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LANGUEDOC HOLIDAY RENTAL WITH SWIMMING POOL
OUVEILLAN, NEAR NARBONNE, BEZIERS, CARCASSONNE
LANGUEDOC FRANCE
Languedoc villa rental
Sleeps 8
Swimming pool
Garden
For the most part private and NOT overlooked
ADSL WI-FI Internet
Satellite TV (BBC, ITV, CH4, ETC) and French TV
Handicap accessible
Shops, café and restaurant in popular village
35 mins to Mediterranean beaches(Narbonne Plage)
Stay at this lovely villa, with 8m x 4m swimming pool, and lovely garden, not overlooked, with views
in Ouveillan, a pretty Aude village, near the Canal
du
Midi,
20
minutes
from Narbonne, and 35 mins from Mediterranean beaches.Access: Airports: Carcassonne (55 mins), Perpignan (55 mins), Montpellier (65 mins), Nimes (1h 35m), Beziers-Cap d'Agde (40 mins), Toulouse (1h 45m), Barcelona Girona (1h 45m). Railway: Narbonne (20 mins) - TGV connections to Paris, and all of France.
Villa La Grangette - Swimming Pool. Languedoc villa rental
DETAILS OF ACCOMMODATION
A driveway comes off the country road, into a shaded parking area for 3 to 4 cars. Above are gardens and orchard that are part of the property.
THE VILLA
The entrance has a covered porch, and enters into a small hallway with to one side a seperate WC, with washbasin, and an independant access door to a utility space (with washing machine) that opens into the swimming pool area. Next to the WC is Bedroom#1 with 2 single bunk beds, and clothes closet.
The small hallway opens into the large main living dining room with American kitchen, with floor to ceiling windows opening onto the terrace (that includes a glass sliding door, with mosquito screen).
In the main living room area, there are a number of couches, and easy chairs, tables. For entertainment there is a large screen TV with Satellite reception for English channels (BBC, ITV, CH4, etc), as well as DVD, CD, stereo radio systems.
In the dining area there is a sideboard, with electric heat tray as well as a large dining room table to seat 8.
The kitchen includes large working surfaces, as well as all the pans, cooking equipment for your needs. This includes dishwasher, microwave, sink, 4 ring gas hob, electric oven, coffee maker, water kettle. A window from the kitchen overlooks the pool area.
On the other side of the large living dining room opposite the windows opening onto the terrace, are 2 bedrooms. Bedroom#2 has a double murphy bed, with ample closet space. Bedroom#3 has 2 single beds, with bedside furniture. Bedroom#2 and Bedroom#3 have a bathroom between them with connecting doors. The bathroom is equipped with walk in shower, washbasin, and WC.
Bedroom#4 has a double bed, wall to ceiling closets, and has an adjoining bathroom, with shower stall, bathtub, double sinks, and WC. Bedroom#4 has independant glass french door (with anti mosquito screen) access to the terrace - perfect to enjoy the early morning and warm late evenings.
The house comes equipped with ADSL wifi internet, so you can work on your portable computable in the house or by the pool. There are also fly killing lamps to keep any flying insects at bay.
There is air-conditioning and central heating.
GARDEN AND SWIMMING POOL
The large terrace in front of the living dining main room is equipped with sun furniture including a large dining table to seat 8. There are sun parasols as well as a pull out roof blind. The terrace is practically private with views over the etang, with distant views of the Pyrenees.
A gat from the terrace opens onto the swimming pool enclosure . The swimming pool is 1.6m at the shallow end, and 2 m at the deep end and is 10m x 5m in an oval shape. There are steps into the pool at the shallow end, and children need to be supervised. Sun loungers, as well as flotation toys are available for guests use.
Gates, with steps, lead up and down, into the extensive gardens of this beautiful Languedoc villa for rent. The owner has taken great care with creating a lovely garden and orchard area. Chairs and other tables are situated throughout the garden for those that want to laze and sunbathe away from the swimming pool.
Kitchen with dining table
Kitchen
Television with UK, English, and French reception
Bedroom with 2 single beds
Double bedroom
Large terrace
Shaded garden and orchard, with swimming pool
Fete de Vendange in Ouveillan
Ouveillan church originates from the 11th Century
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OUVEILLAN
Ouveillan is lovely village just 20 minutes from Narbonne. It is situated on a brow of a hill, with a fine Roman church dating back to the 11 th century.
Neolithic tribesmen lived in the area 7000 years ago and was started as a retirement holiday home for a Roman Legion "Ovillius", growing grapes and olives in the 1st century AD (a hundred years after Narbonne was founded by the Romans).
With the devastation of Narbonne by the Vandals, and later the Visigoths, in the early 400 AD, Ovillianum changed rulers to the Visgoths. It grew from the original villa bulding to become a village. 300 years later the Arabs were occupiers for 50 years. A chapel was founded here in 1090, later to become the church of St John the Baptist. The village was burnt down by the British Black Prince in 1355
Gradually through the Wars of Religion, the French Revolution the village has become what it is today - a thriving living village. A village that boasts a Cave Cooperative that actively supports charity by sponsoring International Pop Music concerts each year in the Summer. A village that has theme based events in its streets from the Fete de Vendange in October, to Country and Western weekends, to Markets, and historic dramas played out in Fontcalvy a historic monument a short walk from the village, - a grange built in the 13th Century, by the Cistercian Abbey of Fontfroide.
The village boasts: 2 general food stores,
2 bakers, 1 butcher, 1 newsagent, 2 cafe/bars, 3 restaurants, a hairdresser, 2 doctors, dentist, drug store, and a number of wineries. Market days: Winter - Tuesday, Friday; Summer - Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday morning.
SURROUNDING
AREA
Just a few minutes drive to the north is the Canal du Midi that was built in the mid 1600s and runs from Toulouse to Sete. You will meet the canal at La Croisade, where there is an excellent restaurant - take a walk along the banks of the canal and enjoy! Further north, after 25 minutes drive you are in the heart
of the Minervois wine making region at the picturesque Cathar village
of Minerve. Perched on a rocky outcrop and approached by a bridge spanning
the gorge of the river Cesse it was the site of the famous siege and
martyrdom of the Cathar Parfaits by Simon de Montfort in 1210
One hour's drive to the west is the magnificent medieval walled Cité of Carcassonne
and beyond, towards the foothills and mountains of the Pyrenees are the
outstanding Cathar castles of Queribus and Peyrepertus rising out from
the peaks of the Corbieres.
Beziers and Narbonne are 2 sizable towns that are with 25 minutes
drive and provide grand cathedrals, museums, markets for the most
avid shopper, shopping centers, and numerous special events, concerts,
and fetes. Ten minutes further on are sandy Mediterranean beaches
that seemingly stretch for miles from Cap d'Agde to Gruissan Plage.
Activities from golf to water sports abound, as well as numerous
fine restaurants for dining, and exhilarating wine caves offering
scintillating wines for tasting and purchasing at very reasonable
prices.
ACCESS
Airports: Carcassonne (55 mins), Perpignan (55 mins), Montpellier (65
mins), Nimes (1h 35m), Beziers-Cap d'Agde (40 mins), Toulouse (1h 45m), Barcelona Girona (1h 45m). Railway: Narbonne (20 mins) - TGV connections to Paris, and all of France.
QUICK VACATION LANGUEDOC LINKS Ryanair - excellent air travel at Carcassonne, Beziers, Perpignan, Montpellier, Nimes to London, Bristol, Birmingham, Frankfurt, Liverpool, Dublin, Cork, Shannon, East Midlands, Brussels. Languedoc Properties for sale Boat Rentals France - Rent a boat on the Canal du Midi Airlinair - Fly from Beziers, to Paris or Corsica Flybe - Fly from Perpignan to Southampton |
VILLA LA GRANGETTE SLEEPS 8 SWIMMING POOL AIR CONDITIONING
Payment is based on £ GBP Value - € EUROS and $ US are only approximate.
Bed linen and towels are included in the price.
Rentals are Saturday to Saturday.
| WEEKLY RENTAL RATES 2010 (SATURDAY TO SATURDAY) | £ GBP | $ US | € Euro |
| 27 March - 29 May, 25 Sept - 30 Oct | £850 | $1360 | €940 |
| 29 May - 26 June, 28 Aug - 25 Sept | £1100 | $1760 | €1220 |
| 26 June - 28 Aug | £1500 | $2400 | €1660 |
CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL |
| Ouveillan, is well known for its Fete de Vendange in October, as well as its excellent cave cooperative, historic recreations, special music events during the Summer months! | |||||||
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