Pechine

Situated in the unspoilt rolling Ariege countryside near Foix and on a ridge with south facing views over Artigat & the Leze valley to the Pyrenees Mountains. Pechine is a large renovated farmhouse offering a Gite for up to 4 and also two Chambres d'Hotes or B&B rooms.

The house is set in about 3 acres, with a large garden and swimming pool. It provides rural tranquillity but is well situated for easy access to the shops etc in Le Fossat and the rest of the Ariege and the Midi Pyrenees.

Foix is a 20 minute drive and we are about an hour from Toulouse & Carcassonne airports as well as the Ski resorts and mountain walks

You will get a warm welcome from the owners, Mike and Jo, Tache the cat and Molly the dog, as well as a comfortable environment to relax in. 

In the vicinity(mins 20) we have Carla Bayle, a pretty bastide village with an artist's community, a swimming lake and a tree-top adventure park ; Maz D' Azil with a Neolithic cave (which you drive through!), a dinosaur park and a local market on Wednesday. The underground river at Labuiche is an astounding trip " the cheddar caves by boat! " ; Martin D' Oydes is an unusual circular village (ask that Tony Blair ...his family holidayed there!).

Further afield (less than one hour or so) there are Churches, Castles and Caves, Medieval towns and villages, Markets and Museums and, of course, the landscape.. lakes, hills and lots of mountains!. There are wildlife parks to visit and you can go shopping "duty-free " in Andorra! You can dabble your toes in hot springs or in the sea (about 2 hours to the Med )

Things to do:

In the vicinity (mins 20) you can go horseriding, walk on marked trails, go swimming in a lake, cycling (remember the hills! but the Tour de France 2010 passed through Artigat) Going fishing in lakes and rivers or visit the Vertigo Sequoia (click here for details) an Adventure park with aerial ropeways.