Tuchan holiday townhouse rental with walking, internet access, telephone, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Old Carpenter's Workshop (townhouse)

Home description

Beautifully restored house, oak beamed throughout with ground floor kitchen/dining room and cloakroom/ second WC, middle floor with 3 twin bedrooms and bathroom and top floor sitting room with views of Pyrenees.

Sunny secluded south facing courtyard garden with built-in barbecue, table for alfresco dining and sun-loungers.

Pretty working village produces local Fitou wine also marketed as Village du Sud wines by Mont Tauch cave cooperative, currently being extended to include a visitor centre. All essential shops, bar/café, bank with cash machine, pharmacy, tabac, PO, restaurants and swimming pool (summer) in the village.

Spectacular countryside. Corbières hills with gorges and hill-top Cathar castles. Within easy driving distance of the coast , the Pyrenees, Perpignan and Carcassonne. Great rambling, cycling and horse-riding country.

Room with a view	Kitchen/Diner
View south-west from Grenier

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The Languedoc-Roussillon / Aude region

The Languedoc-Roussillon region comprises five departments and the house is in Aude close to the border with Pyrenees-Orientale the two southernmost departments.

The region is is one of the sunniest in France and along its 150 mile coastline are miles of sandy beaches backed by a hinterland rising up to the foothlls of the Pyrenees in the south. As well as the major towns of Montpellier, Nimes, Perpignan and Carcasonne, all of which are full of character, there is plenty of wild countryside.

Tuchan area

You can visit the local hill-top Cathar castle, Chateau d'Aguilar, and even more interesting to visit are Queribus (just past Cucugnan) and Peyrepertuse. The fortified town of Carcassonne is close enough for a day out; visit Lagrasse on the way out/back (medieval town centre and Abbey). Fontfroide Abbey and the cities of Narbonne and Perpignan are worth a visit.

The local gorges on the way to Cucugnan and especially the Gorges de Galamus (park and visit the Hermitage) north of St Paul de Fenouillet are spectacular. South towards Estagel are good views of the Pyrenees, especially in the winter. The highest peak is Pic de Canigou (the peak which can be seen from the top floor of the house on a clear day). You can drive to the Pyrenees in 2 hours to visit the fortified town of Villefranche de Conflent and ride on the 'Little Yellow Train';

The nearest beaches are one hour away. The most direct route to the beaches is the mountain road that goes through to Bacares or alternatively drive to Perpignan and to Canet or further south to the picturesque village of Collioure.

There is a safari park in Sigean and Tautavel has a museum for the 'Oldest Man in Europe' (the bones of Tautavel Man found nearby are estimated to be 450,000 years old).

In the winter the ski resorts (Font Romeu, Les Angles) are close enough for a day's skiing.

How to get there

Perpignan (½ hour drive) Ryanair from a number of UK airports or Flybe from Southampton, Birmingham.

Carcassonne (1 hour drive) Ryanair from Stansted, Dublin

Montpellier (2 hours drive) Ryanair from Stansted and GB Airways from Gatwick

Toulouse (2½ hours drive) Easyjet from Gatwick; bmi from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and bmibaby from East Midlands and Cardiff; Flybe from Birmingham, Bristol; British Airways from Gatwick.

Girona (2 hours drive) Ryan Air from Luton, Gatwick, Bristol, Bournemouth, East Midlands, Liverpool, Blackpool, Glasgow, Dublin, Shannon.

Driving: can be done in a day but it is 10-12 hours from Calais so an overnight stop is recommended . How about the scenic route via the spectacular new bridge at Millau.

Activities near Tuchan

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Ground Floor:-
Kitchen/Diner equipped with large combination microwave/oven. Gas/electric hob. Sink and dishwasher & refrigerator. Terracotta tiled floor and tiled dining table and work-surfaces. Electric wall heater. Well equipped for cooking, eating and drinking. French window onto courtyard.
Cloakroom, WC and washbasin.
Understairs Storage, washing machine.

First Floor:-
3 double bedrooms (twin beds). Chest of drawers and electric fans in each room, TV/video in front bedroom, cot available. Tiled bathroom, bath fitted with shower, washbasin & WC.

Grenier (top floor):-
Light through sitting room with bed/setee, rattan suite and a TV/video/DVD and a large library of videos, DVDs and books. Views over the vineyards to the Pyrenees (Mount Canigou).

Further details outdoors:
Courtyard
Sunny paved courtyard garden, south facing and totally secluded. Dining table, chairs and umbrella, sun-loungers, built-in barbecue, outside light.

Further details

English speaking representative available on hand for queries/emergencies.

One ladies and one gents mountain bike is provided for guests. If you just want to chill out without a car and explore on foot or bike then speak to the owners about transport from Perpignan or Carcasonne airports.

Like most village centre houses the property fronts onto the road and this has only short term parking available. Ample parking is available just around the corner facing the gendarmerie.

Please note that the property has not been set-up to be toddler proof.

Conditions

25% of rental fee to secure booking.
Balance of rental and refundable (subject to satisfactory property inspection) breakages deposit of £100 required 6 weeks before arrival.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Spring	17 May 08	1 Jun 08	350£  350	6060	6060	3 Nights
Early Summer	1 Jun 08	1 Jul 08	420£  420	7070	7070	3 Nights
High Summer	1 Jul 08	1 Sep 08	490£  490	8080	8080	4 Nights
Late Summer	1 Sep 08	1 Oct 08	420£  420	7070	7070	3 Nights
Autumn	1 Oct 08	1 Nov 08	350£  350	6060	6060	3 Nights
Low Season	1 Nov 08	1 May 09	245£  245	4545	4545	3 Nights

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

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
Linen and towels included.

Availability notes

To see availability please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/58882

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To contact this owner please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/58882

Contact details for home 58882 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	John and Linda Morris
Tel:	+44 (0)1452 612477
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