Corbieres village house

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The Languedoc-Roussillon Region

The Corbieres is a famous wine region producing high quality mostly red wines, which can be tasted and bought cheaply at numerous caves. The area is also hilly and rugged in parts with beautiful rivers winding through narrow gorges, great for swimming in rock pools. Corbieres is rich in history, especially from the medieval period when it was home to the Cathars. Many Cathar castles remain along with beautiful abbeys and churches. The coast is about 30 minutes drive to either the busy holiday village, marina and beaches of Gruissan or to quiet beaches on the nearby coast. The Pyrenees are 2 hours drive for mountaineering and skiing and the fashionable city of Montpellier is about 1.5 hours. There are regular markets in Fabrezan and picturesque neighbouring villages and in the nearby town of Lezignan. This area is popular with artists and there are regular artists fairs and exhibitions.

Activities
The area is perfect for wine entushiasts as it is in the famous Corbieres region and a few minutes from the equally famous wine region of the Minervois. The village is in the Pays Cathar , with a romantic and rich medieval past well worth exploring. Walks can be taken in the beautiful and unspoilt countryside, including the nearby Corbieres Hills and the Montagne Noire, this area is not inundated with tourists. Fishing and canoe/kayaking can be done in some of the rivers and lakes and the Canal du Midi. There are several fishing lakes in the neighbouring village (trout, carp). Fabrezan has tennis courts and boules, wine caves and a local market. Alternatively, just take it easy in the laid back sun-drenched Mediterranean ambience with a glass of wine and a good book.

Activities: swimming, tennis, walking, cycling, fishing, mountain biking, wine-tasting, sightseeing, 30 mins to golf, sea for water sports, horse-riding and 2 hours to Pyrenees (skiing).

 

Fabrezan Area

Fabrezan, with its medieval tower and wine caves, is 30 minutes from historic Carcasonne in one direction and the city of Narbonne and the Mediterranean and is surrounded by vineyards, hills and the Orbieu river. It is in the Pays Cathar, in abbeys, castles and other historic monuments. The countryside is rugged and wooded, with river gorges and spectacular medieval monuments. Unlike many villages here Fabrezan has shops and services, you can nip out for a drink, an inexpensive meal or a gourmet feast, there is a local weekly market, more restaurants a short distance away and the small town of Lezignan with everything you would need 10 minutes drive. The beautiful village of Lagrasse with its abbey is close by. A short drive takes you to the Montagne Noire (Black Mountains), the Minervois and the Corbieres Hills. The area is great for culture, wine tasting, history, walking, swimming and other water sports and fishing in the beautiful rivers and lakes or in sea. look out for the summer music festivals in Narbonne, the Festival with jousting knights at Carcassonne and the bull fighting at Beziers in August amongst many other events. There are some fantastic markets in the local towns and villages, especially Narbonne.

 

Getting There

Fly from Dublin or Shannon to Carcassonne with Ryanair then its just a simple 25 minute drive to the house. There are lots of car hire companies at Carcassone airport. Ryanair also flies to Carcassonne from East Midlands and Liverpool airport (UK). Toulouse airport is just over an hour away by motorway (A61) and is served by the low cost operators BMIBaby (Nottingham-East Midlands, UK) and Flybe (Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Southampton, UK) and EasyJet (London Gatwick UK). Perpignan, Montpellier and Nimes airports are served by Ryanair from London-Stansted (and Liverpool and East Midlands UK for Nimes). Girona airport in Spain is only 1 hr and 45 minutes from Fabrezan and is an easy journey by motorway. Girona (sometimes described as Barcelona (Girona)) is served by many of the low cost operators from Dublin and Shannon and a wide variety of UK airports (e.g. Ryanair from Blackpool, Bournmouth, East Midlands, Glasgow, London, Liverpool). Fabrezan is close to a motorway exit on the A61 (Toulouse to Narbonne) motorway.

Nearest Travel Links

• Airport: Carcassonne (29 km)
• Ferry: St. Malo (890 km)
• Railway: Lezignan-Corbieres (9 km)

 

Suitable types of Holiday Fabrezan

• Fishing
• Golf Course
• Horse riding
• Tennis courts
• Water Park
• Watersports
• Sailing
• Mountain Biking
• Swimming
• Walking
• Windsurfing

 

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Exterior Facilities in Corbieres village house

• Parking space
• Shared Tennis court
• Solarium/Roof Terrace
• Children's playground

 

The village has municipal tennis courts and boules and a children's play area . Great swimming in the clean river is available nearby. There are two high quality restaurants, a pizzeria and a breakfast/lunch bar, a small bistro and a bar which also sells food and which sometimes has live music. Internet access is available at the village library. There is a village bakery, a well-stocked grocery shop and a general store. Lezignan (9 km) has several supermarkets (Champion, Les Mousquetaires, Aldi) and excellent fish shop, butchers etc. Narbonne has a wonderful indoor market every morning. Great walks to be had from the village and all around.

 

Rental Details

Changeover day is usually Saturday, but we will try to be flexible if possible. Rates include electricity, gas and water. Payments can be made in sterling by cheque (UK) or by direct bank transfer. Payments from outside the UK can be made by in sterling by electronic transfer or international money order (cheaper!) or by electronic transfer to our French account.

 

Facilities in Corbieres village house

• CD player
• Cooker
• Dish washer
• DVD player
• Freezer
• Fridge
• Iron
• Kettle
• Linen provided
• Microwave
• Television
• Toaster
• Towels provided
• Washing machine

Entering by the front door you come to the kitchen dining room equiped with cooker (gas rings, electric oven), micro-wave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, dishwasher and dining table. At the back is a large room with glass doors to the outside (wheelchair access) which can be used as a living room and contains a sofa and a (comfortable) sofa bed with an adjacent bathroom. (This room could be used, for example, by senior citizens or those with a disability, as a bedroom). Taking the narrow stairs to the first floor there are two large rooms, with a bathroom between them (you have to walk through the first room to get to the back bedroom), the large back room is equipped with a double bed and the front room with a double sofa-bed, so the front room could be used as a bedroom or a living room. The top floor contains a large room at the front with a double bed. Through this room is a bathroom and another small room, adjacent to the terrace, with two single beds.

 

Bedrooms / Bathrooms

• Bedrooms (4)
• Bathrooms (3)
• Showers (3)
• WCs (3)

 

Sleeps a Maximum of 8 people:

• Single Beds (2)
• Double Beds (3)
• Sofa Beds (2)
• Cots (1)

 

Furniture

• Dining Seats (8)
• Lounge Seats (8)