Charming Villa With Pool - Languedoc Roussillon

Villa in Maureillas

Nr Ceret

Pyrenees-Orientales,

Languedoc-Roussillon

Welcome to this charming villa.  Although only 4 years old and thus blessed with all mod cons including a good-sized heated pool, the quaint old village of Maureillas is only 10 minutes walk away.  Dramatic views of the Pyrenees including its highest mountain – Le Canigou – can be seen from the house.  Take a bottle of chilled wine and drink your aperitif watching the sunset beside the rippling River Tech only a short distance away or stroll amongst the vineyards which surround the area.

The villa is centrally heated so lovely for a winter’s break with the ski pistes only 90 mins drive away

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Housekeeping

The house sleeps up to 8 people – there are three double bedrooms plus 2 extra fold-up beds.

Sheets and towels provided.

The house is thoroughly cleaned between visits, however, we ask you to please leave the house in good order. We can arrange a clean during your visit but this will be at the tenants’ expense – approx. 30 Euros.

Set between the two beautiful and historic resorts of Ceret  (www.ceret.fr/ang/ville-ceret/sommaire.htm) in the foothills of the Pyrenees (5 mins drive up the road), and Collioure (www.maisonrose-collioure.com/collioure.html)  on the Mediterranean coast approx 30 mins drive away (la Cote Vermeille), Maureillas boasts all the usual attractions of an old French village – a boulangerie, some sleepy cafes, a tabac, La Poste – you get the picture?  6 miles away lies the Spanish border so you can enjoy the best of both worlds, French or Spanish. The historic medieval town of Perpignan is just up the road and Barcelona is accessible for Sunday lunch.

The Department of the Pyrenees Orientales conceals many treasures:  a wonderful Mediterranean coastline with fantastic beaches, a landscape of breathtaking mountainous beauty, an important architectural heritage and a rich and varied culture. The area offers something to suit everyone – swimmers, sunbathers, walkers.
And don’t forget the Pyrenees in winter – skiers and boarders alike are well catered for. The ‘pistes’ are approximately 1 ½ hr drive from Maureillas on the road to Andorra and all equipment can be hired at the resorts.

Formerly part of Catolonia, the area of Pyrenees Orientales offers a spicy mixture of French and Catalan in customs and food.

Lively resorts are dotted along the coastline packed with busy restaurants, cafes, clubs and discotheques.

Many artists such as Matisse and Picasso were seduced by the particular luminosity and colours which bathe the Pyrenees Orientales.  And just across the border, you can visit the beautiful and stylish town of Figueres, home town of Salvador Dali which boasts the Dali Museum, full of surrealist masterpieces.  Dali himself is buried inside this museum.

How to get there:

Ryanair from Stansted serves Perpignan airport (half hour drive away)
Ryanair from Luton and Bournemouth serves Girona airport (about 1 hr drive away)
Flybe serves Perpignan airport from Southampton . Carcassone Airport 90 mins away.  Montpelier Airport 90 mins away
It is cheaper to hire a car in Spain. A car is essential
TGV goes down to Perpignan (soon to open new extension to Barcelona in 2010 – journey time 1/2hr!)
Maureillas is around a 12 hr drive door-to-door from London but a lovely journey once past Paris with beautiful spots to overnight for a more leisurely drive.