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House |3 bedrooms |Sleeps 6

Finestret in Prades

From £350 per week

Short stays welcome

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Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, balcony/terrace, car advised, no pets allowed

About the home

The house has accommodation on two floors. The first floor is reached via stone steps which rise from the rear courtyard. The spacious sitting room has an original beamed ceiling and an antique fireplace with a woodburner . (Overhead fans keep the house cool in the summer) The television has been adapted to receive a selection of UK channels in addition to French TV. The sitting room opens out onto a large private terrace with a magnificent view of the village and mountain peaks (Mt Canigou 2784m). The kitchen/ dining room has just been refurbished to a high standard and has a gas hob, electric oven, microwave,dishwasher and a fridge/freezer. On the second floor, there are 3 bedrooms(one double with en-suite shower / WC, a second double and one twin bedroom) The main bathroom is spacious and has a roll-top bath washbasin and WC.
There is a new utility room on the ground floor with a washing machine and an extra fridge.

Finestret is a small picturesque medieval village with 180 inhabitants. The little town of Vinca is 4 kms away. It has shops, restaurants , a bank, tennis courts and a lake with a beach for swimming, wind-surfing, sailing and fishing.
Prades is a vibrant market town 8 kms from Finestret. It has a spectrum of facilities including a busy market (on Tuesday mornings) several restaurants and an excellent tourist office. Prades also hosts the Pablo Casals Music Festival every August.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Visitors will be provided with towels and bed linen ..

Further details outdoors:
There is ample car parking available 50 metres from the house. ( Guests should not park in the courtyard nor in front of the gates as this is a right of way which is shared by the neighbour)
Local swimming is available either in the nearby river which has deep pools or in the lake at Vinca(4kms) which has a beach and excellent bathing facilities. Windsurfing and sailing take place on the lake.
Vinca has a bank, several restaurants, cafes, bars and tennis courts. There are also shops and a new supermarket.
Prades (8 Kms) has many shops, a hypermarket, a weekly street market, banks, a cinema and good restaurants.

There are numerous mediterranean beach resorts less than 40 kms away with a range of seaside activities.

Further details

No smokers please and no pets.

Conditions

25% of the letting fee (non-returnable) should be paid for confirmation of booking. The residual charges should be paid at least 8 weeks prior to arrival. A returnable £200 deposit (which is required to cover damage and breakages) should also be paid (by separate cheque) at the same time as the main payment.

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View of Mt Canigou on the road to Finestret

 

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37 Carrer Major- View from the Terrace

 

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Main bedroom (with adjacent en-suite)

The Languedoc-Roussillon / Pyrenees-Orientales region

Climate: Summer is dry and hot but light breezes create a comfortable atmosphere. Perpignan boasts the highest average daytime summer temperatures in France (28'C).

History: The region has a dramatic history. There are Roman remains and Cathar castles (like the one at Queribus) which cling to the rocky foothills of the Pyrenees. The medieval town of Carcassone was the strategic defensive sanctuary for the Cathars during the 13th century seiges, an event referred to in the recent best selling novel, The Labyrinth.

Nearby places of Interest: There are numerous fortified towns which are steeped in history and where Catalan culture is very evident. Sites of special interest include the fortress town of Villefranche de Conflent, Vernet-les-Bains with its spas and thermal baths, the abbeys of St Michel-de-Cuxa and St Martin-du-Canigou and the artistic village of Eus.
Don't miss the "Little Yellow Train" will take you on a spectacular journey up the steep inclines to the high Pyrenees plateau and the mountains beyond. This unique trip, from Villfranche de Conflent to Mont Louis (a stronghold built by Vauban) and the onwards to the mountain resort of Font Romeu, offers magnificent views.

The Prades / Finestret area

Finestret is a small medieval village with around 130 inhabitants. It is set in the foothills of the Pyrenees and there is a river running through the village with deep clean pools where you can bathe in summer. The little town of Vinca is only 5 km away and has a number of bars and restaurants as well as a small supermarket. There is also a lake (with a beach) where one can swim and windsurf. Finestret is 40 mins drive from Collioure and other Mediterranean coastal resorts. It is also only 45 mins drive from the Pyrenees ski resorts of Font Romeu and Les Angles.

The vibrant town of Prades is only 8 kms away and offers a variety of facilities: banks, supermarkets, excellent restaurants, cafes, cinema and a hospital. There is a colourful street market every Tuesday. Prades also hosts the Pablo Casals Music Festival every August.

Local activities include historical sightseeing, hill-walking, climbing, golf, tennis, swimming, wind-surfing, sailing and fishing. Both alpine and cross-country skiing are available in the winter.

How to get there

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Fly to Perpignan or Gerona airport. Cheap flights with Ryanair (Stanstead / Perpignan and Liverpool/Gerona) or Flybe(Birmingham/Perpignan or Southampton/ Perpignan) or Easy Jet ( to Barcelona from Liverpool, Bristol, Luton, Gatwick and Newcastle)

Train - Eurostar to Lille or Paris, TGV to Narbonne and onward trains to Perpignan and then to Vinca (4kms from house) or Prades(8kms)

Car Hire available at all airports and Perpignan railway station (hertz,europcar, alamo, avis etc)

Drive from Perpignan on RN 116 (direction Andorre)- Turn left at Vinca and follow signs to Finestret
House (37 Carrer Major) is on right as one descends hill into main part of village.

Activities near Prades

Rental prices

Prices for group size 6
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
29 Oct 11- 16 Dec 11	29 Oct 11	17 Dec 11	350£ 350	0-	0-	1 Week
17 Dec 11-06 Jan 12	17 Dec 11	7 Jan 12	400£ 400	0-	0-	1 Week
07 Jan 12 - 09 Mar 12	7 Jan 12	10 Mar 12	350£ 350	0-	0-	1 Week
10 Mar 12- 20 Apr 12	10 Mar 12	21 Apr 12	400£ 400	0-	0-	1 Week
21 Apr 12- 01 Jun 12	21 Apr 12	2 Jun 12	480£ 480	0-	0-	1 Week
02 Jun 12-06 Jul 12	2 Jun 12	7 Jul 12	520£ 520	0-	0-	1 Week
07Jul 12 - 31 Aug 12	7 Jul 12	1 Sep 12	600£ 600	0-	0-	1 Week
01Sep 12-28 Sep12	1 Sep 12	29 Sep 12	520£ 520	0-	0-	1 Week
28 Sep 12 -26 Oct 12	29 Sep 12	27 Oct 12	400£ 400	0-	0-	1 Week
27 Oct 12- 21 Dec 12	27 Oct 12	22 Dec 12	350£ 350	0-	0-	1 Week
21 Dec12-04 Jan13	22 Dec 12	5 Jan 13	420£ 420	0-	0-	1 Week

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

Weekly rates are quoted in Pounds Sterling and are based on Saturday to Saturday stays. Visitors should arrive after 1630hrs. Departures must be before 1000hrs. Midweek arrivals and short stays may be negotiated by private arrangement.

Bed linen and bath towels can be provided (but not beach towels) at a cost of £10 per person per visit.

Bookings must be confirmed by payment of a 25% non-refundable deposit. The remainder of the payment must be paid four weeks prior to arrival. In addition £250 (300Euros) returnable deposit should be paid with the final payment.

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6 years listed You are contacting Robert Forber Landline +44 01748 836299 Mobile +44 07876 397876 Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2005. This house has so far received 0 reviews.