Vacation Home Escoussens - France

Welcome in our master villa at the private estate LOU CASTEL
in Southwestern France close to the lovely village Escoussens (TARN):
100 ha of green in a private valley
directly linked to the Park Régional du Haut-Languedoc
Come and enjoy abundant nature & the sound of silence, with 4****comfort, far away from stress, pollution, neighbours, noise?
A charming, original villa including great views, large swimming pool, acres & acres of forest & greenland in a private, sunny valley: nature at its best, pure privacy, pure holidays!
Prices from 480 to 2.980?/week for 12+2 persons. Special out-of-season rates. It is also possible to book the villa in 2 parts (for a max. of 8 persons else 4 (plus 2 additional)).
an oasis of silence, green and tranquillity: at the end of a small road, no neighbours around (and yet close to a medieval, unspoilt village), panoramic views; many historic sites close by, and within the Park for great hikes !Enjoy from within the new swimming pool (10 by 6m with jet stream) the magnificent views all over the sunny green valley; relax on huge terraces amidst the perfumes of oleander, taxus & lavender.
Great for relaxing holidays full of
dolce farniente!At the end of a cul-de-sac road, situated in its own forests & sunny valley of 100ha the estate offers a nice mix of forest, hills & green, with a nice southern garden where delicious perfumes surround the pool with oleander, thimus, laurier, olive- and palm trees. Enjoy the blues of sky and lavender!
Surrounded by hills & 2 books with clean crystal-clear (source)water; tens of kilometres to hike in forest & valleys, giving very nice views & ? silence amidst the forests of the Regional Park.
Or, why not go for riding horseback or mountain bike; a scenic drive on quiet, lovely winding roads, or even a flight (per parasail, glider or ULM, ?.). Golf at 12km, beautiful lakes at 15 km.
Lou Castel indeed offers quiet tranquillity, but is not isolated! Set in its sunny valley & surrounded by low hilly forest the estate enjoys uninterrupted views over rolling green hills to the northern valleyslopes to some quiet villages miles and miles away.
Close by it invites you to walk around in those picturesque south French villages of the 12º ? 16º century; or you can go and enjoy the rich culture & events at Castres, Castelnaudary or Revel; else the bastides around, or beautiful Cordes-sur-Ciel;
our central location in the departments of Aude, Haut-Languedoc & Tarn makes you discover those typical local markets, go for active sports in mountain or lakes, participate in numerous outdoor activities you always wanted to do (canyoning, golf, tennis, surfing ?).
And more: not even 3 quarters of an hour away you?re standing at those rich historic sites such as Carcassonne and the chateaux of the Cathars; the sources of the scenic Canal du Midi (a 15 minute drive); Andorra, the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees-mountains (within 5 quarters), and indeed why not reach out to stylish Toulouse, the blue Mediterranean with quiet spacious beaches of Béziers (1 ½ hour away) or beautiful Barcelona (famous architecture by Gaudi! only 3 hours away).
And all this via quiet, winding roads inviting you to enjoy those rich colours of yellow sunflowers, vineyards & blue skies.
The charming villa: with plenty of space, light, class and comfort for up to 3 families totalling 12+2 persons ? or up to 8 persons per half villa