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Tastefully Restored & Charming Stone House with Studio and Pool...
Walk to your every necessity! Or, take the short 25 minute drive to the beaches, or stay home by your private pool. It is your choice! This old stone home benefits from a sunny location and is situated in the heart of a preserved French village in the Gard, Languedoc Roussillon region of the south of France.
The home has been beautifully renovated and tastefully finished and furnished in 2002 by an Interior Designer. Equipped with modern conveniences, the old traditional charm and simple characteristics have been maintained. Book in Mid August when the village is alive with the "Fete," and watch first hand the running of the bulls! Tourists are a comfortable ten kilometers in any direction but not out your front door.
The main house and the studio apartment can be rented separately or together (making the pool private) to sleep 11 to 13 people. All Facilities provided in both the House and Apartment are listed under " Amenities" Here you will find a few extras:
* Beach toys and beach towels.
* Voltage transformers (110V-220V) available.
* 3 blowdryers and one curling iron in the house, no need to pack yours
* Arrangements may be made for most additional request by simple advance notice.
Outside:
* Swimming Pool with security alarm.
* The Garden: The courtyard style garden has two lovely outdoor eating areas, one on the sunny terrace and one in the cool shade of the restored former stone stable. There is a rope swing for children along with bikes, scooters, and skateboards.
Main House:
* A lovely large sitting room with grand fireplace, opens into the dining area for eight.
* A separate fully-equipped kitchen that seats six to eight.
* The house is equipped with ADSL Internet, Telephone, TV (English news and children channels) and a multi-system DVD/VCR, with a selection of English children and family films. Magazines and books are also available and a folder full of info on things to do in the area with personalized notes added.
* Three large bedrooms and one small bedroom (baby crib and linens available).
* Three full modern bathrooms all three equipped with shower and two with bathtub.
Location:
There is a notebook at the house with loads of information about the area and things to see and do.
* Aubais - This is now a popular artist community. The village is distinctive because of the large château that dominates as you approach the village on a hill. The château was built in the seventeenth century by Seigneur de Bacchi, the scholarly marquis, and was called the Versailles of the Languedoc at the time. Now the large area in front of the château is transformed into an arena for bulls for the village festivals and summer jazz and classical concerts.
* Restaurants! You have four very good ones to choose from (three literally just around the corner, less than one minute of walking. The fourth restaurant Villa Vicha is a five minute drive and is owned by English speakers who offer deep sea diving excursions! and two take-out options of Pizza and Paella.
* Calvisson: The village market is held every Sunday morning. You will not be disappointed.Lots of people buy their fresh oysters at the market and then sit outside at the bar to eat them. The village is dominated by le Roc de Gachonne, a hill overlooking the village, with the remains of three moulins à vent (windmills) and the ruins of the Château de Guilhem de Nogaret, adviser to King Phillipe le Bel from the fourteenth century. This is a great place for a hike and a picnic.
* Sommières - One of the owners favourite villages, and thought by many to be one of the most charming villages around. Large pedestrian-only area with winding cobblestone streets, some from the days of the Romans. The village is situated along the Vidourle River, with an impressive bridge built by the Romans that still serves as the main bridge of the village. There is a great market in Sommières every Saturday morning. If you like antiques/brocante and a bit of flea market fair, then head towards the plane trees-bordered esplanade for the weekly Marché aux Puces held there also every Saturday morning. Omitted info here.
* Uzès - popular tourist destination in the recent past. Near the Pont du Gard, the tallest Roman aqueduct with three levels. Great for picnics, hikes, and kayaking/canoeing. Uzès has several markets each week: Wednesday and Saturday mornings for fresh foods, diverse offering, and flea market offerings, and Sunday for brocante. The largest one is the Saturday morning market, which spreads all over the village.
* Beaches - The beaches are an easy twenty five minute drive away, and there are several to choose from! The owners can tell you which one to go to for what, like for finding various types of shells, finding polished black marble pieces, families of crabs for the kids to chase, beaches where the water stays shallow for a long ways out so the kids can play safely, where to go for boardwalk fun, beach sports, a beach so wide and deep that you feel like you have it all to yourself no matter what day of the year it is.
- L'Espiguette
- La Grau du Roi
- Sts. Maries de la Mer
- La Grande Motte
- Palavas
- Carnon
- Villeneuve Les Maguelone
- Anduze
Marekets, Pottery, Brocantes, Food of the region, Provençal fabrics, tablecloths, sachets, aprons, Art
- Brocante
- Artisanal soaps
- Wines
- Olive products
- Lavender products
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