Holiday Homes In France
1998-2008
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Country House and Guest Apartment with pool
Tarabel, 25 kms from Toulouse in South West France
House: 7 bedrooms, sleeps 12. Apartment: 2 bedrooms, sleeps 4. The whole: 9 bedrooms, sleeps 16.
Château Duffaut
Built in 1810 using the red brick typical of the architecture around Toulouse, the house has been recently entirely restored in keeping with its original style. It is flanked by two towers and a dovecote and has large windows, which let in lots of light and air. Surrounded by a hectare of gardens facing the Pyrenees Mountains, it lies just outside the village of Tarabel, 25 kms from the centre of Toulouse.
The countryside here is a cross between the gentle hills of Aquitaine and the Mediterranean landscape of Languedoc, threaded with country lanes and sprinkled with hillside houses that has earned it the nickname, Little Tuscany. There are essential shops nearby, and restaurants such as the Auberge du Poids Public in St Félix Lauragais (15 kms), Tirou in Castelnaudary (35 kms), La Table du Marché in Castanet Tolosan (15 kms) and the Auberge du Bout du Monde in Verdun-en-Lauragais (45 kms), as well as a huge choice of restaurants in Toulouse at very reasonable prices.
The house has five double bedrooms, two with ensuite bathrooms (one with bath, shower and wc, one with shower) and one shower room with wc plus a separate wc on the ground floor. All the bedrooms are spacious, tastefully furnished and decorated and have comfortable beds. The sitting room has a fireplace, lovely Oregon pine wood floors and soft yellow walls with painted white panelling. It is furnished with two sofas and armchairs, has books, a piano, a wide screen television a music system. The living room/dining room and kitchen has exposed stone and brickwork walls and a framework of beams, which give a sense of space. There are two large farmhouse dining table, which seat ten each. The windows open onto the terrace with views over the hills and the Pyrenees beyond, where you can eat outside on hot summer days. An old wood staircase leads to a mezzanine used as an office, but which has room for extra beds if needed. The old billiard room has a single bed and an armoire, wood floors and a black marble fireplace. The kitchen is equipped with everthing needed and includes a large refrigerator, a Lacanche cooker with five gas rings and a large oven, a microwave, a dishwasher, coffee maker and Kenwood-Chef. There is an adjoining pantry used for grocery storage with a washing machine and dryer. The house has two entrances, one through windows from the terrace, leading into a long hallway and the other, on the other side of the house, sheltered by an ancient cedar. The terrace, furnished with teak tables, chairs and sunloungers, extends along the whole of the south side of the house, shaded by a hundred year old Sophora tree and Sycamore and Catalpa trees and overlooks the terraced swimming pool (10 x 5 metres), which is surrounded by a hedge to ensure the safety of young children. The self contained guest apartment has its own entrance and parking space and a private garden. It has two bedrooms with bathrooms and may be taken on its own or as extra accommodation together with the house if required. The living room has French windows, which look onto the south and west side of the garden and beautiful country views beyond. It has terracotta tiled floors and a rose marble fireplace and is comfortably furnished with two sofas, armchairs and a pedestal table. The kitchen is fully equipped and includes a microwave, washing machine and dryer and a farmhouse table with assorted chairs for eight people. There are two double bedrooms each with a bathroom. One of the rooms has a fireplace and stairs leading to an office on the first floor, which has a day bed. A cot and television are available on request. The Area
There are four golf courses within a range of 30 kms, tennis courts (4 kms) and lots of places to walk or cycle around us. The Montagne Noir (30 kms) is especially good for hiking and riding. There are hire boat bases along the Canal du Midi and swimming and windsurfing on the Lac de St Ferréol. Toulouse is a lively university city with a lovely old centre and good shopping. The European Space Agency is based there and open to visits. Travel Information
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Prices and booking information
All prices are per week Saturday to Saturday arriving at 4pm departing at 10am Cleaning for 2 hours per day between 10am and 12 noon, Monday - Friday is included Linen is provided and towels are changed twice a week Heating and telephone are extra A deposit of 30% of the total is requested on booking with the remainder sent 6 weeks before arrival A damage deposit of €1525 is also requested which will be returned 1 week after departure
Telephone: 06 86 43 82 66 (International + 33 6 86 43 82 66) Or: 06 72 06 68 96 (International + 33 6 72 06 68 96) Please mention Vacation France when contacting the owner
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