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Gite |1 bedroom |Sleeps 3

Issor in Oloron-Sainte-Marie

From £271 per week

Short stays welcome

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Swimming pool, car advised, may take pets - please enquire

About the home

Our Gite is open all year round, taking advantage of the stunning seasons. The house itself has a date of 1760 etched into the stone doorway, which was the era of King Louis the 16th and the three musketeers. From our courtyard gates, you can walk in any direction and enjoy breathtaking scenery. The property is surrounded by fields and views of the mountains.

In the village of Issor, with a magnificent view of the surrounding area, we have a little shop come cafe/bar where the locals will welcome you. Also nearby are several ski resorts, the closest being just 40mins away, La Pierre Saint Martin, with spectacular panoramic views. There are plenty of lovely restaurants, cafes and bars located nearby to relax over a coffee, lunch or evening meal.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The ‘Garden Gite’ has one large bedroom, with a double bed and ample room for two children's foldaway beds, with an en-suite bathroom on the first floor. On the ground floor, the cosy open-plan lounge/kitchen area, also with a sofabed sleeping two adults, leads directly onto its own exclusive decked out area with table and chairs in the tranquil garden, where you can sit back and enjoy a lunch, dinner or a glass of wine taking in the exceptional views of the Pyrenees mountains.

Further details outdoors:
Both gites have use of the secluded garden, which is surrounded by the typically French countryside with an attractive swimming pool at the far end and stunning views of the mountains. Available are tables and chairs and also sunloungers by the pool and the use of a barbecue for those warm balmy evenings.

Further details

Welcome pack provided on arrival
Garden and swimming pool shared with just one other gite only

Conditions

A refundable damages deposit of £100 is required with the final payment, which will be returned immediately following a satisfactory inspection of the gite.

We require a 25% deposit payment to confirm and secure the booking with final payment due 6 weeks before the arrival date.

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The Property in the foothills

 

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Entrance to the Garden Gite

 

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Ground Floor

 

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Kitchen Dining Area

The Aquitaine / Dordogne / Pyrenees Atlantiques region

A day-trip to the beautiful City of Pau, just 50mins away, is well worth a visit. There are lovely boutiques to shop, tea-shops for refreshments, the castle of Gascon king, Henri IV, to visit and the spectacular Boulevard des Pyrénées to roam. Pau - like much of Aquitaine - has strong historical links with Britain. Wellington's troops used the city as a station and after the war, many British remained in Pau.

Golf and horse-racing were introduced by the British and many of the leafy streets and grand villas were built by British and American families, seduced by Pau's genteel lifestyle and climate. Béarnais villages - arguably, pretty villages are in shorter supply than in the Basque Country. However, you should not miss out on Sauveterre-de-Béarn or Salies-de-Béarn. Fortified Sauveterre benefits from elevated views of the Gave d'Oloron. It's only a small village but has an air of history plus some interesting architecture.

Salies is a very pretty spa town whose thermal cure station remains active today. Historic Orthez and Oloron-Ste-Marie are also worth a visit especially on market day. Across the border into the Pays Basque, Cambo-les-Bains and St-Jean-Pied-de-Port are both attractive towns to visit; at Cambo, visit the beautiful Villa Arnaga, home of Edmond Rostand, author of Cyrano de Bergerac.Lourdes - for the Catholic faithful and the plain curious, the mecca of Lourdes makes for an interesting spectacle! Spain - Pamplona is just over the border and also Rioja country, San Sebastian and Bilbao.

The Oloron-Sainte-Marie / Issor area

In the village of Issor, with a magnificent view of the surrounding area, we have a little shop come cafe/bar where the locals will welcome you. Also nearby are several ski resorts, the closest being just 40mins away, La Pierre Saint Martin, with spectacular panoramic views. There are plenty of lovely restaurants, cafes and bars located nearby to relax over a coffee, lunch or evening meal.

There is as much or as little as you wish to do on your holiday here, for example; Hiking: the famous GR10 trail winds its way through the mountains and there are hundreds of shorter alternatives whether it's a few hours or a week of walking that you're looking for.

- Horse-trekking: treks through the Pyrénéan foothills including overnight camps and special 'junior' excursions.
- Fishing: the mountain streams are well-stocked with plump freshwater fish. International salmon and trout fishing tournaments are regularly hosted here.
- Birdwatching: the Pyrénées is one of Europe's last natural habitats for golden eagles and there is a Vulture Look-out Centre.
- Cycling: the Tour de France carves a particularly sadistic route through the Pyrénées. In 2006 and again in 2007, the tour passed directly through our village of Issor. There are an abundance of tracks for mountain biking or VTT as it's known in France.
- Golf: Continental Europe's oldest course is located at the city of Pau.
- Mountain pursuits: why walk in the mountains when you could climb up them, absail down them or parascend over them? There are numerous white-water rafting and canyoning centres in the area.
- Wine-tasting: the foothills south of Pau are home to the excellent Jurançon vineyards. Whites and rosés are the main attraction - the sweet white is an excellent alternative to the more famous Sauternes, also of south west France. Rioja country is not far over the border into Spain.
- Not forgetting Skiing of course: We are only a 40 minute drive from the beautiful ski resort of La Pierre St Matrin. Several other resorts are within easy reach including Spanish resorts.

How to get there

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The nearest airport is Pau, just 50 minutes by car, which is served by Ryanair from Stansted. Another option is to fly to Biarritz airport, which is about a 1 hour 45 minute drive, also served by Ryanair from Stansted, Dublin and Shannon.

In May 2008, Ryanair will be flying from Bristol to Pau. Finally, Toulouse airport is about a 2.5 hour drive but is served by all the major airlines including British Airways.

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Rental prices

Prices for group size 3
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
November/December	4 Dec 11	18 Dec 11	325€ 325	0-	0-	1 Week
Christmas & New Year	18 Dec 11	4 Jan 12	450€ 450	0-	0-	1 Week
January/February	4 Jan 12	12 Feb 12	325€ 325	0-	0-	1 Week
Winter hollidays	12 Feb 12	4 Mar 12	450€ 450	0-	0-	1 Week
March/April	4 Mar 12	8 Apr 12	325€ 325	0-	0-	1 Week
Hollidays	8 Apr 12	9 May 12	450€ 450	0-	0-	1 Week
May/July	9 May 12	7 Jul 12	375€ 375	0-	0-	1 Week
Hollidays July August	7 Jul 12	2 Sep 12	522€ 522	0-	0-	1 Week
September	2 Sep 12	1 Oct 12	375€ 375	0-	0-	1 Week
October	1 Oct 12	28 Oct 12	325€ 325	0-	0-	1 Week
Autumn hollidays	28 Oct 12	10 Nov 12	450€ 450	0-	0-	1 Week
November/October	10 Nov 12	22 Dec 12	325€ 325	0-	0-	1 Week

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

With fluctuating exchange rates, we have fixed our 2010 sterling prices at a favorable rate for our clients.

A 25% deposit is required to secure the reservation, with full payment required 6 weeks before arrival. There is also a refundable damages deposit of £100 to be paid along with the final payment. Rental period is generally Saturday to Saturday, but open to negotiation. All bed linen and towels are supplied and changed on a weekly basis. A cot and high chair can be provided on request.

For the months of October through to April, electricity for heating and lighting will be charged at cost. This excludes cooking, as it is a gas hob and cooker.

The owners also have a three bedroom gite available for rental - please enquire for more information.

Availability

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3 years listed You are contacting Evelyne Cazenave Landline n/a Mobile +33 6 29056831 Web Visit site Languages spoken The owner is based in France and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2008. This gite has so far received 0 reviews.

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