Charmingly restored 19th century village house — Property 8126

Charmingly restored 19th century village house

Charmingly restored 19th century village house. Villelongue is a small, peaceful, medieval village surrounded by hills, vineyards and sunflower fields, where life is going in a friendly and genuine atmosphere away from touristy high-roads. The village is a rural, truly relaxing resort where to enjoy numerous local attractions and activities; Being in the heart of the Cathar region you are also in easy reach to numerous spectacular historic sights, as the famous Medieval Cite of Carcasonne, to the Mediterranean, the Pyrenees and Andorra. The house is a tastefully renovated stone-house, where exposed timber-beans, titled floors and sand-stone-walls have preserved all its ancient charm. On the ground-floor a spacious combined living room kitchen with a big fireplace, a stove, a big table for meals, and a fully equipped kitchen. There you also find a laundry-room with shower and a toilette. On the first floor there are 3 bedrooms and a big bathroom.

Location Limoux /Villelongue Villelongue-d'Aude < Limoux area < Aude < Languedoc-Roussillon < France

Availability for the house in Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Last updated on:

Monday, 19 May 2008

Changeover day:

Saturday

Rental rates for the house in Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

^*Please Note: The owner of this property accepts payment in the original currency specified, before use of conversion tool. The conversion tool is provided for your convenience only. The owner may accept other currencies if specifically agreed in advance.

Notes to the rental rates

• Contact owner for periods not mentioned above, or for long-term rental. We will charge for electricity, heating in March-April if needed.
  
• Late booking discount in august and September.
  

Accommodation and Facilities for the house in Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Notes to the rental rates

A reduction is offered for the second week. Interesting rates for 3 weeks and more. For long term-renting. Please contact the owner for a special agreement. 25% deposit( non refundable) is required to secure the booking. The balance is payable 8 weeks prior to arrival. A Damage Deposit of 200 Eur. is required. It should be sent by cheque at the same time as your final payment. I t will be held in case of no damage and returned to you by post after departure. Electricity is included in summer. From Oct. 1st - May 31st electricity will be charged at cost based on meter reading. Cleaning; Guests are asked to leave the house and its contents in the same clean state as they found it at arrival. If you prefer not to clean the house before departure , we can bring in local cleaners for an additional charge of 60 Eur. If you are unable to clean the house before departure you will be charged by the same 60 Eur. Bed linen and towels are included and washed after your departure.

Activities around

On every hilltop around you will find small villages like Villelongue, still untouched by modern tourism. Here you can enjoy local attractions like visiting caves with wine tasting, music-festivals and local fêtes-de-villages with open-air dances and meals. Almost every day  in one of the villages  you will find a market with fresh vegetables and cheeses from the area, traditional specialities and handicraft. In the medieval town of Mirepoix, with its half-timbered houses facing the square, there is much appreciated market on Mondays, really worth visiting. In only 10min drive you have the small town of Limoux with its charming `piazza´ with cafés, restaurants and all sorts of shops. For walking, cycling and horse riding there are wonderful paths just out-doors, through a shifting, rolling landscape of wine-yards, hills and mountains. In 25 min drive you have Lake of Montbel for swimming and wind-surfing. Nearby Thesra are also swimming pools with spring-water.

Sightseeing, historical,

In only an hours drive you have the long beaches of the Mediterranean and fishing ports as Sête, Agde and Collioure, the montaines of the Pyrenees and Andorra. The area is rich on historical sites, like the many Cathar-castels with its amazing history. Rennes- les -Chateaux - for example - is one of the inspirations for the novel The Da Vinci Code. The famous Medivial City of Carcasonne is well-known and also held a famous International Festival in July with theatre, dance and concerts. Worth-visiting is also the prehistoric Grottes de Niaux.