Sunny South of France, near Mediterranean Sea, situated in country town called Saint Chinian (27kms north west of Beziers).
Apartment (3 rooms) with own entrance, in large town house.
Sitting Room with small Kitchen area equipped with microwave, griddle, electric kettle, coffee maker, fridge, CD/radio/cassette player, iron, crockery/utensils, fans, heaters. Dishwasher, washing machine and internet facilities. Bedroom is supplied with linen and towels (but not beach towels).
Bedroom with en-suite bathroom (bath, shower, toilet and washbasin).
Wine-growing area – excellent wines for less than £1 per bottle.
Five restaurants within walking distance of house.
Beautiful scenery – close to mountains and sea.
Great walking and cycling countryside.
Clear, clean, safe local rivers for swimming.
Trout fishing.
Outdoor, olympic-size, municipal swimming pool in summer (5 mins. walk from the house).
Easily accessible, travel from UK to Carcassone, Perpignan, Montpellier, Beziers and Toulouse airports (Ryan Air, British Airways, French airlines and KLM).
Car hire from airports, fast train network (incl. Paris), taxi to Carcassone airport and for local trips.

The choice is yours – you can use the accommodation as a holiday flatlet and come and go, cook snacks/meals as you please. Or you can be looked after with breakfast provided and your rooms cleaned daily.

The accommodation is part of a newly renovated, 18th Century stone town house. Many original features of the country kitchen are still in place. The house is five minutes walk from the main street, shops, pizza take-away, cold drinks machine, post office, pharmacies, supermarkets, bakers, fishing tackle shop, bike hire shop, hairdressers, estate agents, etc. There is a lively outdoor market on Thursdays and Sundays where many delicious, fresh products (cheeses, olives, oysters, cakes, fruit, vegetables, pates, sausages) can be purchased.

In Saint Chinian there are 3 bars/street cafes (one with a television). Three of the restaurants have outside eating areas also.

The house is situated on the quieter side of town, across the river. Saint Chinian is in an open valley with a limestone ridge on one side and the foothills of the Black Mountains on the other. The Vernazobre river runs through the town. It has rock pools, cascades and in summer, looks like a tropical paradise with fig, walnut and plane trees lining its banks. You can walk to the swimming spot from the house.

You can also walk from the house in any direction and be in the countryside within minutes. There are good country roads (for cycling) and well-marked walk ways. The mountains are covered in Mediterranean oaks, pines and chestnut trees. The limestone ridge is open, wild “garrigue” covered in thyme, rosemary, juniper, lavender and has a myriad of wild flowers and butterflies.

Saint Chinian is in a famous wine growing valley and the local Cave Co-operative has won the Paris Gold Award for best wines for 2 years running. A large selection of wines can be tasted and bought from the farms or the Cave (which is a few streets away from the house). Wine can be bought cheaply from the barrel in the Cave. There are two red wines (both excellent – 11% and 12%) and a rosè. Because of the particularly hot summer last year, this year’s wine is particularly good. Wine can also be bought in cartons, bottles etc.

The closest beach (Valras Plage) is half an hours drive away. There are hundreds of kilometres of beautiful sandy beaches on the Med, dotted with fishing towns (Valras, Agde, Sete, Palavas) which have many seafood restaurants.

The Pyrenees and the Camargue are within easy driving distance. Historic towns such as Avignon, Baux, St. Remy, Carcassone, Narbonne and Perpignan are also with reach. Cathar castles and Roman ruins are open to tourist visits.

Beziers and Montpellier are large shopping centres as well as being interesting towns.

For more details see also; Places of Interest and/or Activity Breaks.

ACCOMMODATION DETAILS:
Floor area of apartment: 5.6metres x 8 metres.
Bedroom with en-suite bathroom. Double Bed + 1 Single Bed.
Sitting Room with small kitchen area. One double sofa bed.
Sorry, we do not have facilities for infants less than 2 years old.
We have a “No Smoking” policy but there are plenty of nice places outside to smoke by the river. Safe parking places available.
Pets cannot be accommodated.
Bookings for B&B and the apartment are from Saturday to Saturday, unless otherwise negotiated.

YOUR FRIENDLY HOSTS:
Pamela and David Steele
“Please contact us if you want any further information. We look forward to welcoming you to Saint Chinian and to making your stay enjoyable...

Our e-mail is pamjsteele@hotmail.com or telephone (00 33) 4 67 38 04 12.

Please fill in the booking form and, if possible, e-mail it to us. Or, of course, book by telephone. Before e-mailing the form, please contact us for availability!

David will be running Art Holidays in 2006, so please contact us if you would like more details.”

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