Le Domaine, Beziers – 4 Bedroom domaine house with swimming pool and fenced garden area
 The accommodation is over two floors, with a stepped entrance to the front porch area, a large dining room lounge with open fireplace greets visitors on the ground floor, with a separate fully fitted shaker kitchen with electric oven, hob, microwave, dishwasher, washing machine, dryer as well as all the crockery, cutlery, plates and utensils. There is also a fridge with small freezer compartment, coffee maker, teapot, etc. Off the rear of the lounge there is a double bedroom to one side, and a door at the opposite end leads through to an inner hall, with a large bedroom off with double bed and also bunk beds, for up to four people, an ideal childrens room. There is also a rear family bathroom with WC. There are electric radiators upstairs and mains central heating downstairs as well of course as the lounge fireplace.Upstairs there are two double bedrooms with both having access to the front balcony overlooking the garden and fields. There is a also a shower room with WC. The area is famous for its Cathar history and the town of Beziers if full of events from March to November as well as the Christmas market. The main event being the Feria over 5 days around the 11th August each year, which is based on Spanish and Occitan culture and as well as the corrida, includes flamenco dancing, free street concerts and street parades as well as a free horse show. Others include in May the Medieval festival around the weekend in Mid May and events based on the wine and history of the regions, Beziers being the old wine capital of the Languedoc and having been occupied over the centuries by Greeks and Romans. The Canal du Midi and its 9 locks area are well worth visiting, as are the cathedral area and the plateau in front has panoramic views to the Pyrennees. The long sandy beaches are just a few minutes drive at Vendres, Valras Plage as well as Portiragnes and a quieter beach is available at Serignan plage. The Orb river also runs passed the town and the valley further up can be explored including some of the villages offering canoeing and rafting, near Murviels at Reals, or Roquebrun further upstream. |
 The town of Beziers also has its markets, with Friday being the main day. There are three outdoor markets, the main flower market being on a Friday in the Allees Paul Riquet, the towns centre with its tree lined pedestrian area. There is also a food market, a small but very popular affair on Fridays in the Place d’Angers on the Rue Frederic Mistral and a busy clothing and general goods market that occupies the Place du Mars and the nearby streets, both a short walk from the Allees. The town abounds with restaurants including for those who need it two Michelin star restaurants, as well as café’s, theatres and shops. Valras as well as having good beaches, offers in the summer free evening concerts that attract large crowds.The property is also well located for exploring the Languedoc region and the Mediterraneans sandy beaches as well of course for the mountains, lakes and rivers of the Languedoc National Park. The Olive mills at Bize Minervois and Clerment L’Herault are within 30 minutes drive, there are more wines to taste than you possibly could try this being part of the worlds largest wine region with Faugeres and St Chinian wines of particularly good quality. There is fishing on the river, windsurfing on the Lac du Salagou or on the Mediterranean, an 18 hole golf course in Beziers and Agde, canoeing, horse riding, bike hire and of course plenty to visit. These include the walled city of Carcassone and hour’s drive away, Pezenas and its cobbleds streets with its large popular Saturday market, the Pont du Gard about 2 hours drive and Barcelona is just 3 hours drive, crossing the border on the Pyrenees Mountains. The largest road bridge in the world is at Millau in the Tarn valley and within an hour and half’s drive. And of course we haven’t mentioned all the Cathar castles and villages to enjoy. |
Access via airports at Montpellier, Beziers, Perpignan, Carcassone and Nimes for international UK and European flights as well as further afield via Barcelona, Girona and Toulouse. All are within a few hours and most within an hour and a half. Montpellier and Beziers under and hour. There are trains to Beziers with TGV connection to Paris via Beziers (4 hours). A car is recommended.Rental is subject to completion and return of booking form with payment in advance – please contact us for details of availability and methods of payment. No smoking or pets are permitted in the property. Prices include all bed linen and towels (not beach towels) and an end of stay clean. Prices are per week with a minimum weekly stay and Saturday to Saturday in peak season with flexible changeover dates outside of July and August. Low season is January to April and October to December at 840 Euros, Mid season is May, June and September at 1440 Euros per week and Peak season July and August is 2280 Euros per week. There is a refundable security deposit of 300 Euros. |
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