It is ideally situated for touring the beautiful, romantic, and fascinating ancient Cathar countryside which has inspired stories of the Holy Grail, where its diversity of scenery constantly surprises.

Sunny garden with BBQ

At Carcassonne, nestled in the heart of the Cathar country, you will find the world’s most beautifully restored medieval city, or you can cruise on the 300-year-old Canal du Midi - both World Heritage sites. Toulouse - only an hour's drive away - is France's fourth largest city and boasts many elegant shops and art museums.

The house is built on the site of a 15th century chateau. Many of the walls are over half a metre thick. The sunny balcony looks over the garden and village green down towards the river Dure and forest beyond. The village has good amenities and is situated in a peaceful valley and centrally placed in the Black Mountains surrounded by forests above the vineyards.

Reception hall

Kitchen

Lounge seating area

A large comfortable lounge/dining room with ceiling beam, and a wooden floors, a large fireplace with wooden mantel and log burning stove, comfortable sofas, coffee table and, a dining area with table and chairs where you can breakfast or dine.

Christina, the resident owner will be there to give you a warm welcome in English or French, and will be happy to advise you during your stay to ensure that you have a great holiday, or if you want to road-test the idea of living in France, Christina, an

A door from the lounge leads onto a large south facing balcony with table and chairs an alternative place where you can enjoy breakfast or dinner with a view over the garden, village green and down towards the River Dure and forest beyond.

On the first floor you will find a libary with a good selection of books, games and tour guides.

Cloakroom

"Such a wonderful place, we just had to stay longer! Wonderful room & food was delicious! Thank you for everything"

Stephanie, David & Aiden

... a large area with tables and chairs where we can serve you barbeques or paellas; alternatively you can enjoy the privacy of our sunny courtyard with table and chairs.

We have secure garaging for touring motorcycles and cyclists who are always welcome.

We have tried to create a warm and friendly environment in which you can unwind from the stress of everyday life. Our private garden provides a sanctuary for our guests where they can sit on our terrace and relax with a bottle of wine enhanced by the sound of the river Dure in the background. Throughout the summer you can enjoy barbeques or paellas served on the terrace in the warm Mediterranean evenings and take in that wonderful ambiance of the Black mountains.

B & B - Sleep under the stars in our grenier (sleeps 2/4)

Family room / bedroom

Bath/Shower Room

The Fleur-de-lys suite has two rooms. One spacious bedroom with twin beds a seating area with 2 sofas, a coffee table with tea and coffee making facilities, a wardrobe and chest of drawers. There is a smaller separate twin bedded room, and a lovely modern well appointed bath/shower room.

The suite has painted wooden ceilings and beams: wooden floors, and some exposed stone walls, and a view over the garden and valley beyond.

B & B - Romance under the stars in our grenier (sleeps 2/3)

Bedroom

Hydro-Shower Room

The Chambre de Rose is a romantic bedroom with double bed it has a sofa and coffee table with tea and coffee making facilities, a dressing table and mirror, and large walk-in wardrobe and luxury en-suite shower room with hydro cubicle.

The ceilings are painted with exposed beams: wooden floor and some exposed stone walls.

B & B - Full of Eastern Promise (sleeps 2/4)

Shower Room

The Chambre Chinoise is a spacious airy room decorated and furnished in an oriental style. It has twin beds and a seating area. As with all our well-appointed rooms, it has an en-suite shower room, wardrobe, dressing table, hairdryer, central heating, air conditioning and tea and coffee making facilities.

The ceiling of natural wood has exposed beams: wooden floor and painted walls.

*Please let us know which room you would prefer when booking

Please note: Check-in: 4:30 PM Check-out: 11:00 AM Local currency: EUROS

We can also cater for all dietary requirements.

Christina will prepare and serve the tastes and specialities of this region, as well as traditional French cuisine using produce (local meats, fish, vegetables and cheeses), from the local markets as well as her kitchen garden.

Continental breakfast:- Served from 8 - 9.30am

Orange juice - Jams and local honey - Cereal and muesli - Cheeses and petit-suisse - Fresh from our local boulangerie - Croissants, pian au chocolaté and bread - A choice of Coffee, hot chocolate, tea, or tisane

"The house is so French & Christina makes you very welcome to her home. She loves to cook and the food is superb. The ‘Chambre de Rose’ was both beautiful & tranquil. I just loved the very indulgent hydro shower"

Jackie Griffin

Cuxac-Cabardès is a quiet traditional mountain village and is situated on the road to Mazamet, North-West of Carcassonne , off the D118; 25 minutes from Carcassonne airport and 1½ hours from Toulouse airport.

Air links direct to Carcassonne only by Ryanair from London Stanstead, Dublin, Shannon, East Midlands, Liverpool and Brussels - Contact Ryanair for best fares and online booking. Cuxac-Cabardès is about 25 minutes drive from the Airport.

Toulouse airport is only 1½ hours away. This is served by a number of operators including British Airways and Easyjet from Gatwick, British Airways and Air France from Heathrow and a variety of airlines fly from regional airports to this location. Take the A62 then A61 Autoroute following signs to Montpellier (sorry - toll to pay - but if you can spare the time, the N113 takes longer, but it's free) - exit at Junction 23*.

Perpignan airport is about the same distance as Toulouse but, like Carcassonne, it is a small operation with none of the major carriers offering flights from UK, however Ryanair offers a limited number of flights from Stanstead. Take the A9 then the A61, following directions to Toulouse - exit at Junction 23*.

The river La Dure

Village Facilities:

The village has a bar restaurant (friendly and serving excellent food), a well stocked general store and a first class traditional baker. In addition, the village boast a butcher, pharmacy, hair dresser, dentist, post office, estate agent and notaire. Once a week, in the village square, a vegetable van and a fish monger visit, and on Monday evening a pizza van can be found by the river (his pizzas are superb). A children's adventure playground and an all-weather swimming pool are within a few minutes walk and there is a doctor's surgery nearby.