Large Country house near Carcassonne sleeps 10 with gardens and swimming-pool

Large Country house near Carcassonne sleeps 10 with gardens and swimming-pool .Holiday farm houses for rent in South of France. Gites to let in Southern France.

Large Country house near Carcassonne sleeps 10 with gardens and swimming-pool Holiday farm houses for rent in South of France. Gites to let in Southern France.

La Florette is a large country house on 2 floors, sleeping 10 people (+ cot) in 2 double and 3 twin bedrooms. The large private swimming-pool is 11 x 5 ms., with a paddling-pool. The house has a front terrace, lawn and field, together with a back garden. 2 barbecues. There is ample secure parking space. La Florette is situated 100 yards from the river Aude and 8 miles east of Carcassonne in the Minervois plain.

The ground floor comprises a large, south-facing living-room with beamed ceiling; satellite TV, radio/CD/cassette, many books & cassettes, telephone, comfortable seating. The adjacent dining-room seats 10 people with ease. Its doors open on to the front terrace and lawn. The kitchen is all-electric with a 4-ring electric double-oven cooker, microwave, dishwasher, ample fridge space. The kitchen door leads out to the back garden. There is a large double bedroom on the ground floor, and a separate w.c. and washbasin.

The first floor has the other double bedroom with shower and washbasin en suite; and three twin bedrooms. There is a bathroom with bath, shower, bidet and washbasin; a separate w.c.; and a shower-room with a shower, basin and w.c. The washing-machine is located in this shower-room, and a second washing-machine is accessible elsewhere on the premises. The double bedrooms look towards the back garden and the river; the twin rooms look over the lawn towards Mt. Alaric and the Corbières hills.

The front terrace leads on to the lawn which is surrounded by mature trees. There is a separate dining area with outside lighting under a pergola near a barbecue. Beyond the lawn, the swimming-pool is set in its own enclosed, landscaped area, some yards away from the house for safety. It is securely fenced, not overlooked, and it is reserved for the exclusive use of visitors to La Florette. It is 11 x 5 ms., with a paddling-pool and cascade in one corner. There is a wide patio around the pool with ample seating. Beyond the pool there is a field for ball games.

La Florette is well decorated, furnished and equipped throughout. Linen and towels are provided free, except for sunbathing and lying on the beach. The house is centrally heated. Electricity and heating are free in the late spring, summer and early autumn. Heating costs are negotiated at other times. We send keys to you in advance.

There is an excellent golf course at Carcassonne. The city also offers good facilities for most sports, especially tennis. Water-sports are available further upstream on the R. Aude at Quillan and Axat. There are opportunities for horse-riding in the Corbières and on the lower slopes of the Pyrenees. Numerous ski slopes exist in the higher Aude valley around Font Romeu and Les Angles in the Cardagne. The Montagne Noire to the north and the Corbières hills to the south offer good walking country, strenuous or otherwise. At the time of writing, bicycles may be hired locally.

There are several excellent restaurants in Carcassonne itself and many more in the surrounding area. You will find most of them written up by earlier visitors in the house’s travel journal. Good open-air markets are held at least once a week at Carcassonne, Lezignan, Mirepoix and Revel, and the frequent village jumble sales ‘vide-greniers’ bring out a huge range of wares with many bargains.

The Minervois enjoys the Mediterranean climate with dry, warm summers and mild winters. For house-hunters it offers a variety of small villages in the plain or on the hillsides, each with its own character and community.

La Florette may be seen on the website: www.southoffrancegites.co.uk

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