Marina Blue - Apartment Holiday Rental in Gruissan, Aude, France

• 1: Marina Blue 1 bedrooms, Sleeps 4
• 2: Blue Lagoon 1 bedrooms, Sleeps 6

Where is it

• Location:  South of France and the Riviera  >  Languedoc Roussillon  >  Aude
• Closest town/village:  Gruissan (Aude) ( 1.4 miles *Direct distance, road distance may vary. Please refer to detailed area map for local roads. )
• Closest airport: Beziers Airport (19.3 miles *Direct distance, road distance may vary. Please refer to detailed area map for local roads.)
• Access: Public transport available, Airport pickup available, Owner pickup available, Taxi from airport, Taxi from train station, Train station pickup available Car hire
• Property highlights: Boating lake, Fishing lake, Private River Boating, Scenic views, Tennis Court, Swimming pool (shared use)
• This property is available for long term letting over winter, enquire with the owner for longer letting prices.

 

Two Properties on the Beach and Marina at Gruissan

Gruissan is a unique site in the Mediterranean. It has everything you may need for the perfect holiday.  It is very French and quite a lively family resort in the summer.

You can get up in the morning and check out how the pavement artist below on the quay is getting along with his commissions, then walk 100 yards to the bakery where they will be baking fresh bread every hour and buy your hot baguettes and warm croissants for your breakfast. Sit on the terrace in privacy and watch the world go by. Then you can just lounge around the private pool or wander along to the village.

The Blue Lagoon beach house looks out at Grazel Beach and the apartments look at the marina. The apartments are on the same complex so the three properties are ideal to be rented together, but the apartments have the advantage of the use of a larger swimming pool.

Gruissan is a unique site in the Mediterranean. It has everything you may need for the perfect holiday.

The house has its own private parking spaces and there is a well kept clean swimming pool and paddling pool just thirty paces from your front door. Breakfast on the terrace in the sun is a must for those who like to watch the world stroll by (the terrace has a large sun shade). Just along in the square is the bakery where they will be baking fresh bread every hour.

The beach is on the etang (the inland salt and fresh water lake). You can sit on your terrace and watch your children play in the clean yellow sand and paddle safely in the sea. The water is not very deep here and we have swum out to the island many times. Beyond your view of the etang you have the Mediterranean sea. Here, there is 24 miles of fine white sand and huge beaches, some of which you can drive along.

Please note that swimming pools are open high season only and you should check when the pools are open - usually 15th June to 15th September - but this can be extended in hot weather.

If you are interested in bringing a larger party - please contact us as we have contacts with other owners of property in the area - for other families in your group.

Long winter lets are available, if interested please contact the owner.

TRAVEL - FLIGHTS

Ryanair

Carcassonne (45 minutes North) FROM Bournemouth, Cork, shannon, Dublin, East Midlands, Liverpool, London Stansted, Frankfurt
Perpignan (45 minutes West of Gruissan) from Birmingham, Bristol, Stansted, Brussels
Montpelier (60 minutes East of Gruissan) from Bristol, Brussels, Frankfurt and Stansted
Nimes (90 mins) from Liverpool, Luton and Brussels
Beziers (30 mins east of Gruissan) from Bristol and Luton
Barcelona (Girona 120 mins) from Bournemouth, Bristol, Doncaster, Dublin, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle.

Easy Jet

Montpelier (60 mins) from Gatwick
Toulouse (75 mins) from Gatwick and Bristol
Barcelona (140 mins) from Belfast, Gatwick, Newcastle

Flybe

PERPIGNAN from Southampton, Edinburgh and Glasgow

Avignon from Belfast, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Guernsey, Jersey, Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton

British Airways

Toulouse from heathrow, London City, Birmingham, Edinburgh, glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Belfast, Cambeltown, Inverness, Islay, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kirkwall, Leeds Bradford, Londonderry, Shetland Islands, Southampton, Stornaway, Tiree and Wick.

BMI Baby

Perpignan and Toulouse from Manchester
Barcelona from Birmingham, Cardiff and Manchester

DRIVING - It takes us 10 hours from Calais

Train - sleepers available and of course the TGV to Narbonne - we can pick you up from here or there is a 1 euro shuttle bus.

Holiday Accommodation at Marina Blue

Marina Blue offers the possibility to sleep two adults and up to two children, in one bedroom apartment with a sitting room that can convert to two bedrooms. This is a pretty, bright apartment where you can people watch.

• Kitchen area, two ring electric hob, oven, fridge and sink. 
• Lounge, L shaped with privacy curtain for second bedroom, TV/video and CD/tape/radio. 
• One bedroom suitable for 2 adults and 2 children
• Bathroom 
• Separate toilet 
• Small Terrace overlooking the marina. 
• Large, clean pool to the rear
• Private Electric Gated parking.
• Walking distance to pavement cafes, restaurants, bars and supermarkets.
• Convenient for wine tasting at the local cave.
• Lift.

This apartment is right in the centre and clients should expect some noise in July and August (although the restaurants and bars should shut around midnight).

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About Gruissan in Aude, Languedoc Roussillon

• Village - a medieval village built in a circle around the castle; with its narrow streets and old houses, tiny shops and family run restaurants. It is classed as one of the most beautiful in France.
• Marina - one of the Mediterranean's major pleasure boat harbours. Admire the yachts belonging to rich and famous, learn to sail or take a trip to Port La Nouvelle or the bird sanctuary to see the pink flamingos.
• Beaches - twenty miles of soft white fine sand that gently shelves into the sea for safe bathing and lots of room for games or just getting away from it all.
• Swimming pool and a paddling pool - private to the residences.
• Etangs - salt water inland lagoons that are a sanctuary for birds, especially the pink flamingos
• Local gastronomy - family run restaurants with recipes handed down from generation to generation.
• Night life for the young at heart - pavement cafes with groups playing every style of music. Jazz at the chateau (our daughter will sing there in June). Dancing at the Casino or at one of the four clubs, a 5 or 10 minute walk from our properties.
• Mountains - stunning views of the Pyrenees, walking and mountain biking in the Clape mountains behind Gruissan.
• Shopping - try the delicacies of the local market in the old medieval village – just a five minute walk from your apartment. Wander around the port for clothes and jewellery or explore the potteries in the countryside. For the serious shopper there is nearby Narbonne, Carcassone and Montpelier. We love the indoor food market in Narbonne, where local farmers display their produce with pride in the lovely old building.
• Canal du Midi – we regularly hire a boat for the day, great fun on the water with a picnic or stop at one of the many restaurants along the way for lunch.
• Little yellow train – one of our favourite days out with spectacular views of the Pyrenees as you ascend to the ski resorts (great in summer or winter).
• Cathar castles – the people in this area were known as the Cathars and broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 10th Century. They appointed a kind man in each village to look after the sick and work their crops instead of a priest. The pope was not too impressed and sent Simon de Montfort to sort them out (the infamous Spanish inquisition). Consequently, the Cathars built themselves castles spectacularly perched on the top of hills and mountains for their defence.

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

How To Get To Gruissan in Aude, South of France and the Riviera

Air:

• Ryanair offer discounted flights to Carcassonne, Montpelier, Nimes, Girona and Perpignan from London Stansted and Carcassonne from Dublin.
• BA go to Toulouse from Birmingham and Montpelier  from London Gatwick and Heathrow.
• Flybe go to Perpignan from East Midlands

Train: 

Many of our clients travel to Narbonne station. They travel on the TGV or on the sleeper.

Car: 

The fastest we have travelled is ten hours from Calais. On the way back we take it easy along the A71 , cross the fantastic Millau bridge (the Meridien Vert) and stop at Orleans.

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

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Facilities at Marina Blue

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Availability at Marina Blue

Changeover day: Saturday

Availability last updated on: - Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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