La Jolie Maison - Vernet les B

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Villa |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 7

Vernet les Bains in Languedoc-Roussillon

From £250 per week |  From £56 per night

1 night minimum stay

Changeover flexible

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

About the home

Vernet Les Bains nestles at the foot of Mount Canigou. This spa and arboretum village is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings, or to explore the varied attractions and activities of the Pyrenees Orientales.

This lovely villa is peacefully situated, only five minutes walk from either the centre of Vernet or the local swimming pool complex, tennis courts and children's play area. The charming village of Vernet has a colourful market three times weekly, shops, restaurants, thermal spa and parks.

The ski resorts of Font Romeu and Les Angles are less than an hours drive away as are Mediterranean beaches, water-parks and golf-courses.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The double bed is king sized. One of the single beds is a camping (folding) bed suitable for a child.

The spacious villa has a comfortable living/dining area. French windows lead onto the south-facing terrace and private gardens, pleasantly shaded by mature trees. It is perfect for relaxed outdoor dining, while looking at the views of Mount Canigou. The villa is comfortably furnished and is supplied with games, CD’s and DVDs. TV is also available (English channels BBC, ITV etc).

A travel cot can be arranged for those with young children. There will be an additional charge, please enquire.

The toilet is sparate from the bathroom.

Further details outdoors:
There is a private, mature garden to enjoy with patio furniture including sun loungers.

The property has its own garage for secure parking. For further security, the property can only be accessed through a private electronic gate.

Further details

Central heating is available at an extra cost if required in cooler months.
Other utilities costs are included in the rental price.

Conditions

Deposit of 25% required to secure booking.

Balance and a refundable security deposit of £100 (150€) is due 1 month before your holiday starts.

Security deposit will be refunded within 7 days of your departure providing the villa is left in a good condition.

Strictly no smoking and no pets, sorry.

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View from our garden

 

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View from our front door - Mount Canigou

 

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Our terrace - looking towards back garden, lovely for al fresco meals.

 

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Vernet Les Bains

The Languedoc-Roussillon / Pyrenees-Orientales region

5 minutes drive from Vernet-les-Bains is the fortified village of Villefranche de Conflent, with many restaurants serving traditional Catalan cuisine and a variety of craft and gift shops in its narrow streets. Above the town is Fort Liberia, which can be reached by a long, underground staircase going up inside the hill. There are also the limestone caves of Les Grottes de Canalettes, with sound and light shows in the summer months. Villefranche is the starting point for the Little Yellow Train, which takes you on a spectacular journey up the Tet valley to the mountains and ski resorts near the Spanish border.

For art and music lovers, the Pyrenees Orientales has much to offer. Picasso, Dali, Matisse and Chagal all spent time here, and there are modern art museums in Céret, Collioure and Perpignan which have exhibitions throughout the year. The Pablo Casals music festival is held in and around Prades during the summer, which attracts top-class international musicians, and a jazz festival in Perpignan, as well as many smaller music and dance events in local villages.

You can visit the Romanesque abbeys of St. Martin du Canigou and St. Michel de Cuxa, the Perfume Tower in Mosset, or travel a little further to see the Cathar castles of Perypeteuse, Queribus and Carcassonne.
Around an hour's drive away are the wide sandy beaches of St-Cyprien, Argeles, and Canet, where you can swim, wind-surf and scuba-dive, or enjoy water-parks, golf, go-carting and other attractions.

If you wish to avoid the hustle and bustle of the coast , bathing may be enjoyed at the lake in Vinca, local natural rock pools or the thermal spas of St. Thomas-les-Bains. The area has many nature reserves for bird-watching, painting, photography and hiking.

For the more energetic, there is an adventure park 15 minutes drive away in Marquixanes, which has forest aerial rope courses to suit all ages, and which organises canyoning,canoeing and white-water rafting. There are also opportunities for paragliding, mountain-biking and climbing.

Languedoc is also famous for its Cathar castles which can be found nearby, as is the famous Cite of Carcassone. The beautiful Canal Du Midi bisects this area.

For those with a taste for wine, this region provides some of the best in France, the Medoc being a particular favourite.

The ski resorts of Font Romeu and Les Angles are also close by, these have famously been used as training camps for Olympic athletes.

Further afield are the coastal resorts of the Cote Vermeille and the Costa Brava, with Barcelona within striking distance by car or train.

The Vernet les Bains area

Located on the slopes of Mt Canigou, there is a range of activities which will suit all tastes. Exploring Romanesque abbeys, Cathar castles and limestone caves, enjoying thermal spas, or sightseeing on the "Little Yellow Train".

The area is rich in mountains and gorges, you can climb Mount Canigou (or take a 4x4 jeep to nearer the summit!), or enjoy gentler walks in the area. On the river you can canoe or go white water rafting.

Adventure parks can be found locally, as well as horse-riding, mountain-biking, and water-sports on the nearby lake. The area is also ideal for bird-watching, painting, photography and fishing.

Vernet is famous as a spa town, with its own thermal spa and fitness centre, offering aquagym, jacuzzis, sauna, steam room, massage and fitness room.

Vernet is also a Village-Arboretum, with over 1,500 trees in the village, of which some 200 species have been identified and listed. There is also a geological museum, with a fine collection of over 10,000 specimens, including crystals and fossils.

The village is dominated by the restored castle and the church of St. Saturnin, reached through the winding streets of the old village. Guided visits are available in the summer months.

As a contrast, Vernet also has its own Casino, set in delightful parkland.

There are a wide range of shops and amenities to be found around the village square. These include restaurants, cafe-bars, a news-agent, butchers, bakers, chemists, Post Office, gift shops, banks with ATM and a hairdressers. Markets are held three times a week, selling local cheeses, wine, olives, sausages, as well as fruit and vegetables, fish and seafood, clothes and jewellery. Anything else may be bought from the supermarket on the edge of the village. In addition, Prades is a 10 minute drive away with 2 large hypermarkets and a popular Tuesday market.

Activities in Vernet include the large swimming pool complex with one indoor pool (open in the winter) and three outdoor pools (paddling, children's pool and deep pool with diving board) a new aqua slide was added in 2011, three tennis courts, boulodrome and children's playground- which are all within a 2 minute walk of the villa. There are also horse-riding stables at the end of our street.

Other activities close by..... 5km up the valley in Casteil is a small mountain zoo..... popular river pools in the Rotja river near Sahorre. You can walk from the villa to scenic spots such as the waterfalls of the Cascades des Anglais or climb Mount Canigou (4x4 trips can be arranged in the village).

The tourist information office in the village square can provide details of local walks and the busy programme of entertainments in the summer months.

Local festivals include the "Belle Epoque" festival in May, which recreates the period in the 1840's when Rudyard Kipling and the cream of English society flocked to the spa, casino and hotels of the village, the Festival of the Fires of the Night of St.John (June 23rd), the Canigou mountain race (August 5th), the Festival of Trees (October), and the Festival of St. Saturnin (November).

How to get there

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You can fly to Perpignan, Beziers, Girona (Spain), Carcassonne, Montpellier, Toulouse or Barcelona (in order of closeness) via the low-cost airlines - Ryanair, Easyjet, Flybe, BMIBaby or with British Airways or Air France.

Vernet-les-Bains is about 40 minutes from Perpignan and 1 hours 30 mins from Girona airport.

All major car rental agencies have a desk at all the airports.

-By train- TGV ( 8 1/2 hours) London to Perpignan, then local train to Villefranche de Conflent (then a 10 minute taxi ride or a 15 minute bus ride to Vernet-les-Bains)

It is even possible to put your car on the train as far as Narbonne, then drive from there.

-By car- approximately 12 hours from Calais by autoroute.

Please ask for advice if needed.

We supply full directions from wherever you arrive.

Activities near Vernet les Bains

Guestbook for La Jolie Maison - Vernet les B

"We enjoyed a glorious honeymoon in your holiday home" - Martin - Newcastle.

"Loved the breathtaking scenery" - Mrs M - Gateshead

"A beautiful holiday home, it was the perfect way to enjoy Xmas " - Paul

"Enjoyed fantastic skiing" - Ms P - Oxford

"Your accommodation in Vernet les Bains was everything it promised to be, we had a really wonderful holiday"

Rental prices

Prices for group size 7
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Low	15 Nov 11	17 Dec 11	250£ 250	5656	5656	Flexible
Christmas/New Year	17 Dec 11	7 Jan 12	375£ 375	7474	7474	Flexible
Low	7 Jan 12	31 Mar 12	250£ 250	5656	5656	Flexible
Spring	31 Mar 12	23 Jun 12	350£ 350	7070	7070	Flexible
Summer	23 Jun 12	8 Sep 12	475£ 475	8888	8888	Flexible
Autumn	8 Sep 12	27 Oct 12	350£ 350	7070	7070	Flexible
Low	27 Oct 12	22 Dec 12	250£ 250	5656	5656	Flexible
Christmas/New Year	22 Dec 12	5 Jan 13	375£ 375	7474	7474	Flexible

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

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

Refundable £100 (150€) security deposit required with final balance payment.

We can accept payments direct to our bank in Sterling or Euros (No handling charge) by cheque (£10 handling charge) or by PayPal using your credit or debit card (4% handling charge). If you wish to pay by any other currency or method, please ask.

There will be a charge of £50 per week for heating in the winter months (1st November- 30th April).

Bed linen and towels are charged at £15 per double and £7.50 per single. (If required)

One Bath towel and one hand towel are provided per person, please bring your own towels for the beach, swimming and sunbathing.

Availability

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