The impressive staircase leads up to the first floor and the house's living area. This comprises a living room with a chaise lounge and sofa with television. This room leads out onto the terrace. The climate is wonderful!!! You can enjoy your breakfast/aperitif/lunch/dinner on the terrace and a canopy is also fitted and can be used if you want to avoid the sun. The terrace also has a gas barbecue.
There are two double bedrooms, each with a king-size bed. Also, a child, teenager or overnight guest can easily sleep in living room.
The house is in the centre of the village near all commercial necessities: the tabac, boulangerie, boucherie, and bar, post office, doctor surgery and church. The bar is the centre of village life ands is open normally till midnight and beyond. There are beautiful walks through the vineyards. You can see the mountains from the top of the street. Everyone in the village is very friendly
The month of August is a very lively time. As well as the grape harvesting, there is the Feria during the week of 15th August in Beziers . There are all kinds of cultural and musical events and many of them are free.
Béziers hosts the opera in the arena in the month of July.
The end of August is really interesting with the Vendange and tractors can be seen doing the harvesting.
Beziers is well worth a visit. The Canal du Midi is breathtaking, it is an amazing experience to walk along and observe the boats and locks. There are several restaurants nearby. The fromagerie at Roquefort is also worth a trip as well as St Guillaume le Desert. Orlargues ia another very pretty village.
Have you seen the bridge at Millau? Incredible! This is about an hours drive away.
The nearest beaches at are at Serignan, Vendres and Valras Plage but you could also try the more distant ones at Sete and Cap D'agde .
Luxuries: DVD player
General: TV
Standard: Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
Utilities: Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
Rooms: 2 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 1 family bathroom and 1 shower room
Furniture: Double beds (2), Dining seating for 4, Lounge seating for 6, Sleeps maximum of 4
Other: Linen and towels provided.
Outdoors: Balcony / Terrace, BBQ, Bicycles available
Access: Secure parking
Further details indoors:The house has a very large garage which runs the length of the whole ground floor area of the house. There is a bathroom with a jet powered shower in the garage, very really useful when returning from beach etc., and also a washing machine.
The market comes three times a week with fresh produce and the pizza van comes around on Wednesdays and Saturdays. You can place your order and then sit at the bar across the road and enjoy your aperitif and collect your pizza at the agreed time. The Intermarche supermarket is on the way to the next village, Magalas, a five-minute drive away
Further details outdoors:Rue du Nord is in the centre of the village close to all commerce, bar etc.
The monastery of St Joseph ,Mont Rouge http://
is a 5-10 mins walk from Rue du Nord .Ideal when you only want to walk a short distance; a very imposing building recently completed attracting many visitors. It is a bit like Walsingham;the grounds are so so peaceful.
Look out for notices in tabac and bar in village for big events and fêtes.
The 2 main caves (Wine ,of course) in the village are the Cave Cooperative and Banjouliers. Most people take thei
Herault Area Information
The largest wine producing area in France makes for endless wine tasting opportunities. The area is steeped in history; visits must be made to Narbonne, Beziers, Montpelliere, Nimes for the Pont du Gard and even down to the border at Perpignan. The area is what you make of it. You could be busy every day visiting the Canal du Midi, beautiful villages or just relaxing on the terrace or at the beach.
The Beziers / Puimisson area
Puimisson depends on wine for its economy. It is small and tranquil and interesting historically as it is a mediaeval circulade village. The region was once beset by invaders, both in the crusades against the Cathars and because of its position not far from the Spanish border, so Puimisson and other villages were built with a circular protective wall around the central chateau. The village is only a ten minute drive from Beziers so all amenities are close at hand. Beziers now boasts a swish new shopping centre, the Polygon.
There are local shops in Puimisson, a boucherie, boulangerie, tabac, post office and a small but welcoming bar. Supermarkets are only five minutes drive. There tennis courts on the edge of the village, petanque in the village square (adjacent to the bar!) and sailing and swimming at the River Orb not far away.
Puimisson (population about 800) is situated in the heart of the Languedoc vineyards, approximately 10 minutes north of Beziers by car. The big advantage of this location is that the TGV runs to Beziers, so you could fly Easyjet from Newcastle to Paris and pick up the train there. There is a bus service from Bezier into Puimisson
The budget airlines e.g. Ryanair also fly from across the UK to Carcassonne , Montpellier and Perpignan - all within easy driving distance. Also Beziers from Bristol and from Manchester April 2012.
The village is just over one and a half hours drive from the
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