French Country Houses: Les Olivettes

Les Olivettes, Cabrieres: luxury villa with pool

Large grounds, private parking
3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms (Sleeps 6)

France's best kept secret, the Languedoc, is 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.

This is where CABRIÈRES is situated – a small wine producing village set in the heart of the Languedoc vineyards. The villa 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.

Restaurants, supermarkets, street markets, shops, banks etc can be found in the lively market towns of Clermont l’Herault or Pezenas, both a 15 minute drive away. Swimming at Mediterranean beaches, 30 minutes, Lake Salagou (also fishing and watersports), 10 minutes, River Hérault (canoe hire) 15 minutes.

If you can tear yourself away from your sunbed by the pool, there are many local places of interest to visit. Or an hour's drive takes you to splendid Roman towns such as Avignon, Nîmes, Arles. For a touch of true French sophistication, Montpellier (45 mins) offers the arts, theatre, shopping, an international airport and train station.

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.

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. There is a DVD and CD player, TV with satellite (UK channels) plus a second TV with video player. Some DVDs, audio tapes and CDs are provided.

 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.

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.

At the other end of the sitting room is the entry foyer with the main entrance door, a large glass-fronted wardrobe/storage cupboard and short corridor which leads to a large, fully tiled shower room with hand wash basin and WC, and a further double bedded room with glass door to the back garden.

The utilities room is equipped with washing machine, laundry tub, iron, ironing board plus a large upright freezer. All bedrooms have fans.

The pool is fully maintained for you during your stay so all you have to do is relax and enjoy!
Please note property is not suitable for children under 7 years, this is a non-smoking house, smoking is only permitted outside of the house.

2010 Les Olivettes French Country House Rates

The above quoted rates are per week in AUD. Rates include linen. Rates are subject to change without notice and subject to currency changes. Security Deposit of $750 is additional.

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