Cottage with Pool and Extensive Gardens
Peaceful Situation yet Just Five Minutes Walk From the Village Centre
Sleeps 4 (2 Bedrooms)
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Les Cyprès is a fully renovated property set in a hectare of gardens which lead down to the river Argent-Double. The house is adjacent to the owner's property but is self contained and completely separate. Caunes has a network of mediaeval streets in the centre, around the Benedictine abbey. The village is attractively situated, lying at the northern edge of the Minervois wine growing 'pays' where the land starts to rise up into the garrigue countryside (typical of the Mediterranean) and the foothills of the Montagne Noire.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 29 October 2011 - 17 December 2011 | €360 | - | ||
| 17 December 2011 - 7 January 2012 | €460 | - | ||
| 7 January 2012 - 7 April 2012 | €360 | - | ||
| 7 April 2012 - 2 June 2012 | €460 | - | ||
| 2 June 2012 - 16 June 2012 | €600 | 7 | ||
| 16 June 2012 - 30 June 2012 | €720 | 7 | ||
| 30 June 2012 - 1 September 2012 | €1050 | 7 | ||
| 1 September 2012 - 15 September 2012 | €720 | 7 | ||
| 15 September 2012 - 29 September 2012 | €600 | 7 | ||
| 29 September 2012 - 27 October 2012 | €460 | - | ||
| 27 October 2012 - 22 December 2012 | €360 | - |
Notes on prices
Prices are for the property per week in euros but we can also accept payment in UK pounds. Rates are negotable for longer lets during the off season.
Changeover day
Our usual changeover day is Saturday but during the off season we can often be flexible about start days and lengths of stay other than one week or multiples thereof.
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | Bedroom 1 with double bed. Bedroom 2 with twin beds. Cot available. |
| Bathrooms: | Bathroom with WC, wash basin and bath with shower attachment. Washroom with WC and wash basin. |
| Kitchen: | The kitchen/dining room is well equipped, including cooker, fridge-freezer, microwave and dishwasher. |
| Utility Room: | Washing machine and iron are provided in an exterior utility room. |
| Living Rooms: | The living room has a TV/DVD player with Freesat and a selection of books about the local area as well as novels. |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
The rental includes linen and towels, with clean linen being provided every week. |
| Amenities/Facilities: | hob/stove oven fridge/freezer microwave dishwasher washing machine iron/ironing board satellite tv tv internet access central heating room fans cot high chair barbecue shared pool |
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Notes on accommodation
The house has central heating on the ground floor as well as a woodburning stove (wood provided) which makes this very cosy for winter breaks.
Accessibility
The house is accessed from the garden by a staircase which leads to the secluded balcony (with table and chairs); from here a door leads into the welcoming kitchen/dining room. On this floor there is also a small sitting room and the bathroom. Upstairs are the bedrooms and the WC/washroom.
Outside
The swimming pool is 5x11m and is normally available from the end of May until early October. It is shared with the two owners who like to have a swim most days but, in practice, you will be able to enjoy the pool to yourselves. The pool is fitted with a sliding safety cover which conforms to NF. P90-308. Deckchairs around the pool are provided.
There is a private area of garden with BBQ, table and chairs and deckchairs for guests. We also run a small, specialist plant nursery from the site and the wider gardens are also stock gardens for the nursery and are home to an impressive variety of trees, shrubs and perennials. Lots of space for children to play. A small paddling pool is available for very young children.
Coast/Beach
The Mediterranean coast is about an hour away by car with busy beaches such as Narbonne and Valras-Plage as well as quieter areas such as Leucate and La Franqui. There are also a number of easily accessible lakes and river swimming sites such as the Lac de Jouarres near Olonzac, the river Cesse at Bize-Minervois and Mirepeisset, the Lac de Cavayere near Carcassonne and the Lac de Pradels in the mountains north of Caunes.
Golf
There is a golf course at Carcassonne, 20 minutes away and also at Mazamet.
Special interest holidays
We offer gardening course from time to time - details can be found at www.lapetitepepiniere.com under The Plant Nursery - Gardening Courses.
Travel
Carcassonne airport with it's many Ryanair routes to Britain and Ireland is just twenty minutes away by car. Beziers airport is about an hour by car and Montpellier, Toulouse and Perpignan airports are all about an hour and a half's drive. Check out Easyjet and Flybe routes too. Girona, just over the Spanish border is about two hours by car.
This area is about twelve hours actual driving time from the Channel ports. The TGV train comes into Carcassonne or Narbonne.
Distances
Carcassonne is 20 minutes by car, Narbonne is about 45 minutes and Beziers is about an hour. The Cathare sites of Minerve and Lastours are 30 minutes away and many other Cathare sites such as Queribus and Peyrepetuse are about an hour's drive.
Other sites of interest such as the abbeys at Fontfroide and Lagrasse, the caves at Cabrespine and Limousis and the Canal du Midi are all less than an hour away by car.
Further details
Caunes has all everyday facilities, including bank, post office, supermarket, grocer, butcher, baker, newspaper shop, pharmacy, café and restaurants.
During the summer months there is a series of concerts held in the abbey. There are many local markets, notably Carcassonne, Olonzac, Narbonne, Mirepoix and Lezignan and Caunes itself has a small market on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The Minervois wines have improved greatly in recent years and there are many producers where you will be welcomed for a tasting.
Throughout the year there are many festivals and fetes celebrated which are interesting and fun.
Booking notes
We ask for 25% of the rental at the time of booking, with the balance due six weeks before your holiday. We will also ask for a 150 euro returnable deposit against breakages etc during your stay. Prices are quoted in euros but we can also accept payment in pounds sterling, using the exchange rate applicable at the time of booking. During the low/mid season we offer 10% discount for lets of 3 weeks or more and for longer off season lets rates are negotiable.
Guest comments
'A wonderful holiday. A perfect place to switch off and wind down - we don't want to leave. The house is ideal'
'We've had a brilliant holiday, due in no small measure to the quality of the gite. The area is magnificent in it's variety of countryside. We have no doubt that we shall return'
'We have been coming to France for 25 years and we have never stayed in such a clean and well equipped gite. We craved peace, quiet and warmth and that is exactly what we got.'
House swap
House swap considered - we take our holidays during Dec/Jan or Feb.
Owner profile
About the owner
We have been visiting the Minervois 'pays' in the Languedoc for over 20 years and living here for 13 years. Obviously we love it here! So much to see and do but also so easy to relax and wind down. As well as having the holiday cottage we also run a small plant nursery, specialising in unusual shrubs and perennials and offer occasional gardening courses. If you are a garden lover there will be lots to interest you in the gardens around les Cyprès!
Year purchased: 1995
Why the owner chose a home in this location
The village of Caunes-Minervois really does offer you the best of all worlds. Nestling under the foothills of the Montagne Noire there is easy access to the coast and to the mountains as well as Carcassonne (with flights to many regional airports in the UK). The village has shops and amenities meaning that you can forget about the car for a while if you wish.
Unique benefits of the property
With so much garden space around the cottage there really is a sense of tranquility whilst being just a five minute walk from the village - just enough time to work up an appetite for your morning croissant!
For booking and further information
Property Ref FR5930
Gill Pound
Tel: (France) + 33 (0)468 784 381
Mob: (France) + 33 (0)685 966 572
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