
Brenda Kemp
Company:
Kent Properties
Tel:
+33 467 966125
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