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Surroundings

• Rural
• In or close to a village
• Hilly
• Woods and fields
• Agricultural ground
• Quiet rural area with no traffic

Region: Gers (Armagnac, Gascogne, and Lourdes)
The Gers regio, where mass tourism has not yet infiltrated, is a region with more than 500 castles and 400 lakes.The region is also known for its purest air quality within Europe. Lots of recreational activities are possible from hiking, biking, fishing, golfing, horseback riding, cross country by jeep to flying sports planes; a true paradise for the adventure seeker. For further information: www.tourisme-midi-pyrenees. Directly around the house are gently sloping hills and on a clear day, the snow-capped peaks of the Pyrenees are visible. Several ski resorts are nearby like Le Mongie or Le Tourmalet. For details check www.skifrance.fr and click Pyrénées.

Description

Interior

The house is facing south and has been decorated in Mediterranean style and colors. In the garden is a beautiful kidney shaped swimming pool of 4m x 9m. There are 3 guest rooms and one self-catering apartment, fully equipped with 1 bedroom (+ 1 extra bedroom possible).
Every room has 2x single beds, private bathroom, coffee-tea service, and every morning a lovely breakfast is served from 08.30-11.00 am for our bed & breakfast guests. The apartment is rented as a separate unit, beds are made upon arrival and the first essential shopping is ready in the fridge. Washer & dryer available upon request. This is all including the prices, however, obligatory cleaning at the end of your stay or an additional € 25,00 will be added. The apartment is rented from Saturday at 16.00 until the following Saturday til 12 noon.

Available: Iron, Bed-linen, Towels, Cot, High chair, Internet, Wireless Internet, Telephone, Bath.

Activities

On Monday and Saturday there is a farmers’ market in Mirande (4km/2,5mi), on Thursday in Auch (20km/17mi). During the summer various festivals are organized, i.e. the Country-Western Festival in Mirande and the world-famous Jazz Festival in Marciac (20km/17 mi) in July and August. There are many lakes in the area and 3 golf courses, one only 15 minutes away at the beautiful Château ‘La Pallanne’ (18-hole). Off-season special arrangements can be booked such as Golf, cooking courses,Tai Chi Chuan, Qi Gong, and Shiatsu ‘pamper yourself’ weeks. We have several bicycles available for you which will enable you to explore the area nearby our house!

In the neighbourhood (max 30 minutes by car): swimming, Cross-country skiing, golf, walking, mountain-biking, riding , water sports, Mountain climbing, Hang-gliding, para-gliding.

Restaurants, food & wine

A lovely breakfast is served from 08.30-11.00 am for our bed & breakfast guests.

Special regional drinks or ‘special Gersois’ are next to the famous Armagnac, Le Pousse-Rapière (Armagnac and a vin sauvage or bubbly) en Floc de Gascogne (liqueur which is great in combination with Foie Gras). Most of the wine region is in west part of the Gers i.e. the Madiran region. We can always have you taste the wine served in the Salon Rouge. You write down what you have consumed and at the end of your visit we add it to your bill. Les spécialités de la région Midi-Pyrénées are foie gras, truffels, Roquefort cheese, prunes from Agen.

Restaurants in the neighborhood.
Le Métropole and Entre Deux in Mirande, La Petite Auberge in Marciac or a little further, Au Bon Roy Henri in Barbotan-les-Thermes are 3 good restaurants in the area. Please also check via www.restaurateursdefrance.com, a restaurant site or try a Ferme-Auberge, a farm which has a simple restaurant offering regional and it own produced foods. We also recommend to do as the French do and that is, to have a lovely long and hot lunch and eat light at night. A 3-course warm lunch can be found everywhere in the area for as little as 10€ per person, including wine!

Other remarks

Unique is that you can also reserve an acupuncture treatment or shiatsu massage during your stay! In Spring and Fall workshops are organised like introduction to Shiatsu massage and Tai-Chi Chuan.

What makes us different? We offer many little extra's such as:

- every room equipped with extra long and box spring beds ( 2.10 m)
- all rooms have a private bathroom with plenty of towels which you can exchange at your wish
- coffe & tea service in every room
- at your request treatments in acupuncture and shiatsu available
- also on request introductory Tai-Chi lesson possible
- only 15 minutes away a beautiful golf course at Château La Pallanne
- possibility to rent the house for groups up to 10 people

Closest airports: Toulouse Blagnac (100 km or about an hour's drive), Pau Pyrénées airport (100 km).

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Prices and seasons

• Low season: € 550,00 per week
  
• Mid season: € 550,00 per week
  
• High season : € 695,00 per week
  

Additional information prices and seasons

High season is from June 1 until September 30

The monthly price for long-stay is: € 600 met hout voor houtkachel

Availability

• available
• not available
• enquire for availability
• last minute
• long stay rentals possible

Contact and bookings

Contact the owner / letter of this property directly.

Contact: Caroline van Berkel
Speaks following languages:
Telephone 1: 00 33 (0) 56 26 57 48 8
Telephone 2: 00 33 (0) 60 36 84 71 4
Website: http://www.domaineamarmande.fr