Location: Midi-Pyrenees < France
Nearest Airport:
Toulouse, Carcassonne, Perpignan at 80
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Nearest Train:
Pamiers at 45
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Car: recommended
Gite d’Art is situated in the foothills of the Pyrenees only 20 minutes from Mont D’Olmes (skiing in the winter) and the medieval town of Mirepoix. The main chateaus of the Cathars are close by ((Foix, Roquefixade, Montsegur, Montaillou, Puivert). Grottoes with prehistoric paintings can be found in Niaux and Lomabrives. Hiking trails are only minutes away (e.g. Gorge de Pereille and Le Sentier Forestier de l’Orri). Lavelanet’s Textile Museum with its original historical looms gives insight into the importance of the textile industry for the region. Visit the medieval Cité in Carcassonne and the tax haven Andorra. The Mediterranean, Perpignan and Collioure (where the Fauves & Impressionists painted) are worth a day trip. Every year the Tour de France passes through the area.
Food shopping, wine and regional delicacies can be acquired at the local market in Lavelanet and the SuperU, both in walking distance of Gite d’Art.