Spectacular Holiday Home with Heated Swimming Pool, Aude, South West France

About Maison Carrée

Maison Carrée is set over 4 floors and is perfect for large groups of friends or family get togethers. The private gardens have a secured 10m x 5m (heated) swimming pool, BBQ table and chairs. Maison Carrée is ideally positioned just a few minutes stroll to Chalabre village. The village is very well served with a hotel with a restaurant, two bars, bakery, butchers, two small supermarkets, pharmacy, doctors, bank, tourist information office, post office there is also a small local market on Saturday mornings. Free WiFi is available throughout the house.

Entrance/Ground Floor

You are welcomed into a beautiful tiled hallway with sweeping stairs giving access to lower and upper floors. Off the hallway to the left is a large sitting room and to the right a large well equipped traditional kitchen with dining area.

Living Room: Comfortable sofas and chairs, flat screen TV with access to Netflix (own login required) and a sound system

Kitchen/Dining: Large kitchen area with hob, oven, microwave, coffee machine, toaster, dishwasher and fridge freezer, large dining table

Lower Floor

Utility Room: Washing machine, ironing facilities and fridge freezer

Games Room: Table tennis

Cloakroom: WC and washbasin

First Floor

Bedroom 1: King size bed and en-suite, with walk in shower wc and 2 wash basins

Bedroom 2: King size bed

Bedroom 3: King size bed

Family Bathroom: Jack and Jill style with access from bedroom 2 and hallway. It has a roll top bath and separate walk in shower

Second Floor

Bedroom 4: King size bed

Bedroom 5: Double bed plus single sofa bed

Bedroom 6: Twin beds

Family Bathroom: Bath, wc and 2 wash basins

Shower Room: Walk in shower

Lounge area with TV, Xbox 360

Chalabre

The quiet pretty village of Chalabre is located about an hour south-west of Carcassonne. In the middle ages, Chalabre housed a thriving community and was the capital of the Quercorb, dominated by the Chateau de Mauleon.

Today many traces of its medieval roots remain intact, including its beautiful market square surrounded by half-timbered buildings. The chateau also plays its part, with jousting events and medieval music festivals staged there during the summer season. Chalabre is surrounded by beautiful countryside and the spectacular Pyrenees mountains. From the surrounding hilltops there are superb views of the Pyrenees and the area is a haven for keen walkers, equestrians or cyclists.

A speciality of Chalabre is Le Tougnol. This is a anise flavoured bread resembling the shape of a croissant. You can find them in the boulangerie, Denis Gérard, in Cours Colbert and in the tabac near the hotel.