| Near Narbonne and Carcassonne
Off the N 113 - Narbonne to Carcassonne-
just a 15 kilometre drive from Narbonne - a country road leads to
Raissac d’Aude, a tiny village tucked away amid the lush vineyards of
the Aude valley.
 There is one shop in the
village, which sells everything (including bread) but nearby Canet
d’Aude has a supermarket, pharmacy, bakery, butcher, tabac, and a bar /
brasserie. There is a wide variety of restaurants within a
short drive and in Narbonne.
You must take a bike ride along
the world famous Canal du Midi, e.g. from the chateau at Ventenac to Le
Somail which is towards Narbonne and a little gem. Or in
Homps, towards Carcassonne, one can rent a canal boat to take a day
trip on the Canal or go on an organised tour.
Lézignan, only a 10’ drive towards Carcassonne, is a prosperous
provincial town with a number of supermarkets and a bustling open air
street market on Wednesdays.
Narbonne, a vibrant town with a beautiful
old centre around the Cathedral and the Old Palace, boasts the
picturesque art deco Les Halles where one finds delicious seafood,
bread, pastry, fresh meat and vegetables, wines, cheeses. All the good
things of French life!
La Clape, a mountainous protected natural resort between Narbonne and
the Mediterranean, beckons the visitor to its footpaths with splendid
views across the sea, beyond the Pyrenees towards the rocky capes of
Spain’s Costa Brava.
The Spanish border is just a 1 hour drive,
unless one stops in the Catalan capital of Perpignan.
In the other direction, much closer, past
Narbonne, there is poetic Béziers to be seen and trendy Montpellier. Of
course the endless sandy beaches and the yachting marinas between Sète
and Gruissan deserve a lengthy visit too. There is almost too much to
see
Medieval Carcassonne, object of much desire during the Albigensian
crusades, and now one of France's most popular tourist destinations, is
just forty minutes from our house..
Carcassonne was restored to storybook
perfection in the 1800s. Nowadays Carcassonne erupts every Bastille Day
in an awesome display of fireworks.
Beyond the Cité of Carcassonne itself, vast
horizons open up to you. Perched on their "Pogs" (peaks) of dizzying
heights, the Cathar Country châteaux await you, their indomitable
silhouettes punctuating the Midi sky. On windy evenings you just might
perhaps hear the echo of the crusade against the Albigensians. the
breath of History as described in The Labyrinth the bestselling novel
by Kate Mosse.
cliquez ici
Quality holiday village house
or gite for self catering vacation rentals in
sunny Aude, Languedoc, Southern France. Close to Narbonne, Carcassonne
and the
Mediterranean. Private cottage lets in the south of France chez nous at
www.lamaisondumurier.co.uk
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