We now have a dedicated website for Le Presbytère here :

www.lepresbytere.net

Sile and I at the front door of Le Presbytère Thézan-lès-Béziers .

Rates:

Just to get down to the nitty gritty of costs we have decided to start off by matching the prices in the area for Chambre d’Hôte which comes in at €60 for two people in a double room for bed and breakfast, the Dinner, which will include wine (a bottle for two, an aperitif and a digestif) will be €30 a head.
Therefore dinner bed and breakfast comes in at €60 per head for two sharing.

We can add a bed in two of the rooms for a small supplement and also have a single room for €45 for Bed and Breakfast.

Le Presbytère is an old house in the centre of a medieval Circulade Village which we have lovingly converted into four bedroomed bed and breakfast with a large kitchen/ dining room all designed by Kilkenny maestro Clive Nunn.

The sort of holiday we imagine people taking with us would be people who enjoy exploring and taking advantage of the beautiful area around us.

For those who enjoy the sea we are about 20 minutes from the Mediterranean and from the huge sandy beaches of the Languedoc. You can choose between long isolated beaches with sand dunes and the busier resorts with restaurants and shops.

For those who enjoy river swimming there are fabulous river beaches close to the village, including one in Roquebrun which has a weir which makes it ideal for children.

Just to the north of us is the National park of the Haut Languedoc with wonderful walks in the hills where you may even spot a wild sheep or an eagle.

If you are, as I am , a lover of French Villages then there are beauties to explore in the area, Roquebrun is spectacularly sited over the Orb with a Mediterranean garden at the top of the village and Olargues, has a beautiful Roman bridge the most amazing Medieval streets, even a 12th century enclosed public stairway and one of the best brocantes in the area.
A little further off is the seaside village of Agde, and the marvellous town of Sete and the beautiful villages of St Guillhaume le Desert and the untouched Templar village of Couvertoirade.
Those who like cities will enjoy medieval Beziers, just 15 mts away with its cathedral perched over the River and Narbonne with its museums and Roman remains.
Carcassonne is of course world famous for its castellated city and is a world heritage site as is the beautiful Canal de Midi which flows along between Carcassonne and its nine locks in Beziers.

Montpellier city is just 45 mts away and really easy to get to as there is a tramway park and ride just off the motorway, next to Ikea, which brings you to the Antigone Centre and the amazing Musee Fabre.

The Languedoc is a great place for wine and you could happily spend a day tasting terrific wines from the area. St Chinian and Faugeres are renowned reds and my favourite white tipple Picpoul de Pinet is just down the road.

The climate is terrific with all months of the year enjoying sunshine, the summer itself extending from Easter to Halloween and September and October are warm and sunny as the grapes are gathered for the vendange and the trees at the roadside are covered in Pomegranates and Quinces.

Of course another selling point in the mix will be my obsession with good food and my love of cooking it.

I am blessed here in the Languedoc with great supplies of fresh fruit and vegetables, delicious fish available from the nearby Mediterranean with particularly good Mussels from the Bassin de Thau where their unique savour is thought to come from the high salinity of this inland sea. We are just south of the Massive Central where some of the best Lamb in France grazes.
The village of Thézan has a superb butcher, its own baker who also make great patisserie and a market two days a week.
It is going to be easy here to indulge myself in my favourite occupation,cooking great food.

If you have any questions or want to book, contact me on one of these ways

Martin Dwyer
107 Griffith Place,
Waterford
Ireland

In France:

Le Presbytère
14, Rue René Lenthéric
34490 Thézan-lès-Béziers
France

France Mobile
+353 (0)87 2725872

Irish Landline
+353 (0)51 352930

web: www.martindwyer.com

French Landline
+33 (0)467487018

martin@martindwyer.com