Gîte de l'Erable nature, Wi-Fi, terrace, Cathar Country

Small bright house in exposed stones of the 13th century for 2 people in an isolated hamlet near Cathar castles and magnificent gorges. Absolute calm, nature, hiking. Private terrace with table and deckchairs. Free Wi-Fi. Access to the hamlet by an unpaved communal road over 2.2 km, passable at about 25 km/h, by all vehicles. Access to the house is via a staircase of about twenty steps. Private parking. Website: type "gite érable aude". The space Rental from Saturday to Saturday in season. The rest of the time, it is possible to arrive at your convenience. Minimum stay: 4 nights. The Gite de l'Erable is a small gite with exposed stones that will appeal to nature lovers and lovers of authenticity and history. Indeed, the hamlet of Le Carcassès was built in the Middle Ages with the stones of the castle "Castrum de Carcassesio" destroyed in the 13th century. It's a living environment where you can accidentally encounter ants or other insects. If you're lucky, you can also see wild boars, foxes or deer on the access road at dusk, as well as buzzards and vultures in the air. The Gite de l'Erable is a small, very bright cottage. It has views from the two windows located to the east of the mountains and the orchard. The other window located to the south and the front door overlook the private terrace. There is no human passage in front of the gite (a cat passage may sometimes be possible :-)). If you look behind the 2m high wooden panels that preserve your privacy, you can see the rest of the hamlet Le Carcassès, which does not belong to us. We therefore do not control the view if you look over the wooden panels. The neighbor's goats may occasionally be in the park located close to the terrace. The cell phone works best at the kitchen window and terrace, but it depends on the operators and you have the option to call via wifi (WhatsApp, Messenger). Within a year, we will even have access to fiber optics. Please note there is no washing machine in the gite. Your four-legged animals will appreciate the place, where they can walk in nature without risking being crushed. Here, no main road, no railway, or even planes that pass over the cottage. Access to the vacation rental is via a 2.2 km unpaved communal road. It is passable at about 20 km/h by all vehicles; but we do not recommend it for people who do not like unpaved roads. You can park at the bottom of the cottage, a parking space is reserved for you. Access to the gite is via a private staircase of about 30 steps. Our concern is your complete satisfaction, so we do not recommend this place to people with limited mobility and people who are looking for the paved and sanitized streets of our cities. Welcome to lovers of life and nature who want to relax in the quiet of birdsong in a cottage with modern comforts including wifi, and located close to Cathar castles, beautiful swimming places in the gorges and hiking trails. See you soon in Cathar Country for the pleasure of exchanging. Christelle & Laurent. Practical information: Cleaning is your responsibility. A deposit check of €60 will be requested for cleaning. To date, we have never kept a deposit. Please bring your 140 sheets and towels. If this is not possible, you can rent them (please let us know in advance). Price for pets: €14/stay/animal. The cottage closes from November to April. Reopening in early May. Booking from Saturday to Saturday in season. It is possible to arrive on the day at your convenience outside the high season. Guest access An access map will be provided after booking. You will easily find the house with the help of this map, especially since there are signs from the mailboxes: - If you come from Félines Terménès (Narbonne, Carcassonne or Lézignan), turn left 50 m after the bridge towards Bordegrande and Carcassès. If you arrive from Mouthoumet (Arques, Couiza or Limoux), turn right towards Bordegrande and Carcassès. You are 7 minutes from the hamlet. - Follow the main paved road for 2 km (do not take the side road on the right) - When you see the mailboxes, take the unpaved municipal road on the left. The route is marked from the mailboxes. - Continue on the dirt road for 1.5 km. Stay on the main road. - 1.5 km after the mailboxes, arrive at a crossroads, turn right onto the path in a field indicated by a green "gite" sign (on the left, the GR; in the middle the access road to the hamlet Le Carcassès). - Follow the directions on the map provided after booking. Other things to note Please bring your own sheets, towels and tea towels. If necessary, it is possible to rent them. The barbecue is an electric barbecue to avoid any risk of fire, since you will be in the middle of nature. We are flexible for your arrival time, but in case of rental just before you, it is possible that the cottage is only ready at 3 p.m. or 4 p.m. maximum. But, in general, it is possible to arrive earlier. Contact us for more information.