Vacation Rental Description
In fact it used to be a convent and still boasts it's very own chapel! It is a testament to the owner's imagination to preserve the chapel in it's nearly original state; the alter, the lovely stain glass windows.
The owners have retained many original and fine features that one expects of a seigneur's house; spacious airy rooms, antique furniture, lamps and marble fireplaces. The bathrooms and bedrooms have been restored with fine materials - all bathrooms have been faced with red marble and renovated. There are in fact two vast living rooms, the second floor one retaining the original beam celing structure.
The house interior has been completely modernized (central heating, double-glazed windows throughout, etc) and has a fantastic state of the art modern kitchen. The terraces, of which there are many and the newly re-designed summer kitchen also have a contemporary feel with high quality garden furniture. The facade is still in need of some renovation in placesand the shutters are a bit weathered, but the lovely long views from the pool terrace make this a perfect holiday location.There is a family restaurant only a short walk away, as well as a good vegetable market twice a week. Excellent local wine.
Facilities
Cooking Utensils
Dishwasher
DVD
Kitchen
Microwave
Amenity Parking
Private Pool
Refrigerator
TV
The property is set in a walled private garden with large gates screening it from the street. The garden is fairly small (about 800m2) with several distinctive 'areas' to sit out:
Steps from front door lead down to a pool and pool terrace with some modern comfortable sun loungers. Some more steps to the left of the pool go up on to a very large terrace with a big outisde dining table and wraught iron chairs. The views from this terrace are long and lovely looking towards the Faugere hills.
The covered summer kitchen and bar has a designer feel and have just been finished this summer. As one goes through the summer kitchen there is actually another small 'breakfast terrace' with beautiful stone work and attractive garden furniture.
The swimming pool (11mx5m and 1m65 deep) has wide shallow steps. Alarm being installed for 2008.
BBQ - designer! portable.
Activities
Beach
Biking
Boating
Fishing
Golf
Horse Riding
Kayaking
Restaurant
Sailing
Shopping
Water Skiing
Water Sports
Thezan-les Beziers has local amenities and a big supermarket / petrol station just outsid the town.
The house is just 300m from the picturesque old village centre. It is a typical mediterranean wine-producing village with several excellent wine domaines. . There is a fantastic baker reknowned for his wicked chocolate creation called 'Le Royal'. There is a colourful local market twice a week, a small family restaurant, a pharmacy, a doctor, a post office and a café. There is also a very nice Chateau restaurant with beautiful grounds about a 1.5 km.
Murviel-les-Beziers 3km: bank, Cafe-bar.
Beziers 10 km, with Golf at St Thomas
Mediterranean beaches 25 km. Valras, Serignan, Portiragnes Plage.
Parc Naturel du Haut Languedoc 20km North
Agde, Cap d'Agde (Aqualand and a Golf Course) and lovely Pezenas all within half an hour.
Narbonne 35 km.
Montpellier 9 km.
Carcassonne 100 km.
Nimes 105 km.
Perpignan 110km