We have weeks to fill in our four properties in May and June so have decided to cut the cost for all the houses:

Villas now just £650/week until June 18th

The Villas are both currently available in the half term holiday week, it is a lovely time of year to visit this region, the sun shines, the swimming pools are heated and the children love them!

Village Gites now only  £350/week until June 18th then only £400 until July 23rd

Our two village houses are comfortably and stylishly furnished and have outside space where you can relax and enjoy the sunshine and cook up a good barbecue.

La Grange Belesta:

Les Jets, Molitg:

We are very proud to tell you that the professional French cycling club Dijon Sprinter Olympique has chosen our villas as a base from which to carry out 2 weeks of training for their team.  The villas are in the Pyrenees Natural Park and there is a wide range of cycling opportunities in the vicinity. The Tour de France often passes close by which shows just how challenging the available routes are.  So if you are looking for a new area of France to explore and get out on your bike as the same time then then our luxury villas in the  French Pyrenees offer you just that.

We have 3 bikes available for you to use at the Villas in Fuilla and 2 at the Les Jets gite in Molitg. We are also about to equip the villas with specialist equipment for keen cyclists so check back here for more information about this very soon!

We now accept payment by credit and debit cards

I am very happy to inform you that we can accept payment for your holiday, your deposit and your full balance by credit or debit cards.  We can accept Visa and MasterCard via a telephone call.  This means that it is much easier for you and also gives us as a company verification and credibility.

Successful Summer Season 2010

We have had a busy summer at our properties and had lots of positive feedback from our guests.  Here is a selection of quotes from some of the happy holidaymakers :

About Les Jets at Molitg:

“We have enjoyed our stay as “Les Jets”, particularly the experience of living in a French Catalonian Village, the traditional Catalan dance music in the church square was great” August 2009.

“We very much enjoyed our stay at your property which was well-equipped and made an excellent base for visiting many local attractions.” August 2010.

“We really enjoyed our stay in Molitg. We particularly enjoyed the walks in the little €2 brochure purchased at the tourist office, and the honey bought up the road! The house is very comfortable and we would recommend it to others” August 2010.

“We very much enjoyed our time in Les Jets. The house was the perfect set up for us and we really enjoyed spending time in the garden….lounging, reading, grilling and eating all of our meals there. The patio and covered eating area were lovely and offered just the right amount of protection from the sun and wind. The renter’s manual was very useful, thanks for putting that together.” July 2010.

About Villa Maple Rouge and Villa Mimosa:

“The house was in first class condition set in a beautiful location. We have been in this area before but have not stayed in a property as well set out. The kitchen, sitting and bedrooms were all as you described, it was like being at home. The pool was an added bonus and was spotless. It was nice to go to a place that was built well and well looked after. ” July 2010
“The house was well located in such a beautiful spot. Fantastic for nature spotters and walkers.It was clean and spacious. The surrounding area is filled with wonderful places to visit – not enough time to go to all on our list sadly!
“It was really well stocked with all you could need such as children’s plastic plates, bottle openers, plenty of coat hangers, DVD’s, games and books. You’ve obviously thought carefully about what people need.” August 2010 
“A quick note to say that we had a wonderful holiday in Villa Maple Rouge. The house is beautifully designed and lends itself to a perfect holiday”

About Le Grange at Belesta

“The house was lovely, and in a very beautiful area of France. We were very honoured to be your first guests in the house, it’s just a shame we only had chance to stay for a week. I thought the quality of the house was excellent overall. ” July 2010

“We liked the character of the house and the village itself. The locals were extremely friendly & we visited the local restaurant Chez Pierre a couple of times.” August 2010

Ski Season has begun – Go and discover Font Romeu and Pyrenees 2000

There has been some heavy snow in the mountains around our villas and the ski conditions are currently excellent.  Whilst down in Fuilla vallley it is often warm and sunny during the day, – we had a barbecue when we were there at Christmas – just a 45 minutes drive up the mountain takes you to a variety of ski resorts to suit all abilities.

Here are some links to the web-sites with all the information you will need to plan your ski-ing:

http://www.font-romeu.fr/ http://www.lespyrenees.net/en/index.php

Little Yellow Train

Both the villages of Molitg and Fuilla are in the heart of the Conflent and are about a 10 minute drive away from the larger market town of Prades. There is a wide range of shops in Prades and a weekly street market where lots of independant fruit growers and bakers offer their delicious wares. Several wineries are also in the area which you can visit to taste and buy local wines.

Conflent is an area of outstanding natural beauty and the villa at Fuilla is about to be included in a national nature reserve. The surrounding foothills of the pyrenees offer many opportunites for outdoor activities including walking, cycling, climbing, canyoning, fishing, skiing and white water rafting.

The freshwater lake at Vinca is 10 km from Prades and offers a sandy beach, swimming and water sports. The mediterranean beaches are a bit further away, about 45 mins drive to the big beach at Argeles. Smaller and less commercial beaches are at the artist retreat Colliure and Le Racou, a pretty seaside village with a good sandy beach.

Skiing is just an hours drive away in the resorts of Font Romeu and Les Ingles. We can help organise ski rental and ski passes or you can drive up there with one of the sledges available at the house for an afternoon of sledging! The season usually runs from early December to April.

Molitg Village

There is a friendly and reasonably priced restaurant and bar in the village: L’Estaca which is open every lunchtime and evening and has live music regularly on Saturday evenings. They have also recently started offering free WIFI access to anyone who goes for a drink and would like to bring their laptops with them.
There are several other very good restaurants just down the hill in Molitg-Les-Bains where there is also the Grand Hotel Les Thermes which offers a range of spa treatments in its natural hot springs bath and treatment centre.

Fuilla Village

Fuilla is a quiet village with a bar and restaurant which also sells bread.  Villefranche de Conflent is just 3 miles away and there is a large selection of restaurants available in this pretty, medieaval walled village.  Also close by is the town of Vernet-les-bains which offers a full range of spa treatments available in the natural hot spring baths.