Marseillan Village

Marseillan Village - imagine yourself in a portside paradise

SUMMER 2023 is booking very quickly and several homes are now sold out. We still have some fortnights available in the village and port - so contact us ASAP. In the meantime, why not consider joining us in Autumn, winter or spring, for a taste of la vie Marseillanaise.

"Marseillan is like St Tropez before Bardot. Staggeringly pretty, one of the most unspoiled ports in France."

- Sunday Times, London

"Un nouvel art de vivre" - Le Figaro

STAY SAFE

Marseillan continues to welcome guests as the village transitions from the seasons of Covid 19 towards the new normal

(see our Covid 19 page for more information)

Mask-wearing is expected on some modes of public transport - and the village reacts quickly to changes in the rules to keep you safe in shops, restaurants and markets, so, even though the laws on testing and vaccinations are currently relaxed remember to travel with your proof of vaccination (or current test) and a mask in your pocket in order to make the most of your stay.

We continue to offer a choice of midweek check in and checkout days to guests this year and next.

Check out our COVID-19 precautions and advice to guests HERE for peace of mind during your stay with us.

PUT YOURSELF IN THE PICTURE Did you know that your entire family could be spending Spring Holidays lounging by your own heated swimming pool for under £25 per person per day? Always worth checking our advance booking bargains and late deals on our special updated page for those with an eye for the good things in life and a bargain as well! You'll also find some last minute treats for the half term holidays. Click HERE a couple of weeks before your trip to discover all our latest deals

IF YOU SHARE A PASSION for food and wine Marseillan is a veritable paradise - a village surrounded by vines and lapped by the waters of a lagoon brimming with oysters and seabass, with a weekly market offering delicious fruits, olives and the aromatic herbs of the south of France and two dozen mouthwatering restaurants.

Stay in a cottage by the water or a centuries old maison du village, a quayside apartment or a garden villa - click on the picture to choose your place in the sun.

Let the rest of the world sail into your own private view. Marseillan Village vous attend.

If you are looking for the real South of France, then Marseillan, a genuine Languedoc village of fishermen and winegrowers, has the perfect combination of simplicity and abundance, a warm welcome, magnificent views and an eagerness to share its treasures with new friends.

Here, flamingos gather in spring, and swallows swoop in summer, and every week brings a fresh excuse for the rest of us to raise a glass of the village's own Picpoul de Pinet wine and Noilly Prat aperitif.

Minutes from some of the Med's best beaches
Within easy reach of SIX airports with low cost flights from the UK
Eurostar rail link from UK stations, just 10 minutes from the village
Half an hour from the Mediterranean's lively capital of Montpellier
Nature reserves and natural parks
Two dozen excellent restaurants within a short walk of your front door
In the heart of Europe's largest wine region

Stay in a fabulous townhouse in the portside fishermen's street or relax in a cosy hideaway cottage on the waterfront, a traditional village house with a secret courtyard garden, or maybe even a luxury villa with a pool close to the historic centre of Marseillan.

Excuse 1: Homehunter Escapes from £230
Experience Languedoc Living before you buy. Since Location Location Location is everything when it comes to A Place In The Sun, live the dream and try the lifestyle for yourself when hunting for that property in the South of France. Stay in one of our homes from as little as £280 for a short break in Marseillan - we can even arrange for details of local properties to be emailed to you before you get here and sort out a day of viewings with the best honest and trustworthy agents in the area. You can even Try Before You Buy and stay in a house before making an offer to the owner's agents.

Excuse 2: Discover Rick Stein's seafood heaven
Rick Stein discovered and fell in love with Marseillan at the end of his BBC French Odyssey along the Canal du Midi. Then The Sunday Times discovered and fell in love with Marseillan, the last unspoilt port on the French Mediterranean. Now, the Daily Telegraph publishes weekly updates from one of Britain's best loved cooks, as Debora Robertson shares her shopping basket and musings from her new life in the port.

Ryanair has flights from Bristol and Edimburgh, Manchester and London, into Beziers-Cap d'Agde, just 15 minutes drive from Marseillan. So come and discover the fabulous food, wine and Languedoc village lifestyle at what The Guardian calls "A Left Bank of thriving restaurants and cafes" whilst the rest of the world just reads about it and watches it on TV.

Excuse 3: Bienvenue au Foodie Central

The Château du Port restaurant on the quayside is prime location. La Table d'Emilie, already in the food guides, has a new chef and owners. Entre Ciel et Mer serves bistro clasics by the waterside, Delicatessen is party central and La Pacheline a summer visitor favourite, and Le Glacier now back with a vengeance, and Ile et Thes Une Fois the delicious home-made desserts on the boulevard. With more than 20 restaurants walking distance from your front door, Marseillan is now officially FOODIE PARADISE.

Taste seafood chez the fishermen, with oyster shacks or gourmet dining options on the waters' edge ... Even simple seafood lunches and dinners run the range from oysters or mussels with wine for under 10 euros at the fishermen's shacks La Cabane or Chez Titine to the upmarket fine dining options at the Saint Barth resort tables on the water.

A range of village and waterside homes, from a family home with its courtyard garden to a row of cottages overlooking the fishing boats - all just a stroll from the plagette and the fisher folk tables.

Private pools in the gardens of our villas in Marseillan just minutes from the village centre.

And a hot tub too in our newest swimming pool villa.

Apartments in the historic village for families and couples to an entire floor of a classic Languedoc home

Expertly restored traditional Languedoc houses

Renovated townhouses or perhaps a house with a hidden courtyard garden in the heart of the old village.

Romantic hideaways for couples or perfect venues for family reunions. Come and see.

Why choose our individual portside homes in the Port Tabarka?

Not a holiday complex, but a cluster of real family homes in the fishermen's district of rue des Pecheurs; Our welcome information pack is especially tailored to your own visit;.

The enviable freedom of living your holiday at your own pace; Walking distance from so many fabulous restaurants; Buy wine and oysters direct from your neighbours - the vignerons and fishermen. And all a few hundred yards from the park and watersports centre

Discover Marseillan, what's on and where to eat and where to stay and where to go, when to visit again and again and again ...

... Come back soon to discover more.

Contact us at stephane@marseillanvillage.co.uk

or click here to get in touch by phone, Skye, Twitter or using our online contact form

Marseillan in Summer - eccentric sports in the port.

Marseillan in Spring - discover the world of wildlife around the lagoon.

Marseillan in Autumn -sees the vineyard harvest, the new wine launched with a month of music and parties.

Marseillan in Winter - from the Med to the mountains, sunshine on the waterfront, skiing in the back country. And our legendary Christmas Market with its parades and concerts

A YEAR IN PICTURES - THE FACES AND JOYS OF MARSELLAN.

CLICK HERE

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Read your way to the Sunshine

THE 400-page guide to Marseillan and a lot of Languedoc was chosen as the UK's Guidebook of the year within months of publication. The prestigious best prize, presented by the British Guild of Travel Writers went to the three-times award-winning author Laurence Phillips and has Marseillan's memories, sites, sights, stories and legends with days out in 50 towns, villages and cities, from the Canal du Midi to the mountains.

Out of print for the past couple of years, now the original edition has been reprinted for next day Amazon Prime delivery in time for your holiday.

For delivery and availability in the rest of the world - click here

Let the train take the strain

TGV and Eurostar to the South in just over 5 hours from London. Direct high speed rail link from St Pancras to Avignon conects with local trains, or choose your own timetable and take the train from the UK to Montpellier, Agde or Sete, via Lille or Paris. for as little as £130 return.

No airport taxes, no horrendously incovenient check-in times and such a teeny weenie carbon footprint, you could knit bootees. Quel Luxe, lay back and what France rush by as you snooze and pamper your way to the sun! Click the picture to choose the best rates and travel at a time to suit you

I'm Marseillanais, Fly Me

Remember, we can help you find the best routes to Marseillan by rail, road or air. Whether you need help sorting out a route to the sun, find a flight from your local airport or get the best deals on car hire... just ask. And check out our Finding Us page for details of all routes to the sun from the UK and Ireland.

"The petite port of Marseillan on the Languedoc coast, kissing a Mediterranean lagoon east of Béziers, has an undeniable frisson. Views across its dazzling turquoise water to the hillside rooftops of Sète are reminiscent of St Tropez's to Grimaud and Sainte-Maxime. And excellent beaches a couple of miles outside town. The protected 17th-century harbour really captures the early Riviera vibe. Low-level houses laced with wrought-iron balconies and splattered with flowers swaddle a channel that jiggles with small boats and yachts, with a left bank of thriving restaurants and cafes"

The Guardian