Country house in Aude, France

La Florette details

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Swimming pool

Outside dining/barbecue area and beyond

The front of La Florette and part of the lawn.

Home description

La Florette is a large country villa on 2 floors, sleeping 10 people (+ cot) in 2 double and 3 twin bedrooms. The large swimming-pool is 11 x 5 ms, with a paddling-pool.  The gite has a front terrace, lawn and field, together with a back garden. 2 barbecues. La Florette is situated 100 yards from the river Aude and 8 miles east of Carcassonne in the Minervois plain.

The historic city of Carcassonne is the second most visited place in France.  The largest fortified medieval city in Europe, it stands magnificent on its hill 150 metres above the river Aude.  Restored in the last century, it is a dream of the perfect medieval city with its three kilometres of ramparts, thirty-five defensive towers, its moat, Viscount's castle and basilica. 

There are several excellent restaurants in Carcassonne itself and many more in the surrounding area.  You will find most of them written up by earlier visitors in the house’s travel journal.  Good open-air markets are held at least once a week at Carcassonne, Lezignan, Mirepoix and Revel, and the frequent village jumble sales ‘vide-greniers’ bring out a huge range of wares with many bargains. 

The Minervois enjoys the Mediterranean climate with dry, warm summers and mild winters.  For house-hunters it offers a variety of small villages in the plain or on the hillsides, each with its own character and community. 

Accommodation detail

Living room

La Florette is well decorated, furnished and equipped throughout.  Linen and towels are provided free, except for sunbathing and lying on the beach. The house is centrally heated. Electricity and heating are free in the late spring, summer and early autumn. Heating costs are negotiated at other times. A cot is available.

Ground Floor 

• Kitchen - is all-electric with a 4-ring electric double oven cooker, microwave, dishwasher, ample fridge space.  The kitchen door leads out to the back garden.
• Living room - a large, south-facing room with beamed ceiling; satellite TV, radio/CD/cassette player, many books and cassettes, comfortable seating. 
• Dining room - seats 10 people with ease.  Its doors open on to the front terrace and lawn. 
• Double bedroom  1 - large room
• Separate WC and washbasin.

First Floor

• Double bedroom 2 - with shower and washbasin en suite. This room looks towards the back garden and the river
• Three twin bedrooms - these look over the lawn towards Mt. Alaric and the Corbieres hills
• Bathroom - with bath, shower, bidet and washbasin
• Separate WC
• Shower room - with shower, basin and wc. The washing machine is situated here and there is access to a second washing maching elsewhere on the premises.

Outside

The front terrace leads on to the lawn which is surrounded by mature trees.  There is a separate dining area under a pergola near a barbecue. 

Beyond the lawn, the swimming-pool is set in its own enclosed, landscaped area, some yards away from the house for safety. The swimming pool is private and exclusive to visitors to La Florette. It is securely fenced and not overlooked.  It is 11 x 5 ms., with a paddling-pool and cascade in one corner.  There is a wide patio around the pool with ample seating.

Beyond the pool there is a field for ball games and spacious, secure parking.

About the location

Floure is situated in the Minervois, an area well known for its excellent wine.  Chateau de Floure offers a magnificent restaurant set in beautiful grounds.  To the south of the village lie the Corbieres, a scarcely populated range of hills well worthy of exploration.  To the north rise the Montagne Noire and the National Park, the last bastion of the Massif Central.   

Several historic cathedral cities are within easy reach, including Montpellier, Beziers, Castres, Albi, Narbonne, Perpignan, Toulouse and St. Pons de Thomieres.  Access to the autoroute is at Trebes 3 miles away, and from there it is a quick drive to Narbonne and the Mediterranean beaches at Gruissan and Narbonne Plage – or a 90-minute drive to Toulouse.

See Local guide and map for information on nearby towns and facilities.

Activities near by

Golf, Walking, Tennis, Water sports, Cycling, Fishing, Boating

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How to get here

Please contact the owner for full directions.

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