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Breathtaking vaulted ceilings highlight this restored, 15th-century, village home. Chosen for its location in the heart of the Languedoc (called by one travel magazine "the last undiscovered region of France"), this ample, well-equipped home puts you 20 minutes from the Mediterranean in one direction, an hour from Carcassonne in the other, with wine country on every side.

This beautiful, house has three stories and can accommodate 9 people, with plenty of elbow room.

On the ground floor:

• a dining room with exposed stone walls and beams
• a remodeled kitchen with new appliances, including a clothes washer
• a very large living room with vaulted stone ceilings, newly restored, and an immense working fireplace; the
  living room is furnished with lots of comfortable seating and is well-lighted for reading
• an open two-level patio area for alfresco dining and relaxing

On the middle floor:

• a bedroom with a single bed
• a bedroom with a double bed
• a bedroom with a double bed
• a bedroom with two single beds and an attached bathroom with shower and W.C.
• a bathroom with shower and W.C.

On the top floor:

• a bedroom with a queen-sized bed
• a large and very private terrace
• a bathroom with shower and W.C.

This is what's called in the trade a "self-catering" house. If you're used to hotels, consider these differences: in a self-catering house, there are no maids to pick up your dropped towels; and the cupboards might be entirely bare.  With self-catering properties in Europe, renters expect to provide everything, from salt and pepper to sheets. We don't go that far.  We provide sheets.  We provide towels.  We try to keep enough salt and pepper in stock to keep you happy.  But, still, you're mostly on your own.  The first thing you do in a self-catering house is go shopping.  We have a lovely supermarket a few minutes away by car.  Buy toilet paper.  Buy paper towels.  Buy trash bags.  Buy (now it gets interesting) a local wine.  And local cheese.  And local vegetables…

For more information, and/or to take a virtual tour of the house, visit: 
www.ourhouseinfrance.comand or:  http://www.flipkey.com/pezenas-vacation-rentals/p301662/          

Item Special Note

$250 refundable security deposit is required 8 weeks prior to your arrival.  Includes all utilities (electricity , heat), linens, towels.  There is no ground-floor toilet, so the house is not really suited for guests who cannot climb stairs. Dates are mutually agreeable, and based on availability.  This trip does not include airfare.