Chateau des Roches Fleuries - LEZC101

This 3 bedroomed villa, just recently completed, is on a gated new development of 11 houses built in the
grounds of an original château, now beautifully restored. The site has views of the mountains and
overlooks the roofs of the nearby village. The property is located in the ancient village of Lézignan La Cèbe,
once owned by the Knights Templar and later by the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. Here you will find a
boulangerie, 3 grocery shops (one specialising in local and organic produce), hairdresser, gym,
auberge/café/bar, doctor, pharmacy, coquillage (seafood) and a visiting fishmonger - all within a short
walking distance of the villa.

Lézignan La Cèbe is ideally located for whatever type of holiday you may be looking for. For days out, the
sandy Mediterranean beaches are less than half an hour to the south; mountains and lakes the same to the
north. Where-ever you go you will be surrounded by Languedoc vineyards; the Languedoc is the biggest
wine-producing region in the world and its wines get ever better. As well as the sandy beaches, the fishing
ports of the Mediterranean are famously known for their sea-food restaurants. The river Hérault is close
by, for fishing, swimming or canoeing. Lac Salagou is 20 minutes north, a fine place for walking, cycling,
swimming, canoeing or sailing. Beyond it can be found the Gorges of the Tarn, the Cevennes, and the
Millau Viaduct. Access to the A75 motorway, which leads both north and south, is on the way to Pézenas.
Pézenas, the nearest large town, is just over 5 minutes drive or a short bus-ride away and it has the largest
street market in the area. The history of Pézenas dates back to Roman times. It is now a well-preserved
Renaissance town, which was the centre of government and culture in the 16th & 17th centuries.
There are 3 supermarkets and excellent wine sellers. The narrow streets of the old town are full of interesting specialist shops, artisans’ workshops, small museums and many good restaurants. In the summer “les Estivales de Pézenas’’ takes place on Friday evenings, with the local wine growers bringing in their produce for a big wine tasting held in the main street, accompanied by music and local food.

Also nearby is the fascinating seaport of Sète. Here fishermen sell their catches to the public straight off
the boat and water-jousting takes place in the summer months. Close to Sète are the extensive oyster–beds at Bouzigues on the Basin de Thau.

Alternatively, to east and west Montpellier (45 minutes), Béziers (25 minutes), Narbonne (40 minutes),
Carcassonne (just over 1hour), Nîmes (75 minutes), the Camargue (less than 2hours). Perpignan and
beyond to the Spanish border are all easily reached within a day trip. [Times are inevitably approximate
but basically correct!]

The area also has a huge variety of things for children: amusement parks, adventure playgrounds, aquatic
parks, caves, pony trekking, swimming in rivers, lakes, and the sea, boat trips, museums and the Canal du
Midi with its famous flight of 8 locks near Béziers, to name but a few.