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Gite |3 bedrooms |Sleeps 9

Paziols in Tuchan

From £200 per week |  From £50 per night

4 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

4 out of 5

1 review | Write a review

Key info  Swimming pool, balcony/terrace, car advised, private garden, no pets allowed

About the home

Tastefully restored 400 year old village house in the pretty wine making village of Tuchan set amongst mountains, castles,vineyards and lavendar fields.

Located in the oldest part of the village, in a courtyard with several other houses, steps away from all amenities you could possibly need. This traditional french village location is an ideal base to explore the many attractions of South West France - Tuchan is on the 'route de vins' nestled amongst a chain of pretty wine making villages. The landscapes in this area are breathtaking and some of the most beautiful in France.

Tuchan has a large wine cave and education centre. The village has many walking and cycling treks and has rock climbing, paragliding and horseriding very close by.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The Gite has been sympathetically renovated retaining is original character , with wooden beams,stone floors and original wooden doors. This spacious gite is ideal for two families wanting to share.

Ground floor - Entrance hall,with utility area( washing machine and tumble dryer) leading to double bedroom with door out to private paved courtyard and morning room with table and chairs, Large shower room and separate washroom/ toilet.

1st floor - Large fully equipped kitchen with dining table leading to spacious living room with a gas stove, 2 sofas and large sofabed. Door out to a private furnished terrace (Seats 8) with steps down to a private courtyard.

2nd floor - Large double bedroom, ( with plenty of room for 3rd person to sleep), step up to the dressing room area and en suite. Door through to twin bedroom

Stand up fans,hairdryer and heaters in bedrooms. Gas stove available ( gas extra cost - 15 euros a canister)

There are a selection of DVDs, CDs,books, local area guides, indoor and outdoor games available for your entertainment.

Further details outdoors:
The house is situated off the road within a gated courtyard. The house is 3 storey and the exterior is full of character with its original wooden shutters.

At the back of the house there is a private wooden decked terrrace with wooden dining furniture (seats 8), stairs lead down to private paved courtyard with mature palm tree and shaded morning room with table and chairs.

There is ample parking near the gates of the courtyard.

Further details

Change over days are flexible.

Optional extras -

Airport pick up can be arranged.

Private French lessons with qualified teacher (30 euros an hour for unlimited number of pupils)

Rock climbing expeditions accompanied by fully qualified instuctor ( English)

Please note that 9th bed is a foldaway bed suitable for a child under 11

A travelcot and portable highchair is available for small infants

A gas heater is available and gas can be purchased from the local shop at 15euros a canister.

Conditions

Please note there will be an additional cleaning charge of 50 euros for families over 6 people

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Living room leading to outside decked area

 

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Kitchen

 

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The vineyards 5 minutes walk

 

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Bedroom ground floor

The Languedoc-Roussillon / Aude region

From breathtaking views of snow capped mountain ranges in winter to lavendar fields and vineyards in summer. This area is totally unspoilt with ancient castles, abbeys,natural springs, gorges and pretty rivers.

With over 300 days of Mediterrenean sunshine Tuchan’s excellent location makes it ideal place to holiday all year round. Nearby Perpignan, Carcassonne, Narbonne, Montpellier and Nimes are beautiful large cities/towns offering lots of culture, historical buildings, great cuisine and shopping.

The area has numerous excellent sandy beaches within 45 mins drive. The quaint seaside town of Collioure and the beautiful white sands of canet Plage are 45 - 55mins drive and are well worth a visit.

Perpignan the closest large town is 40 mins drive. With a pretty river running through the centre, lined with cafe bars its a great place for the gentlemen to sit and have a beer whilst the ladies shop in the wide range of shops.

The Pyrenees are only just over an hours drive. Here you will find lots of outdoor activities including mountain biking, whitewater rafting,sailing and thermal spa's.

The enchanting town of Carcassonne is an hours drive with its fortified village full of cafes,shops and street entertainment. Carcassonne has a music festival in July with many famous UK artists.

Narbonne about 45 mins away is a lovely French town with lots to do including a beach and great activity centre called L'espace de liberty which has an Olympic size pool, slides, ice rink, bowling alley, bar and great self service buffet.

The Spanish border is about 50 minutes away and Barcelona 2.5 hours away.

Andorra is a 2.5 hours scenic drive taking you to the haven of duty free shops and popular ski resorts of soldeu and pas de las casa

From June - September Tuchan has quite a few festivals in the village square. These include food and wine festivals where the whole town eat in the square and the villagers sell local produce. Dog shows and circus's occasionally visit Tuchan.

There are a number of nearby villages which have local weekly markets and most weeks small markets visit Tuchan.

The Tuchan / Paziols area

Tuchan not a particularly large village but has everything you could possibly need ;

- Grocery shop (open 7 days a week)
- 5 restaurants ( within 10 mins walk) -note 2 closed from Nov -May
- Village outdoor pool (high season only)
- Tennis
- Bakery
-Medical centre andpharmacy
- Bank and Cash point
- Post office
- Butchers
- Tourist information
-Pottery and art shop
- Petrol station ( outskirts)
- Weekly outdoor markets visit the village square.
- Wine caves and visitors centre
- River swimming area
- Quad biking through the vineyards
- Boules
- Volley ball and children's play area in the village square
- Camp site - Lapierre( 10mins walk with lovely pool, volleyball. good restaurant and bar, twice weekly entertainment in high season)- The owner is very friendly and happy for local villagers to use his facilities -open May - Sept

The locals in Tuchan are very friendly and hospitable.

Tuchan is well know for its wine (Fitou being one) and there are many activities throughout the year to celebrate this. If you are a wine connisieur this is the village to base yourself , right in the heart of wine country with the large newly refurbished Mont Tauch wine cave and education centre only 5 mins walk away.

Some very good traditional local restaurants and cafes within walking distance.

Nearby there is Rock climbing, walking and cycling treks,fishing, quad bikes.paragliding and horseriding.

Local attractions include Tautavel ( prehistoric man museum), Chateau d'aguillar, white water rafting (Axat), Many wine caves, African Reserve, Little Yellow train through the breathtaking Pyreeness mountains and ski -ing within 1hr 40mins.

How to get there

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BMIBaby to Perpignan (35 min drive)

Ryanair from most UK airports to Carcassonne (1 hr drive) , Beziers( 1 hr drive), Gerona (1 hr 30 mins), Toulouse ( 2hrs), Nimes (2hrs), Montpellier (1 hr 50mins), Barcelona (2.5 hrs)

Thompsonfly, Easyjet, Jet 2, Flybe,BMI Baby

Nearest large port Marseille

Drive from Calais is approx 12 hours. Tolls cost about 80 euros each way dependant on route

Activities near Tuchan

Reviews

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31 Aug 2011

“A four hundred year old Gite immaculately renovated” Ideal location if you want to stay in a traditional French village close to Carcassone environs. The village offers all amenities, and the Gite is within meters of these, such as supermarket, bakery and butcher. There is excellent wine tasting within walking distance. The locals are friendly and accommodating. If you like walking or cycling it is a paradise, the landscape is rugged and stunning.

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A taste of the real France, spacious & comfortable accommodation, lovely village, great wine and some great restaurants. I can't wait to return in October with more of my friends! Margaret Wall, Cheshire

I can't believe that in January we could travel 45 mins and have glass of wine overlooking the med and then the next day travel 1.30 to have a glass of wine at the top of the Ski slopes -amazing what a contrast -what a place !Lots to do even in winter. The McCarthy family, Manchester

We had a great experience in Tuchan! We really enjoyed the French village life. We did enjoy meeting Eva, Marco (and baby) and were very happy to purchase a painting (from Marco) of one of your cathar castles, We went to a festival in Cucugnan; the wine festival in Tuchan (with a great evening concert!) dinner at the restaurant in Paziols was awesome, we went there twice and met the chef "Patrick" who was very kind to us and told us where to go when we got to Paris. The waiter was also incredibly sweet. You should definitely check it out. . We went to Sunday mass in Durban and happened to spend time with two wonderful families from Ireland (with second homes in Durban). We had a lovely time in Carcassonne. We also had a fabulous time at Collioure, Canet Plage and Port Leucate. We went to the Mont Tauch wine cave a few times and bought boxed wine to bring home as souvenirs. We swam at your village pool; ate at the Hostel restaurant (lovely owners) and had lunch at the campsite pool/restaurant. We visited the boulangerie daily! My daughter played in the park behind the school and my mom and I took one of the lovely walks that you recommended. K Ascione & family New York

A lovely house and what a wonderful setting. Tastefully restored, retaining charcacter of former times. Spotlessly clean . M Lohan, Dublin, Ireland

Thanks! We had a lazy lovely holiday and made use of the pools every day - the boys fave part! Great wine, we had a local bottle every day, loved the muscat. The house was really comfy and had everything we needed. S Holloway and family Suffolk.

Loved the house. So many places to see and things to do. Enjoyed all the local restaurants especially Relais d'agulair - the views were fantastic , food excellent and good service.- hence why we have re booked for June ,Mr and Mrs Mcdonald- Smith, Warrington

The landscape around here is spectacular with gorges and castles and the Pyrenees not far away. The lovely Collioure is a short drive away down on the coast, with endless miles of sandy beach stretching away from Perpignan. We would recommend this region over Provence... an unspoiled taste of southern France.
The house itself is spacious and prettily decorated, making the most of its simple and traditional appeal, and with comfortable bathroom and efficient kitchen. There's Sky TV if you're feeling homesick. Jackie and Andy have made a comfortable hideaway here and provided lots of local information about what there is to enjoy.
We found it a great place to get away and relax. S Moran Hay on Wye, Wales

Rental prices

Prices for group size 2
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
winter	1 Nov 11	23 Dec 11	280£ 280	0-	0-	1 Week
Xmas	23 Dec 11	4 Jan 12	275£ 275	0-	0-	1 Week
winter	4 Jan 12	1 May 12	300£ 300	5050	5050	4 Nights
spring	1 May 12	30 Jun 12	375£ 375	5555	5555	4 Nights
summer	30 Jun 12	1 Sep 12	495£ 495	7070	7070	5 Nights

Prices for group size 9
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
winter	1 Nov 11	23 Dec 11	300£ 300	5555	5555	4 Nights
Xmas	23 Dec 11	4 Jan 12	390£ 390	0-	0-	1 Week
winter special	4 Jan 12	13 Jan 12	200£ 200	0-	0-	1 Week
Winter	13 Jan 12	1 May 12	285£ 285	5555	5555	4 Nights
spring	1 May 12	30 Jun 12	395£ 395	6060	6060	4 Nights
summer 2012	30 Jun 12	2 Sep 12	500£ 500	7575	7575	5 Nights
Autumn 2012	2 Sep 12	1 Nov 12	395£ 395	0-	0-	1 Week
Nov 2012	1 Nov 12	23 Dec 12	295£ 295	0-	0-	1 Week
Xmas 2012	23 Dec 12	6 Jan 13	390£ 390	0-	0-	1 Week

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

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

30% Deposit ( transferable but non refundable)

Payment by cheque, bank transfer through PAYPAL (free) - or debit and credit card through paypal( 3.4% charge). Please note this charge is payable by the guest.

Arrival dates are flexible. Take advantage of cheaper weekday flights.

Balance of rental and refundable breakages deposit of £100(subject to satisfactory property inspection) required 8 weeks before arrival.

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3 years listed You are contacting Antony Warburton Landline +44 01925 729779 Mobile +44 0774 8118538 Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2008. This gite has received 1 review from previous guests.