Warm, dry heat and air scented with gorse, wild thyme and drifts of pine among a patchwork of vineyards that produce the Corbières wines, define this part of the Languedoc. The gite is next to our villa in a tiny hilltop hamlet, close to the village of Montséret, 20 kms from Narbonne and the beach. We only come in the winter, so you have the whole place to yourselves. Carcassonne 40 kilometres. Sleeps 2/4 people.

Our home is in Boutenac, a small vineyard village in the middle of the Corbières vineyards, which produces a range of red, white and rosé wines and has its own appellation controlée. We have two comfortable double rooms, each with a shower room, which can be taken separately or together as a suite, for a family or friends travelling together. Narbonne is 20 minutes from here and the Mediterranean beaches are just beyond. Carcassonne is 30 minutes away and the Spanish border is an hour's drive.

The apartment is surrounded by fields with views of the Canigou hills and the Pyrenees and set in a typical Mediterranean garden, near the village of Ille sur Têt, 20 kms from Perpignan on the Mediterranean coast and close to the lovely Têt Valley. Within easy reach of beaches and the Spanish border. Ideal for two or a small family. Sleeps 2/4 people.

The domaine has three comfortable, pleasantly furnished double rooms with private bathrooms, guest salons, a pool and gardens, just outside Villefranche de Conflent in the lovely Têt valley. The beaches along the Emerald coast, the ancient Catalan town of Perpignan and a little further along, the Pyrenees and the border across to Spain are all within an hour or so from here. Perpignan 45 minutes.

Warmed by the Roussillon sun, our villa was is quietly situated on the edge of Ille-sur-Têt, close to restaurants, 15 minutes from Perpignan and the beach. We have four double rooms bed and breakfast, each with an en suite shower room. All the rooms have fans, and tea and coffee making facilities. There is a large garden where children can play freely and a completely fenced off swimming pool. Barcelona 75 minutes. Dinner available on request. Open all year.

Warmed by the Roussillon sun, our villa was is quietly situated on the edge of Ille-sur-Têt, close to restaurants, 15 minutes from Perpignan and the beach. We have four double rooms bed and breakfast, each with an en suite shower room. All the rooms have fans, and tea and coffee making facilities. There is a large garden where children can play freely and a completely fenced off swimming pool. Barcelona 75 minutes. Dinner available on request. Open all year.

Light and well furnished, the apartment is on the second floor of an ancient traditional town house close to the Place aux Herbes right in the centre of Uzès, facing onto the circular boulevard Gambetta, which marks the place where the medieval city walls used to be and where the market is held every Wednesday and Saturday morning. The garden behind the house is fresh with the scent of greenery, quiet and private. Nîmes is 25 kms, Avignon 30 kms. Sleeps 4 to 5 people.

Part of a typical Provencal house situated peacefully in countryside, 5 kms from the ancient village of Uzes, the studio is entirely independent, open plan, sunny and prettily furnished with views of the terrace, garden and pool. Near golf, shops and a choice of restaurants, an easy drive from Avignon and Arles and less than an hour from both the Cevennes hills and the Mediterranean coast. Sleeps 2 people.

Beautifully restored and furnished, the studio is on the first floor of one of the historical buildings dating from the Middle Ages, in the medieval centre of Uzès. It is tucked away in one of the quiet little back streets near the main square, where sunlight warms the stone, plunging you back in time, and is decorated with paintings and colours in harmony with its surroundings and furnished with all modern comforts. Nimes 25 minutes. Sleeps 1 or 2 people.

The house is situated 7 kms from Beaucaire in peaceful open countryside surrounded by fields and vines and less than half an hour by car from Nîmes, Arles or Avignon and the Camargue. The centuries old atmosphere of this provençal farmhouse is everywhere, with its dovecote, fountain, wine cellar, stables and olive grove. You can wander over 7 acres of garden, enjoy the swimming pool or relax in the shade on the patio, and daydream.

The house is situated 7 kms from Beaucaire in peaceful open countryside surrounded by fields and vines and less than half an hour by car from Nîmes, Arles or Avignon and the Camargue. The centuries old atmosphere of this provençal farmhouse is everywhere, with its dovecote, fountain, wine cellar, stables and olive grove. You can wander over 7 acres of garden, enjoy the swimming pool or relax in the shade on the patio, and daydream. Sleeps 2 people.

Cool comfort and an ideal base in a typical 1890 village house in the midst of the Herault vineyards, where you can taste some of the best wines in the region. The mountains are 20 minutes away, a different world where you can walk and cycle for miles, ride, fish or canoe. Cap d'Agde has beautiful sandy beaches, every kind of water sports imaginable and a superbly designed golf course. Local markets several times a week. An hour from Carcassonne. Sleeps 2 people.

The Priory is situated in a peaceful park amongst a sea of vines, woods and fields in the Languedoc countryside, between Béziers and the Mediterranean coast. A harmonious mix of modern comfort and old world charm with three swimming pools, one with a children’s pool, one a heated indoor pool. Individually decorated and furnished with country furniture with small private terrace or garden. Pézenas 5 kms, Béziers 20 kms. Sleeps 2 to 3 people.