Villa les Hauts is a newly built cut stone property built in the traditional style, on a small exclusive prize-winning development overlooking the old village of Durban Corbieres in the Langudoc region of Southern France. The accomodation consists of two double and one twin bedroom, one ensuite shower/wc and a further bathroom and wc, living/dining room and kitchen, private heated swimming pool, sun deck and terraces for outdoor dining. The house is furnished very comfortably to a high standard by a professional interior designer. There is Satellite TV receiving stations in French and English, DVD player and DVD library. In the kitchen there is a washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher. Outside seating for 6 in a sheltered terrace, with a landscaped garden with additional seating areas and views of the medieval Cathar Castle of Durban Corbieres.The village has a supermarket, bakery, bank, petrol station as well as a bar/restaurant and other local shops. There are other restaurants in nearby towns and villages and excellent seafood restaurants especially in the coastal regions. Durban is an hour away from Carcassone and Perpignan airports, both served by Ryan Air, half an hour from Narbonne for access by high speed train. The motorway network is only half an hour away with access to the North to France, Italy and via the channel to England. To the South the Spanish border is an hour and a half away. Durban Corbieres is in the heart of the Cathar country, and is in the middle of the Corbieres wine producing region. Thirty minutes away to the East are the beautiful beaches of La Franqui and Leucate on the Mediterranean, two hours away to the West are the ski slopes of Font-Romeu in the Pyrenees Orientales. The historic walled city of Carcassonne is only an hour away. All the main Cathar Castles are within easy driving distance.
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