Lou Cantovent

Sleeps up to 8

Despite having more than a dozen restaurants barely a whistle from the front door, you may not want to leave the house.

In the fabulous modern kitchen, you can prepare memorable meals each evening.

Monsieur Ricard sells fine oysters from his counter around the corner and the market and bakeries are yards away.You don't even have to wash up  -  as the dishwasher takes care of the plates whilst you watch the sunset behind the church tower, spilling a rich gold and red wake across the teracotta roof tiles from your terrace to the horizon.

Dine indoors by a real log fire in winter, dine outside on one of the house's terraces and balconies on a sultry summer night.

Cosy up with a good book and glass of Picpoul de Pinet, shutters closed against the outside world, or lean out on the wrought iron railings to hear the sounds of a pena band wafted on a resfreshing evening breeze from the banks of the lagoon. Inside, the house has every comfort.

 May - August 2012 selling fast.  

one July week and two August weeks left

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Take time to discover your favourote corner - tucked away by the fireside, a private nook by the bedroom shutters, amid the creeping greenery of a terrace, the seclusion of the mezzanine above the kitchen, or perhaps merely stretched out on the sofa.

On the first floor:

Two spacious double bedrooms have their own ensuite bathrooms, whilst a third twin bedroom has access to yet another bathroom - this a magnificent state of the art modern wetroom for showers a deux!

The master bedroom suite has the ultimate in pampering:

... not just the spacious bathroom,

... nor the walk in wardrobe/dressing area,

...but its own private terrace for breakfast al fresco, or sipping a glass of Herault's finest against the ivy-covered terracotta bullestrade as a special night cap

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Upstairs to the spacious top floor:

Here the open-plan living room, kitchen and dining areas are spread across the whole house

Just a few steps from the dining table, up on the roof, discover an extra luxury, a sun terrace for private sunbathing or special dinners under the stars.

The living room with its double height ceiling open up to age old beams, well lit by contemporary spotlighting has soft furniture for flopping, that fully fitted kitchen, wide windows leading out to the terrace and soaking up the very last rays of a summer sunset.

There is even a mezzanine for puting up extra overnight guests and doubling as a Den with a small TV with English language channels.

All centred around the splendid fireplace and hearth. If you can tear yourself away from the fireside, step outside and look over the rooftops of Marseillan, or go downstairs to the iron balcomies to chat to passers by and neighbours on their way to the midnight craft market in summer.

Downstairs, a good-sized garage means you can park your car safely and securely. And there is a washing machine for all your laundry needs.

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Ask about off-peak MIDWEEK CHANGEOVER DAYS to help you save money on flights to the Med

All reservations must be accompanied by a 25% deposit. Balance 8 weeks before arrival. We also require a security deposit against breakages of £150, refunded 7 days after departure. Prices quoted do not include linens - available at a modest charge. [*] £35 winter electricty/heating supplement.

Enjoy our diary of events in and around Marseillan and the region during your stay, with tips on nearby markets and festivals and reviews of the best restaurants in the village and port.

Ask for information on sight-seeing, itineraries, wine tasting, dining further afield and other trips, from visiting a goat farm to taste delicious cheeses to catching the local overnight ferry to Palma and the Balaerics!

We can also advise on where to arrange cycle hire (subject to availablity and a locally paid deposit).

Weekly bookings Saturday 5pm - Saturday 10am. Other changeover days possible out of season to take advantage of Ryanair's best fares.

For the very best rates on car hire -with no surcharges - click on the link to the right.


Contact us now by emailing Stéphane Fichet at stephane@marseillanvillage.co.uk

Use our online information request form - your first step on an unforgettable journey to Marseillan Village - click here

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the fully fitted kitchen

the dining corner

Lou Cantovent is an old Maison Vigneronne, traditional Marseillan home, and is steeped in the history of the oldest village in France.

Discover the tales and legends of the village; learn how the church tower outside your window was planned centuries before it was finally built, and find out the secrets behind the names on the streets that wind around the house.

The story of how a village grew around a church and a port flourished when the Canal du Midi arrived makes fascinating reading.

And the tale is best appreciated when read within the old stones of Marseillan itself. Lou Cantovent is a great place for picking up a paperback or switching on the Kindle, for relaxing with an old yarn or new thriller, for glazing over the printed word as you laze in the sun on the secret terrace, or for curling up in winter in a cosy chair by a roaring fire that fills the room with the scent of roasting vine stock. Whether your choice of holiday reading is the Lazy Marseillan guide or a Dan Brown or Kate Mosse tale of the Cathar secrets in the hills beyond the village; whether you relax with a vintage Agatha Christie or this months warts-and-all confessional memoir: as the song has it -  Relaxez-vous