Holiday property in Languedoc Roussillon with private pool

Introduction

This delightful period property sits in a very private location within the heart of the picturesque, traditional village of Olonzac, deep in the heart of the Languedoc vineyards.

4 bedrooms / 3 bathrooms, two sitting rooms and a professionally equipped kitchen; the house has been exceptionally furnished and finished with exquisite interior design features. UK satellite TV and internet access also available.

Lovely, spacious, private Mediterranean courtyard garden (fully lit at night) with shaded dining terrace. Large, glass-fronted barn opens from the garden and houses 8 x 4m pool. On top of the barn is a superb roof terrace with further Mediterranean plants, table and chairs and great views.

Full catering and babysitting available upon request.

It's just steps from the house into the traditional village of Olonzac. Several café bar / restaurants to choose from as well as all shops including bakeries and grocery stores. Excellent supermarket on the edge of the village (1 min).

Lots to do in the area for all ages. Explore the medieval villages and the numerous vineyards, stroll along the tree-lined Canal du Midi or hire a boat. Swimming at nearby Lac de Jouarres.

Glorious Mediterranean beaches just 40 min away.

Accommodation

Entrance hall

Separate WC and hand basin

Main living room with fireplace and original floor tiles

Study with internet access

Open plan kitchen with living area:

Fully equipped kitchen with professional range cooker, dishwasher, washing machine, stone sink, fridge freezer, microwave, large central preparation table and large dining table to seat 10

Living area with TV and UK satellite channels, DVD and CD player. Fireplace. French windows to garden and courtyard

Utility room with further washing machine, dishwasher and dryer

Stairs to 1st floor:

Bedroom 1, double (large circular bed)

Separate bathroom with WC, roll-top bath and hand basin

Bedroom 2, double

Separate bathroom with WC, shower and hand basin

Bedroom 3, double

Bedroom 4, double with ensuite WC, bath and hand basin

EXTERIOR:

Fully enclosed courtyard with mature plants and flowers and trees

Shaded dining terrace with table and chairs

Glass-fronted barn with 8 x 4m pool (heating on request)

Barn with Games room; table football, table tennis, kids badminton, flat screen TV with UK free view and X-Box 360

Large roof terrace with views over the roof tops, table and chairs

Private, off-road parking for 1 car. Further parking (off-road) directly outside the property

Map showing: Olonzac

Map & local information

The property is located off a small side-street in the heart of the village of Olonzac. Olonzac is 35 min from Carcassonne (and airport), 40 min from Béziers and Narbonne Plage (the closest Med beach). Olonzac is a picturesque, traditional Languedoc village with all amenities including café bar restaurants, all shops and supermarket.

Further shops in Béziers, Narbonne and Carcassonne.

The beautiful Canal du Midi runs just past Olonzac and there are lots of places to hire boats. Alternatively, just stroll along the shaded tow-path and stop at any one of many waterside restaurants for lunch.

The Lac de Jouarres; During the summer season, the lake has lifeguards and there is a restaurant/snack bar with sun-loungers for use in their garden. You can walk the perimeter of the lake in just over an hour. The swimming area has been prepared using pebbles and geotextiles to prevent weed growth. The sailing/fishing areas are away from the bathing area. In the summer season, a range of surf board courses is on offer in the sailing area.

Gruissan, Narbonne Plage and neighbouring resort of St Pierre sur Mer have a huge range of beachfront entertainments and waterside activities. Something for all ages. Endless choice of pavement cafés and restaurants. All the glamour and glitz of a Mediterranean resort - plenty of lively or laid-back, quiet bars to choose from in the evening.

Bicycle hire in Gruissan where from the top of the castle Barberousse, you get brilliant views of the village streets laid in concentric rings, the islands, the mountains, the salt pans and the sea spread around you.

The beaches are very child-friendly, and many areas are quite uncrowded.

Narbonne has an interesting gothic cathedral, medieval quarter and Roman remains, some good restaurants and a peaceful past, reflected in a serene town centre.

Nearby (35 mins) is Carcassonne, the most romantic medieval skyline anywhere.

Corbieres, where interesting and serious wine makers are now well-established and you can stop at towns like Lagrasse, a really gorgeous place in the fold of a hill, unspoilt, medieval and facing a Benedictine monastery across a river. Everyone swims in a little lagoon looking up at the twelfth century bridge.

20 min to the Cisterian Abbaye de Fontfroide with lovely rose garden and a good restaurant.

Pézenas (45 min) is an almost entirely seventeenth century town thirty miles east of the house, exquisitely grand for somewhere so small.

Montpellier with its opera, mansions and vibrant city centre, is under an hour away.

The kayaking is wonderful in the Montagnes Noires, pretty Victorian spa towns have wide and slow stretches of the Orb where tinies can bob about, and fast exciting stretches for the others.

For serious "white water" enthusiasts, there are good rivers in the Pyrenees, also about an hour away. Similarly, Figueires, the Dali Museum and Barcelona are all not far to the south.

Each beach along the coast has a different flavour to it.

Away from the coast, beautiful scenery among the vineyards and Languedoc countryside. Unspoilt, medieval villages to discover, large Safari Park at nearby Sigean.

Budget airlines fly into Montpellier (50 miles), Perpignan (35 miles), Carcassonne (20 miles), Nimes and Toulouse (both 95 miles) and Barcelona (150 miles). The super-fast train, the TGV goes to Montpellier from Paris in 4 hours. Local connections go on to Narbonne, which is also where the Autorail, (cartrain) arrives direct from the UK, Paris or Lille.

Prices & booking

Terms & Conditions

• * Sterling & Dollar rates are provided ONLY as a guide - all rentals are payable in EUROS.
• Prices are for the rental of the entire property above, per week.
• Bookings run from Saturday 4:00pm to Saturday 10:00am.
• Neither Pure France nor the property owner are liable for any loss or interruption of internet service.
• No smoking in the property.
• Bookings include electricity, water, linen and towels (not beach towels).

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Languedoc Roussillon holiday property, Olonzac in Hérault, south of France with private pool...

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Languedoc Roussillon holiday property, Olonzac in Hérault, south of France with private pool.

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