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RUE DU PARC
In The Beautiful Countryside Of Languedoc
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| | | Situated in the working village of Autignac. Surrounded by vineyards, with mountains in the background, come, and relax by the pool just drinking in the atmosphere or the local wine. Free Wifi!
Prices from € 45 to € 55 /room/night, English & French spoken, Swimming Pool, | | | | | Overview | | Situated in the working village of Autignac. Surrounded by vineyards, with mountains in the background, come, and relax by the pool just drinking in the atmosphere or the local wine.Our house is a couple of minutes walk from the center of the village that boasts local bakers (boulangerie), bar/café and a local Tobac store. There is everything you need right in the village including school, post office, pharmacy, doctor, weekly visiting fish and shellfish vans from the coast and cheese and pizza vans, plus a twice-weekly fresh vegetable and produce market. A larger supermarket is just 5 minutes by car at Magalas.
Just off the main road between Beziers and Bedarieux, the village is full of interesting streets and houses, boasting of its prosperity at the end of the 19th Century. There are lovely walks in the surrounding countryside - easy to access from the house. | | | Accommodation | | | 3 Bedrooms sleeping up to 6 people. The accommodation comprises 1 en-suite double bedroom and two double bedrooms sharing a shower room. | | | | Bedroom Three | Sleeps 2; €45 / room / night | | | Another nicely presented double bedroom. Sharing shower room with Bedroom Two. | | | |
| Bedroom Two | Sleeps 2; €45 / room / night | | | A double bedroom tastefully decorated and furnished. Share of Shower room with bedroom 3. | | | |
| En-suite Bedroom | Sleeps 2; €55 / room / night | | | A nice fresh en-suite bedroom. | | | |
| | | Facilities | | | | English & French spokenSwimming PoolGarden | | | The Area | | | With its long, sandy beaches, rugged mountain peaks and medieval hill top villages the Languedoc boasts one of France's most diverse landscapes and over 300 days of sunshine per year. Autignac is 20mins Beziers and 35mins from the airport. The village has a bar, baker, post office, recently opened vegtable shop and a tobac.
Autignac is one of the communes that make up the Faugere wine appellation. Nearby are the towns of Bedarieux, nestling in the foothills of the Cevennes, and Roquebrun with its Eastern Meditereannean climate on the River Orb.The endless variety of possible activities or visits make this a great region for anyone to visit.
Officially the sunniest region in the country, it is also France's wine growing capital and probably the largest wine growing area in the world. Bordered by the Spanish Pyrenees, the lavender fields of Provence and the rocky Massif Central to the north, the area is noted for its relaxed pace of life.
In recent years many resorts have been developed, offering clean sandy beaches, excellent swimming with leisure and shopping facilities.
La Grande Motte,Capd'Agde, Argeles, Valras Plage and many others. There is a great feeling of space and the beaches do not get as crowded as you would expect given the climate,sea, and development.
Some towns and villages such as Sete, Agde, Palavas and Port-Vendres, still retain their traditional fishing industry and their harbours and streets still reflect this along with the delicous seafood fresh from the nets.
Towards the Spanish border the picturesque fishing village of Collioure inspired many famous artists who developed the Fauvist style. Heading north east from the Pyrenees you enter the land of the Cathar castles. (See the link on our useful information page)
These are mainly to the south of Carcassone a restored medieval town. Futher north and inland from the Mediterranean coast, the hills and mountains offer wild countryside, with lush green valleys and the chance of white water rafting and canoeing on the rivers. The region has its own language, Occitan (from which Languedoc gets its name - literally 'Langue d'Oc', language of Occitan) and Catalan is spoken in many towns close to the Spanish border.
The city of Nimes, with its perfectly preserved Roman arena is the best example of a Roman city outside Italy. A few kilometres away the Pont du Gard - a spectacular Roman aqueduct spanning the River Gardan.
Further west is the university town of Montpellier one of the France's most thriving and dynamic cities.Its huge pedestrianised centre is filled with cafes and an ideal place to sit and watch the world go by. A labyrinth of winding back streets, filled with boutiques and restaurants, form the city's historic centre. A few miles east lies the peculiar beauty of the Camargues - a vast low lying area of 37 salt water lakes On these marshy lagoons, flocks of pink flamingos are a common site, as are the white horses and black bulls which used to roam wild on this flat watery landscape.
Just north of the Camargues is the town of Arles, famous for its association with the artist Van Gogh. The vast vineyards in land from the coast produce an abundance of excellent if under-rated wines such as Corbieres, Minervois, and Cotes du Roussillon. | | | Things To Do | | Obviously swimming in our pool or sunbathing beside it may be of interest to many!!
For nature lovers, the dense green peaks of the Cevennes National Park is a hill walkers paradise. Its pine and chest-nut tree covered slopes, dry stone terraces, isolated hamlets, and wealth of animal and bird life, can all be discovered from its 300 looped footpaths. The local goats' cheese, 'pelardons' is second to none.
To the west, the emerald waters of the Tarn Gorge are among the best in Europe for watersports attracting hordes of canoeists and fans of kayaking and white water rafting to the town of Millau each summer. Nearby is the town of Albi famous as the home of the artist Toulouse Lautrek, whose paintings and sketches of Paris's nightlife took the impressionist art world by storm in the late 1800's.
Riding a slow barge along the Canal du Midi, a 200km waterway linking the Mediterannean with Toulouse, is one of the highlights of any visit to the Midi-Pyrenees. If its street parties you're after the city of Perpignan is one of the best places to bop till you drop. Just as much Spanish as French, it is the third largest Catalan city after Barcelona and Lleida in Spain. | | | Directions | | Driving Directions
Driving directions to Rue du Parc, From Beziers, France.
From the A9 Motorway Exit at 36.
34.9 km – about 31 mins
1. Exits 36-Béziers-Ouest
Toll road
1.1 km
2. Take exit 36-Béziers-Ouest toward Vendres/Saint-Pons/Mazamet/Castres
Toll road
0.7 km
3. Keep left at the fork to continue toward A9/E15/E80
Partial toll road
0.3 km
4. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for A9/E15/E80/Lyon/Montpellier/Sète and merge onto A9/E15/E80
Toll road
7.1 km
5. Take exit 35-Béziers-Est toward La Devèze/Sérignan/Béziers-Centre
Toll road
0.7 km
6. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N1112
0.1 km
7. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Béziers-Centre and merge onto N1112
Go through 1 roundabout
4.2 km
8. At Rond-Point Edgar Faure, take the 2nd exit onto N9 heading to Bédarieux/Saint-Pons
2.1 km
9. Take the ramp
0.3 km
10. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto D909/Route de Bédarieux
Continue to follow D909
16.7 km
11. Turn left at D136e7
1.1 km
12. Slight right at Avenue de Béziers/D16e6
0.2 km
13. Turn left at Avenue de Fontcerise/D154
42 m
14. Turn right at Rue du Parc | | | | | | | Contact Details | | |
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