This mountainous area is full of charm.
Quiet and serene with breathtaking landscapes, good food and many outdoor activities
including cycle track ‘PAssPaïs’, hiking, fishing, swimming in lakes, rivers and rapids, canoeing and climbing.
Visit the Devèze caves, surroundings villages and Cathar sites
or the Mediterranean sea just 60km away.
Le vignoble de St Chinian - ©CCChristian Ferrer
Ville d'Albi - © CCWilkimedia
Canal du midi - ©CC WilkimediaPeterGugerell
Canoë sur l'Orb à Tarassac - ©Atelier rivière randonnée
Mer méditerranée - Cap d'Agde © Hérault
Mouflons du Mont Caroux - © CCWilkimedia
Montagne du Caroux - © OT Caroux
Balade à cheval
Chèvre de la ferme d'Albine
Cité de Carcassonne - © CCWilkimedia
Gorges d'Héric
Grotte de la Devèze à Courniou
Plateau des Lacs
Marché de Saint Pons
Olargues
Cité cathare de Minerve - © CCWilkimedia
Le Sidobre
Voie Verte Passapaïs - © A.GuillaumetPNRHL
To see and do:
Near:
Many places to swim (lakes, rivers, rapids and pools), caves of Devèze in Courniou, bicycle riding on the green way Passapaïs (possible to rent), summer march (St pons-de-Thomières, St-Chinian...), tennis, walking and trekking (camin Nostre, sentier de pays...), horse or donky riding, buy delicious goat's cheese direct from Albine farm, safari caving in St Pons, prehistoric museum in St Pons, museum of textiles in Labastide-Rouairoux, the valley of Thoré, observation of fauna (birds, mouflons...), and flora (mediterraneen garden...), picturesque villages (Olargues, La Salvetat-sur-Agout, Roquebrun), village festivities et cultural activities...
Farther:
The world renown wine regions of Saint-Chinian and Minervois, the medieval cities and Cathar chateaus (Carcassonne, Minerve, Hautpoul...), Abbeys (Fontfroide, Lagrasse...), classified site "Unesco heritage" (Albi, Canal du Midi,...), Villes du midi (Narbonne, Sète, Béziers...), area of outstanding natural beauty (Le Massif du Caroux and Les Gorges d'Héric, Le Lac du Salagou, Le Plateau des Lacs, La Montagne Noire, The Sidobre...), golf (in Mazamet and Lamalou-les-bains) canoeing, canyoning and climbing...
Further information:
www.minervois-tourisme.fr
www.haut-languedoc-tourisme.com
www.ot-saint-chinian.com
Eliane & Jean-Louis Lunes
Prouilhe - 34220 Courniou-les-Grottes - France
Phone : +33 (0)4 67 97 21 59(landline) - +33 (0)6 11 38 07 68(mobile)
Mail : info@metairie-basse.com
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