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Les Olivettes, Cabrieres near Clermont l'Herault - Pool - Sleeps 6 in 3 bedrooms/2 bathrooms
‘Les Olivettes' is a spacious, elegantly furnished villa on the edge of the village, providing all comforts for your holiday rental in a superb setting in large, gated grounds of 2500sq m. The super, private pool, surrounded by a huge, tiled terrace with outdoor furniture for sun bathing and al fresco dining, is ideal for total relaxation. Magnificent views of mountains and vineyards are enjoyed from the villa, pool and grounds.
'Les Olivettes' provides an ideal situation for a perfect holiday, set in large grounds with a super pool and enormous terrace for total relaxation, yet it is only a one-minute walk to the village with grocery store, boulangerie and wine co-operative. The village restaurant/bar is a little way down the road.
Enjoy a relaxing holiday in comfort in this spacious villa of 135 sq m. with walled grounds of 2500 sq m. Entry to the property is by remote-controlled gate and there is plenty of parking. There are superb views of mountains and vineyards from the house, pool and grounds.
The 10m x 5m private pool, 1m-1.6 m deep, is entered by four steps. It is surrounded by an enormous, tiled terrace and the principal rooms of the villa open on to the terrace. The pool has an alarm for safety and there’s plenty of outdoor furniture for sun bathing and al fresco dining, with a BBQ.
Self catering accommodation
The villa is well equipped, and all furnishings and fittings are of superior quality. A large sitting room with dining area is elegantly and comfortably furnished with sofas, rugs, lamps, prints, etc and has glass sliding doors opening to the terrace.
The restful colour scheme of mainly terracotta, apricot and green continues in the well equipped kitchen, which has a table and chairs plus breakfast bar, dishwasher, large fridge, glass cook top, wall oven, microwave, electric jug etc. A sliding glass door opens to the pool terrace.
The utilities room is equipped with washing machine, laundry tub, iron, ironing board plus a large upright freezer.
An archway from the sitting room leads to a small vestibule, off which is the master bedroom suite with double bed, large wardrobe, chest of drawers and bedside tables which are all solid timber. There is a glass sliding door to the terrace. The ensuite, full-sized, tiled bathroom has a bath with overhead shower, double washbasins, WC.
Also off the vestibule is a twin bedded room with glass door to the back garden and another, separate, fully tiled WC with hand washbasin.
All bedrooms have fans and and all furnishings and fittings are of superior quality.
TV with satellite (UK channels) plus a second TV with video player, DVD and CD player. Some DVDs, videos and CDs provided.
The pool is fully maintained for you during your stay so all you have to do is relax and enjoy!
The Area
This region, Languedoc, is France's best kept secret, where you'll find the rural France you've always dreamed of. Sleepy villages of sun-warmed stones and red tiled roofs unspoilt by mass tourism, magnificent scenery ideal for rambles on foot or horseback amongst herb scented hills, with deep gorges tumbling into cool, inviting rivers.
If you can tear yourself away from such over-abundance of nature's generosity, there are many local places of interest nearby. Or an hour's drive takes you to splendid Roman towns such as Avignon, Nîmes, Arles to the east, stunning Carcassonne and the Cathar castles to the west. For a touch of true French sophistication, Montpellier, 40 kms, offers the arts, theatre, shopping, an international airport and train station. The Spanish border is only 1.5 hours' drive.
There are restaurants, supermarkets, shops and excellent weekly street markets in the lively market towns of Clermont l’Hérault, 8 kms and Pézenas, 10 kms, which is also known for its many antique dealers. Swimming at Mediterranean beaches, 35 minutes and Lac Salagou, 10 minutes, which is also fun for fishing and non-motorised water sports.
This is France’s largest, up-and-coming wine producing region and there are many opportunities to taste its excellent wines at private domains and cave co-operatives throughout the area.
Brilliant local markets, concerts and festivals year round.
How to get there
Montpellier is the closest airport. Nimes, Carcassonne, Perpignan and Rodez airports less than an hour's drive, Toulouse and Marseille two hours.TGV to Montpellier from Paris takes 3.5 hours. |
