Villa Valras - 2 bedrooms, shared pool

This bright, airy villa, built in 2005, is situated in an established, beautifully landscaped private residence of just 32 properties which overlook an attractive private swimming pool with sun terrace and tropical plants.

It is situated about a 7 minute walk from the Valras Plage beach, close enough to access all the amenities of the resort easily but far enough away to enjoy the peace and quiet.

The resort of Valras Plage is a classic French Mediterranean resort situated about 15 miles south west of Cap d'Agde. It enjoys some of the best weather in France with plenty of clear, dry days. During July and August, temperatures along the coast average around 28°C (82°F).

The beach offers 4 kms of fine, clean sand with patrolled bathing areas during the season as well as beach activities such as volleyball, swings and zip-wire to entertain children.

At the mouth of the river Orb you will find Valras Plage harbour, a safe haven for small leisure and commercial craft.

Around the harbour and along the promenade in Valras are many fine bars and restaurants. These offer a full range from morning coffee, lunch of gallettes or crepes, ice creams, moules frites or just about anything else you might fancy for lunch or evening meal.

Some also have live music during the evening. While in the harbour area why not sample one of the 70+ flavours of ice-cream from the parlour there.

Situated at the other end of the beach about 8 minutes' walk from the villa is the casino which, as well as one arm bandits offers poker, roulette and black-jack. On Saturday evenings during the season, and less regularly out of season, it hosts regular cabaret spectaculars which are accompanied by diner.

In town you will find an excellent selection of shops, restaurants, cafes, banks, a post-office and a well staffed tourist office which can give advice on local attractions and activities.

There is also a fish market which sells the days fresh catch in the late afternoons and an open air market on Monday and Friday mornings at the Theatre de Mer near the harbour in the summer or town centre off-season, offering local food produce (vegetables, sausage, cheese etc.) as well as the local brightly coloured Mediterranean ceramics.

As well as the local shops in the town Valras Plage, the area is serviced by a large Hyper-U at Sérignan, just 2 minutes drive out of the town towards Béziers.

Various seasonal excursions are available from the harbour either for fishing or sight seeing. Sailing is available from the beach and there is a go-karting track just outside the village. Horse riding is available at nearby Portiragnes Plage and crazy golf at Vias Plage.

Situated about 10 minutes drive from the A9 peage, Valras-Plage is an ideal base for exploring the Languedoc-Rousillon region including the Parc National du Haut Languedoc for beautiful mountain gorges and hiking, the Corbières wine region with its Cathar castles or the many fine beaches in the area.

Budget airlines fly regularly to Carcassonne, Perpignan, Montpellier, all within 50 miles with Nimes and Toulouse also easily accessible. Béziers/Vias airport,20 minutes from the villa, is now open with Ryanair fying regularly from Stansted and Bristol, and from Luton during the winter. The TGV goes to Beziers and Eurostar operate a non-stop service from Waterloo to Avignon in high season.

The villa offers accommodation for up to 4 people, in addition to the extensive communal facilities the accommodation comprises:

2 bedrooms to sleep 4, a large lounge, a fully fitted kitchenette, a bathroom with bath and shower downstairs.
Separate toilet upstairs.

Rear garden
Front terrace facing swimming pool
Private parking
Electric heating

The villa has a large open plan style downstairs living area complete with sofa, sideboard, dining table and chairs, UK satellite, French TV, DVD and CD Player (bring your own CDs).
The terrace facing the swimming pool is reached through the patio doors in the living room. Also downstairs is the bathroom with bath/shower. The kitchen, although small, is well equipped for your holiday. Plenty of crockery and cutlery is provided, as are cooking utensils.

The rear door opens onto the small garden which benefits from the evening sun and is equipped with a gas barbeque. Upstairs are two large bedrooms approximately 2.6m x 3.2m, both with fitted wardrobes.
One contains a king size bed whilst the other has two singles which can be pushed together to form a double bed. There is also an upstairs WC.

The villa has a large open plan style downstairs living area complete with sofa, sideboard, dining table and chairs, UK satellite,


The communal swimming pool is about 17m long and a maximum of 1.7m deep and is open from 8th June to 30h September 2013 With only 32 villas the pool is rarely crowded. For safety reasons it has a surrounding wall but there is no lifeguard on duty.

Shared swimming pool, open from Saturday 8th June 2013 to 30th September

Front terrace with table and chairs.

Rear garden with BBQ.

Private car park space in drive.

Linen and towels can be hired at £15 per person.

• Kitchen - equipped with fridge freezer, combination micro-wave/grill/convection-oven, ceramic hob, dishwasher and washing machine.
• Dining - seating for 4.
• Living room - with patio doors leading onto the terrace - spacious lounge area with sofa, TV with UK satellite channels, DVD & CD player.
• Bathroom - 1 bathroom with bath & shower over & WC. Separate WC upstairs.
• Bedrooms – 2 bedrooms, one with king size double bed and the second with 2 singles which can be pushed together to form a double bed.
• Entertainment – TV, DVD, CD player (please bring your own discs) and board games.
• Patio - covered and tiled.

Children welcome.
Car hire recommended for accessing Valras-Plage and making the most of this scenic area.