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10/10 Excellent
Fiona M.
19 Aug 2011
Fantastic Holiday in Cruzy.
We absolutely loved staying in this house in Cruzy. This was one of our family's favourites during our recent European holiday.
This house certainly has it's quirks being as old as it is but really, this added to its charm. We felt that it was a bit like staying in a house that a french Jane Austen type novel would be set in. We could have quite happily stayed a lot longer.
Cruzy gave us all a taste of real village life in the South of France. We quickly got used to the early morning 'alarm' bells at 7am from the local church. We initially thought that when the owners had stated that you will not miss anything that happens in the village because the loud speakers let you know, we thought that this was a euphamisim for the church bells, but no....there really is a loud speaker announcement when anything happens eg, market, fish van arrives etc.
This is a rural, quiet village and within easy travelling distance to the coast and many attractions. We enjoyed the local Fossil Museum, the access to the Canal Du Midi at many locations, Minerve (big hit with our family) and the surrounding countryside and towns in general. There are plenty of good wine tasting opportunites as well.
We stayed out of the main tourist season and found plenty of things to keep us occupied, including lovely walks around the village of Cruzy itself and up into the surrounding vineyards.
We bought bread and croissants daily at the local bakery and voted them as some of the best we have eaten on our trip around France. We also bought food and wine from the local grocery store and found the prices to be quite reasonable. The Supermarche is not far away either. The locals were friendly towards us. We enjoyed the markets that are held in many local villages, details in the house. We also found the best tasting apricots that we have ever had on sale at the roadside just north of the village.
Cruzy will always be a family favourite. We fell in love with the area and it's way of life. If we lived closer, we could see us visiting every year. The house also has the biggest entry key we have ever seen! Our children were very impressed!
This house has everything that you could need on your holiday, we found it to be very well equiped. Make the choice to stay here and you will not be disappointed, we felt that this was a real 'french' holiday experience.