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For your stay in southern France Patricia and Brian Wills offer you a spacious modernised, self-catering gite (62 sq m) close to their 131-year-old maison de maitre. It sleeps 3 but is ideal for 2.  Through the trees you can see Anduze, the historic market town at the edge of the Cévennes locally famed for its café terraces and a holiday buzz during the summer.

This is what makes it special and different:

• Rural calm in a private garden with secure parking surrounded by attractive views of hills and vineyards.
• A sunny south-facing terrace ideal for outdoor eating and relaxing.
• An excellent retreat for professionals seeking seclusion but needing broadband and satellite TV/radio connections.
• Long-time resident bilingual hosts on hand for guidance on local attractions backed up by leaflets, maps and guidebooks.
• Flexible booking arrangements for guests who prefer to travel mid-week.
• Boulangeries, restaurants and supermarkets in Anduze, the medieval 'Porte des Cévennes', only 5 minutes away by car, 10 minutes on a bicycle (hire facilities available), or 30 minutes on foot.
• For those who are keen about conserving energy the water is solar-heated.
• Nearby hill-walking and river-bathing amid the splendid scenery of the Cévennes hills.
• Mediterranean beaches and many historical 'Midi' towns within little more than an hour's drive.

Accommodation detail

The cottage itself is furnished to a high standard comprising:

• Spacious living area with comfortable sofa and chairs.  
• Large kitchen with cooker, fridge, microwave and ample cutlery.
• Large bedroom with a double bed and a single, plus a cot option. The accommodation is finished off with a
• Bathroom complete with bath, shower, washbasin and toilet, and a top-loading washing machine in the adjacent utilities area.

  There is ample room in the substantial gardens to find a restful spot to have a drink, curl up with a good book or just admire the surrounding scenery. A barbecue and garden furniture are provided.

  Though the cottage is next to the owners' house, it has a great deal of privacy, and quiet areas abound in the garden.

About the location

The Languedoc area of France is nature at its best, from the Camargue to the eastern end of the Pyrenees; from the wild and lonely Causses to the sunny Mediterranean coast. Across the highly scented garrigue and the sun-soaked vineyards there is an incomparable variety of scenery and there are fascinating towns and villages to discover.

The Mediterranean sea is just over an hour’s drive to the south, and to the east are the Pont du Gard (1 hour), Avignon and Arles (both 1½ hours). But there are any number of other special places to visit: Nimes (for its Roman temple and arena); Uzès (a beautiful ‘Midi’ town); St Guilhem-le-désert (medieval pilgrimage village); the Cirque de Navacelles (a deep limestone valley on the Causse plateau); the Grotte des Demoiselles (one of the most impressive among several local caves); the world’s highest bridge at Millau, and so on.

You will find the staff in the Office de Tourisme in the centre of Anduze are friendly, and offer many leaflets about interesting local activities.  There are several cafés to sit in for drinks and snacks, and you can choose among some 15 restaurants in the town named in our two-page list (that also covers nearby villages and towns).  The big attractions are the local steam train (TVC: Train à Vapeur des Cévennes) that runs up the Gardon valley to St Jean du Gard, passing the Bambouseraie (the bamboo park of distinction that includes a beautiful landscaped Japanese garden).

For shopping, the town centre is only 2 km away, or 30 minutes on foot. The supermarket with most to offer is Super U. Otherwise a range of small shops sell such items as bread, medicines and newspapers (in several languages).  A country market is held in the old town on Thursdays, and a flea market on Sundays. There are multilingual cash-points, three banks, and low-cost petrol and diesel are available from Super U and Intermarché.  In the summer months the town attracts holiday-makers who give it a buzz that is said to be the envy of surrounding holiday locations.

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

How to get here

The gite is located on a hillside off the main road for Nimes in the southern outskirts of Anduze.  Look for the tarred road on the right opposite the main entrance of the builders' depot GEDIMAT MANEN, which is marked Tavion and Tourette.

Detailed directions about how to find the gite from motorways and airports are available on request.

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

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Facilities

Facility	Details
Type	Cottage (Self-catering)
Bedrooms	1 double
Baby cots	1
Spare beds	1
Bathrooms	1 bathroom(s)
Separate toilets	1
Capacity	3
Living Area	62 m²
Suitability	Non-smoking, Unsuitable for wheelchair access
Linen	All linen and towels are included.
Changeover day

Facility	Details
Internal facilities	CD player, Central heating (oil), DVD player, English satellite TV, Exclusive rental, Fans in rooms, Hairdryer, Internet access (broadband), Low allergen environment, Owner on site, Radio
Kitchen facilities	Cooker, Electric oven, Fridge, Ironing facilities, Microwave, Washing machine
External features on site	Barbecue, Garden, Scenic views
Other	The shaded, south-facing patio has a large wooden table for outdoor eating and living.  And lounge chairs are provided for sunbathing in other parts of the garden

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Additional price information

• Prices are based on 1 or 2 guests per week. For an additional child or adult add EUR 30 per week.
• A 5% discount is offered for a 2-week stay, and 10% for 3 weeks.
• We offer a choice of two changeover days: Thursdays and Saturdays.
• Monthly rentals (for 1 or 2 guests only) are available during the low season (Oct-Apr) at EUR 650.
• If you wish, you can opt to pay the full rent in advance in pounds sterling or via PayPal at the current exchange rate. 
• An extra charge for heating at oil-market rates will apply Oct-Mar. For monthly renting this will normally be around EUR 50.

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