フランス/スカンジナビアのヴィラ、人里離れた地中海庭園の大きなプール

We Agneta and Carl Blomqvist, live in Sweden, but when we retired we decided to spend some months every year in the South of France. We bought the house in Laurens in July 2013 and since then we have renovated most of it and built a pool of 10X4 m. Our Giant Schnauzer also follows us to France.

We bought the house because we wanted to come closer to French culture, food and wine. Our house is surrounded by French families who are very friendly and helpful. Close to the house is a nature reserve where we can hike with our dog. Within one hour's drive there are a lot of interesting and historic places to visit. The beaches are 30 minutes' drive from the house.

There are lots of places nearby to visit, we have enjoyed Gorge d'Eric a fantastic canyon, where you have an easy paved walk along a river with fantastic scenery. A visit to historic Pezenas with its boutiques, restaurants and Saturday market is well worth visiting. The old part of Beziers is another place to visit. On Friday mornings there is a wonderful flower market. Further away you can find Lamalou with hot springs, Roquebrun where several restaurants overlooking the river. A rather steep walk takes you to a botanical rock garden. Albi with its famous Cathedral and Toulose Lautrec museum, Aigues Mortes the fortified Town with the wall from 1250. The historic town of Carcasonne is also well worth a visit.