Riscle holiday farmhouse rental with walking, beach/lake nearby, log fire, balcony/terrace, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Caton Farmhouse (farmhouse)

Home description

'Caton' is a superbly spacious, 19th century farmhouse, with fabulous views of the Pyrenees Mountains. The property has been tastefully renovated, keeping many original features, including beamed ceilings and marble fireplaces. Includes a fabulous traditional farmhouse kitchen with inglenook fireplace, comfortable lounge, 4 luxurious double bedrooms, en suite shower room and huge bathroom, tv, dvd stereo, surrounded by 2 acres of garden and pool. It is comfortably furnished, well equipped, and is an ideal location to launch your exploration of this beautiful and historic region.

THE FRONT VIEW OF THE FARM HOUSE	THE KITCHEN/DINER
THE EN SUITE BEDROOM	THE POOL

To see more photos please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/4077

The Midi-Pyrenees / Gers region

You'll love our charming home, hidden away amongst the vinyards of St.Mont and its traditional unspoilt environment. Tasting the local produce of wines and armagnac is a must. The Gers is the capital for producing frois gras which is served in most restaurants. The region is also where D'artagnan the musketeer lived and in Lupiac you can visit the museum. Its close proximity to Spain offers a big spanish influence and you will find a bull ring in most local towns. The gers has numerous opportunity for fishing, in the lakes and the Adour River, permits can be purchased locally. There is Golf at Eauze and Pallane with 18 and 9 hole golfing, practice drive, putting greens, pools and restaurants. www.golf-midi-pyrenees.com/english. The Pyrenees have all to offer, rambling, climbing, canoeing, caving and skiing in the winter. Lourdes is also very close and worth a visit. The Atlantic coast known for its surfing is only 1 hour away, and biarritz offers a lovely day out, with sea food restaurants galore.

Riscle area

Most towns and villages locally have their own fetes throughout the summer months, so there is always something going on somewhere nearby. Riscle boasts 6 restaurant/bars so you will never be at a loss for somewhere to eat, or to just sit and watch the world go by. Of course if you fancy doing your own thing Riscle also has boulangeries, patisseries and 2 small supermarkets. The market takes place on Fridays and offers all the fruit and veg. you can think of, not to mention its fresh fish. Why not take a picnic to one of the tranquil spots beside the river adour. You can also hire canoes for paddling the Adour or bikes for cycling the never ending lanes. There is also a fabulous swimming pool and children's pool. There are numerous swimming lakes with beaches and flumes nearby. Music festivals include The International Jazz Festival at Marciac, which attracts stars from all over the world www.jazzinmarciac.com, and The Tempo Latino festivalt Vic Fezenzac, where the streets are filled with music and dancing for 3 days and nights www.tempo-latino.com. There is also the race track at Nogaro (15 mins away) which has bikes and car shows and the truck festival is said to be an excellent day out too www.circuit-nogaro.com. If you like speed you can try carting at Termes d'armagnac. Termes is our nearest chateau which has medieval shows, museum and a restaurant, and is only 10 mins away. The Bandas at condom is the battle of the bands. 35 local town and village bands take part, with street barbecues, bars and restaurants. www.festival-de-bandas.com. Or if you fancy a water theme park, why not try Walibi fun park, the kids will love it! Cahuzac also offers water skiing and other related activities. In the Pyrenees there are trips through caves and train trips around the mountains, from Artouste. Spa towns and much more. See also www.touradour.com/towns/bull.htm www.golf-midi-pyrenees.com/english www.sixflagseurope.com www.country-musique.com/bienvenu.html

How to get there

---scheduled economy flights from the UK---
www.ryanair.co.uk - from Stansted to Pau or Biarritz
www.flybe.com - to Toulouse or bordeaux
www.bmibaby.com - from Nottingham East Midlands to Bordeaux and Toulouse
www.britishairways.com to Bordeaux and Toulouse
www.easyjet.com toToulouse

--Ferry Service--
www.poferries.com
Portsmouth-Cherbourg
Dover-Calais
Portsmouth-Bilbao

www.brittanyferries.co.uk
Portsmouth-Caen
Portsmouth-St.Malo
Poole-Cherbourg
Plymouth-Roscoff
Plymouth-Santander
Cork-Roscoff

www.eurotunnel.com

--car hire--
avis, hertz, budget, etc.

Activities near Riscle

Facilities

Further details indoors:
"a small welcome gift" of tea, coffee, milk and wine will await your arrival.
We also offer a first night catered service. This is a 3 course meal and bottle of wine, per person, please request further details.

Further details outdoors:
There is plenty of space for ball games, badminton etc. or just relaxing with a book from our varied selection.
There are 2 pools on site which are shared between the 3 properties.
cycle hire available.

Further details

Smoking is not allowed inside the house, although allowed in the outside spaces.

Conditions

Sorry no pets,

Rental rates

Prices for group size 8
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
high season	1 Jul 09	1 Sep 09	800£  800	0-	0-	1 Week
all other times	1 Sep 09	1 Jul 10	500£  500	0-	0-	1 Week

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
mid season	1 May 08	30 Jun 08	250£  250	0-	0-	1 Week
high season	16 Aug 08	1 Sep 08	500£  500	0-	0-	1 Week
mid season	1 Sep 08	1 Nov 08	250£  250	0-	0-	1 Week

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

*** Short breaks at £20 per room per night ***

Guestbook

"A week was not enough, there's so many things to see and do" - Ms Kirby (2004)

"Hi Teresa, I just wanted to say thank you from us all for the use of the cottage over the last week. We all had a great week, and having somewhere quiet to retreat to after a hectic day was superb. So thank you again!!"- Matt (2005)

Hi Teresa, many thanks for your hospitality during our stay, we all had a fantastic time, incredibly relaxing..... Jamie (2006)

Many thanks for a very pleasant stay. Lovely, spacious house - helpful and friendly owners!........ a happy holiday, selina, geoff, keith,sylvie, emma jane and john, isaac and darren july 2007

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Contact details for home 4077 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	Teresa Geary
Tel:	+33 (0)5 62698753
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