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4 Bedroom House in Gaillac
Country House near Lisle-sur-Tarn, Midi
Rate (British Pounds): £ 750 - £ 1,950 per Week
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Sleeps: 8-10

Country House with Grounds and Private Salt Water Pool.Peaceful Location with Great Views in Rural Setting
Vacation Rental Description
Le Cayla is a charming, lovingly restored private house standing in its own grounds of 20 acres among rolling hills and valleys with views stretching down to the Pyrenees. Close to the charming little medieval bastide town of Lisle-sur-Tarn, it lies midway between the beautiful, history-steeped cities of Albi and Toulouse. The market town of Gaillac is 10 km away in the centre of this well-known wine-producing area. The stunning salt-water infinity pool allows you to swim with uninterrupted views of the surrounding vineyards, farms, meadows, woodland and the distant Pyrenees. Lazy afternoons can be whiled away reading or snoozing in the hammock strung between two ancient oak trees.

Facilities
  • Cleaning Service
  • Cooking Utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Dryer
  • DVD
  • Heating
  • Kitchen
  • Linen Service
  • Microwave
  • Open Fire
  • Amenity Parking
  • Private Pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Sterio
  • Washer

Utility Room: Washing machine, dryer, steam iron, ironing board, wc, boiler, water softener. Living Rooms: Living room with 3-seater sofa, chaise longue/day bed, armchair, large pouffe, DVD player, radio/CD player, large open fireplace. Dining room (open plan with kitchen) with dining table and 8 chairs, large dresser. Other: Large, east-facing covered terrace with dining table and 8 chairs. Wide first-floor landing with sofa and two armchairs. Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: All linen (400 thread count Egyptian cotton), house towels and pool towels are included. The property is thoroughly cleaned between guests and linen and towels changed and basic cleaning done each Saturday for those staying longer than one week. Suitable for children of all ages. Child safety gate at top of 2nd floor stairs. Bars on windows on 2nd floor. Fence around swimming pool and pool alarm system.

Activities
  • Biking
  • Boating
  • Cinema
  • Horse Riding
  • Kayaking
  • Mountain Biking
  • Restaurant
  • Shopping
  • Tennis

Many excellent local markets including the famous traditional Sunday market at St Antonin du Noble Val; very large supermarket and organic supermarket at Gaillac and large traditional Friday market; small supermarket and local produce at delightful Sunday market at Lisle-sur-Tarn; excellent local bakers and butchers; many local chateaux and vineyards for wine-tasting and buying. Good range of local restaurants from cheap and cheerful to Michelin starred. 
Excellent Toulouse Lautrec museum at Albi and stunning cathedral. 
Canoeing on the Aveyron. 
Tennis at nearby Lisle-sur-Tarn or Gaillac. 
Walking, cycling or riding on local paths and tracks and in the nearby forests of Gresigne and Sievens. 
The historic cities of Toulouse, Carcassone and Albi, the medieval hilltop town, Cordes-Sur-Ciel, and ancient bastide towns such as Castelnau-de-Montmiral and Lisle-sur-Tarn are all within easy reach, affording endless architectural, historical and gastronomic delight.

Travel Options
  • Nearest Airport : Toulouse at 45 kilometers distance;
  • Nearest Train Station : Gaillac at 12 kilometers distance
  • Nearest Town : Lisle-sur-Tarn at 8 kilometers distance
  • Travel Info: Toulouse airport approx. 45 minutes. Carcassone airport approx. 1.5 hours. Rodez airport approx. 1.5 hours. Approx. 10 hours from Calais. Car essential.

Owner Location Comment
The house is set in the historic wine-growing area around Gaillac, which produces excellent wines rarely seen outside France. The countryside is beautiful - rolling hills and valleys, woods and vines, pastures and fields of sunflowers - and there are many stunning and ancient bastide towns and villages close by. There is a market nearly every day of the week somewhere within striking distance, with many small local producers selling their fruit and flowers, vegetables and cheeses.

The delightful cities of Albi (20 minutes) and Toulouse (45 minutes), with their rose-red brick, have much to offer architecturally, culturally and gastronomically.
Rental Rates
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Season Rate
25 June 2011 3 September 2011 £1950/Week
3 September 2011 1 October 2011 £1450/week
1 October 2011 29 October 2011 £950/week
29 October 2011 17 December 2011 £750/week
17 December 2011 31 December 2011 £1450/week
  Low Season Price: £750 per Week
  High Season Price: £1,950 per Week
     

Notes on prices Prices are for the property per week in UK pounds. Discounts may be available for bookings of two consecutive weeks and for long winter lets.
Non-refundable deposit of 25% to secure booking; balance due 6 weeks before date booked. Payment by cheque or bank transfer.

Changeover day Changeover day Saturday (may be flexible) Arrival 4 pm; departure 10 am

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Reviews
1 Reviews of Property 49978 Gaillac

Review 6424 :

From: From Owners GuestBook

Review Submitted: 7/19/2011

'We had a wonderful holiday in your beautiful home. The location is absolutely perfect... so secluded, such fantastic views across idyllic countryside; and the house is everything anyone could wish for.'

'Lovely house. We had a really relaxing and enjoyable stay with all creature comforts.'

'The internet hardly does justice to the glorious views and to the wonderful silence and sense of peace. Except for a market or two and a few good meals, we were largely content to lie around and lounge and loaf. We come fairly often to that part of France, and this was by far the nicest of the places we've stayed'

Owners Profile

We bought the house in 2001 and spent two years completely restoring it (there were no bathrooms, the windows and shutters were broken and there were swallows nesting in the upstairs rooms). Having been dark and beyond filthy, the house is now light and airy, with a calm and tranquil ambience. The views of the surrounding farmland, vines, woods, hills and valleys are stunning and if you are lucky enough to get a view of the Pyrenees when the clouds lift off them, they are breathtaking.

We love sitting on the terrace and watching the birdlife. The nightingales sing all night in early summer and are followed by golden orioles and hoopoes. Birds of prey swoop across the backdrop of the woods opposite. We also have badger setts on our property and you may catch a glimpse of local deer, hares and sangliers (wild boar).

We have our own orchard, from which our guests can enjoy the fruit, and we are also surrounded by an abundance of wild figs, plums, cherries and blackberries. Our lovely gardener, Thierry, will bring guests fruit and vegetables from his own garden in season.

The house is very family friendly and many of our guests have met up there with friends and family from around the world. Everybody loves the swimming pool and some people hardly move from it!

The purpose-built BBQ, in addition to the very well-equipped kitchen, makes cooking fun and easy.

The house is also very cosy in winter, with excellent central heating and a large log fire in the sitting room.

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