MAISON ALBI
ALBI HOLIDAY RENTALS, ST JUERY, 8 MINUTES FROM ALBI CENTRE
FRENCH LANGUAGE CLASSES, FRENCH LIFESTYLE COURSE, ALBI GUIDE ALSO OFFERED
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ALBI
HOLIDAY RENTAL
Albi vacation rental
Sleeps
6
Pretty garden, with high hedges
Wifi High Speed internet connection
15 minutes walk to modern outdoor swimming pool complex.
Central heating (rental available all seasons)
House in outskirts of Albi
Easy access to Tarn river gorge - Cycling, Canoeing, Walking, pretty villages
4 minutes to shops, restaurants
8 minutes to Albi center and Toulouse-Lautrec Museum
Optional Introduction to French Language, Lifestyle, and the Albi Region offered by owner a native born Frenchman teaching English, and French in a school in Toulouse, and published writer of short stories. (Teaching is designed according to your French language skill level). From 3 hours a day.
This modest house in the suburbs of Albi, is in a quiet neighbourhood, a short distance from open countryside, and the lovely Tarn river gorge, but also 8 minutes from central historic Albi.
3 bedrooms, full bathroom, kitchen, and good sized garden, with high hedges provide high sense of privacy for sun bathing, and outside dining.
Access: The Albi railway station has TGV connections (via Toulouse). International airports: Toulouse (35 mins), Carcassonne (2 hours), Castres/Mazamet (60 mins).
Albi Maison rental - 8 minutes drive to the centre of Albi
DETAILS OF ACCOMMODATION
There is a short drive, where it is possible to park up to 2 cars off the street. There is also a garage where you can park your car. To the right is a garden, with hedge that surrounds the house - which is attached to another house on one side (semi-detached).
One enters into a hallway with to the right a separate WC. And to the left there is the kitchen, with door that opens onto the garden.
The kitchen is equipped with a double sink, refrigerator, gas oven, with hob, and various work surfaces. There is a washing machine in the garage
A door leads into the dining living room with fireplace (not usable), with dining table to seat 6. Television with TNT cable access, as well as a stereo entertainment center with CD player and radio. There is a fold out couch that can sleep 2. French windows open onto the garden.
The garden has beautiful flowers, as well as lawn, and sun furniture, including a table for outside dining.
Stairs lead an upstairs hallway with door to the bathroom with bath tub with shower attachment, wash basin, bidet and WC. There are 3 bedrooms, 2 with double beds, and one with 2 single beds. Views are over the surrounding countryside, and the town of St Juery.
There is gas central heating and wifi high speed ADSL internet connection.
Kitchen with door to garden
Bedroom
Bedroom with 2 single beds
2nd double bedroom
Stairs going down, with bedroom
Living room with TV and fold out bed
Garden from living dining room
Tarn gorge is 5 minutes drive with lovely villages such
as Ambialet, where the river turns back on itself
(see above - same river left and right of the chateau)
Location of Albi rental
| Learning French and Get to know France! FRENCH LANGUAGE FRENCH LIFESTYLE TOURS : ALBI, WINES, AND SURROUNDING AREA (The teacher will come to your rental) French Language courses available. The owner - a French teacher of both languages - French and English (who also teaches in Toulouse) will give morning, afternoon, evening classes that involve partly one-on-one language teaching, and part getting out in the community, so you can learn and immerse yourself in the French way of doing things - from going to the post office, visiting shops and markets, to information about interacting with such areas as the health system, buying a house, and the daily experiences of the ordinary French person. From 50 euros. Full day language and French lifestyle immersion courses are also possible. All about living in France Get immersed in the French way of doing things - so you can live life to the full in France Classes offered from 50 euros. Everyday French Living Learn and live the everyday life in France. You will be guided and taught the words to say and what to do at shops, restaurants, post office, market, railway station, doctor, etc. Classes offered from 50 euros. Guided tours of Albi and surrounding area. Guided tours are available to historic Albi, as well as the surrounding towns and villages, by a lady who has lots of local knowledge, who also specialises in wines, and vineyards of the area. From 50 euros (ask for details - use booking form below). |
ALBI
Albi is 35 minutes drive from Toulouse, impressively situated
on the River Tarn, amongst rolling hills, gorges, vineyards, farmland and
woods. The lively town has events all year round, in addition to its famous
sights.
The red bricked town is crowned by 2 churches - Sainte-Cecile Cathedral,
a 13th century fortress church, a masterpiece of Southern Gothic architecture,
with 78 metre bell tower, huge 15C medieval painting of the Last Judgment
(originally 200 metres wide), and a highly ornate rood screen; and St Salvi's
Collegiate Church with quiet cloister.
The neighbouring Archbishops Palace "Palais de la Berbie" with
stern red walls, and decorative garden, overlooking the river Tarn, now
houses
the Toulouse-Lautrec museum, with over 2000 of his paintings. Toulouse-Lautrec
was born in Albi, at his family's mansion at Hotel du Bosc, close by.
Albi - has events year round, from a large carnival in February, nearby
car racing in March, and May; a huge flea market in June; numerous theatre
and music festivals through July, and August; a book fair in October,
film festival and art salon in November, and Christmas concerts and fair
in December
Maison Albi, is situated in St Juery, on the outskirts of Albi in an easterly directions. In past times it was a center for steel production (1824 - 1983), taking its power from the river running dramatically through the gorge next to it (the waterfall has a 25 metre drop). The Musée du Saut du Tarn (opened in 1995) is an interesting industrial museum that traces the history of this once important industry, as well as the social life of the town for the last 200 years. It is possible to visit the Forge de Saint Juery - well known world wide for its manufacture of tools for carving wood, stone, plaster - the company originally created tools for the artists Maillol, Rodin, Camille Claudel, amongst others.
St Juery can be explored by taking 2 special walking paths through it - Chemin de Fontaine and Chemins de Bellevue (see Walking in the Tarn for more information).
There are a number of restaurants, bars and a large shopping center in St Juery.
There is an impressive public large swimming pool and complex - Espace Aquatique Taranis - 4 minutes drive (15 minutes walking) from Maison Albi.
SURROUNDING
The surrounding area of Albi, is glorious walking country full
of interesting villages and sights to visit.
Nearest to Saint Juery is the beautiful Tarn gorge - including such highlights at Ambialet, with its priory, and church, magnificently placed on a hill (almost on a island) on a river loop that turns back on itself. For the cyclist there are trails from St Juery to Ambialet. On Thursday nights through July and August you can see the village, and surrounds dramaticly lit up in a "son et lumière"
Also in the area
3 kms away is Lescure, an ancient fortified village with beautiful Norman
church. Near too, is Gaillac, with its famous wines, Abbey church, and
the 15c Chateau of Mauriac. Closer to Toulouse, is the village of Lisle-sur-Tarn,
- a pretty medieval bastide village, with arcaded walkways, central square,
and ancient houses; for those with a sweet tooth - there is also a chocolate
museum.
Visit too, Monestiés, medieval village, with lovely gothic church;
Réalmont,
with plaza with covered walkway, and circular farm; Graulhet, with leather
exhibitions; Cordes-sur-Ciel - proclaimed one of the most beautiful villages
in France, with gothic sculpted facades, art galleries, shops, and a
stunning hilltop; and Bruniquel, a breathtaking castle above the Aveyron
river.
For those seeking cosmopolitan excitement Toulouse is only 35
minutes, with exceptional art galleries, its Saint Sernin basilica, the
broad
Place du Capitole, restaurants, theater, night life - you can even visit
where the Airbus is built!
ACCESS
The Albi railway station has TGV connections
(via Toulouse). International airports: Toulouse (35 mins), Carcassonne
(2 hours), Castres/Mazamet (60 mins).
If interested in taking one of the French courses please fill the form
For more booking information on
Maison Albi South France Holiday Rental
Sleeps 6. Garden. Perfect for discovering Albi and Tarn River Gorge.
Tel + (44) 208 816 7935
or use contact form below
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