Cottage in Occitanie
4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 baths
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About this cottage rental
Les Tournesols, or the sunflowers, is a 19th century estate, 2300m2, located in the lush countryside of the beautiful Ariège. It consists of a main house and an attached gite/cottage. At the moment only the gite/cottage is for rent, but the main house will never be occupied during your stay, giving you plenty of privacy to enjoy the beautiful garden and swimming pool.
The gite which is attached to the right side of the house, is self sufficient with 2 bedrooms, a kitchen and 2 ensuite bathrooms. There is central heating throughout the cottage. It has a private, sunny terrace attached, with tables chairs and sunloungers. The main garden has a heated swimming pool , which is completely private to you during your entire stay.(open July-Sep weather, conditions permitting). Parking on the property.
Nearest Facilities:
The estate is located close to Lavelanet (15min walking/short drive) which has supermarkets, boulangeries, post office, banks and a fresh food market every Friday. Carcasonne is 65 km away and Toulouse 90km, both of which have an airport.
Nearest sights:
- Lake Montbel: is a short 30 min drive, and provides facilities for kayaking, sailing and fishing.
- Mirepoix and Foix: famous Ariège medieval cities
- Montsegur: historic Cathare site (ruins) 20 minutes
- Monts d'Olmes: 23 km of ski pistes, altitude 1400-1900m, 30 minutes drive
- Andorra, 114 km, 2 hour scenic drive
- Saint Lizier: white water rafting, 70 min drive
The gite which is attached to the right side of the house, is self sufficient with 2 bedrooms, a kitchen and 2 ensuite bathrooms. There is central heating throughout the cottage. It has a private, sunny terrace attached, with tables chairs and sunloungers. The main garden has a heated swimming pool , which is completely private to you during your entire stay.(open July-Sep weather, conditions permitting). Parking on the property.
Nearest Facilities:
The estate is located close to Lavelanet (15min walking/short drive) which has supermarkets, boulangeries, post office, banks and a fresh food market every Friday. Carcasonne is 65 km away and Toulouse 90km, both of which have an airport.
Nearest sights:
- Lake Montbel: is a short 30 min drive, and provides facilities for kayaking, sailing and fishing.
- Mirepoix and Foix: famous Ariège medieval cities
- Montsegur: historic Cathare site (ruins) 20 minutes
- Monts d'Olmes: 23 km of ski pistes, altitude 1400-1900m, 30 minutes drive
- Andorra, 114 km, 2 hour scenic drive
- Saint Lizier: white water rafting, 70 min drive
Amenities at 19th Century Cottage in Ariege Countryside
Non-smoking
No pets allowed
Family friendly
Map of Occitanie
Ratings and reviews
10 / 10Outstanding·Jun 2025
After a warm welcome and Nice Communication by mail we enjoyed our stay in this little paradise surrounded by trees and some very intreeging wildlife. Especially the birds gave us ‘sound and vision’ that was really pleasant.Good equipped, clean, rustique, with an very nice pool, the estate gave us the rest and infrastructure we expect during our vacations.
8 / 10Excellent·Jul 2024
Very charming old house in a nice location with heated pool.
The house is nice, but it was but it was not very clean (nor was the pool) and the beds was not so nice. The dishwasher broke down and in generel the house appeared a bit disearted and miskept.
But the location is peacrfull and quite
8 / 10Excellent·Aug 2022
Te house is great and is surprisingly big inside. There is a well equipped kitchen, several places in the garden to relax, a lovely swimming pool and many things to do in the surroundings.
6 / 10Average·Aug 2025
Lovely property, garden and pool.
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9Outstanding
(33 Ratings)
"After a warm welcome and Nice Communication by mail we enjoyed our stay in this little paradise surrounded by trees and some very intreeging wildlife. Especially the birds gave us ‘sound and vision’ t..."
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