Planquefer is a beautiful place with nature and culture as a source of inspiration.
Planquefer offers fascinating views over the Minervois valley, peace, nature and silence.
3500 m2 of private land offers you privacy and tranquility.
The fascinating panorama of the Minervois Valley at 180° increases your experience of freedom.
There are many herbs around the house, you can use them freely; mint to make tea, picking lavender and putting the seeds in a bag under your pillow, putting flowers from the garden in the vase yourself, picking fruits when they are ripe and enjoying nature.
The 24m² swimming pool is bordered by a terrace with 4 deckchairs, even from the pool you can see for miles and have a view of the Montagne Noir.
From the living room you enter the covered shaded terrace of 56 m² with various seating areas and a 2 person sauna.
Again that beautiful view of the sunlit Minervois valley.
On this terrace is a mobile outdoor kitchen with fryer, griddle and a BBQ.
There are two bedrooms; the master bedroom with a 2-person box-spring bed 200 x 160 cm.
The other bedroom has two single box-spring beds 200 x 90 cm.
Bathroom with sink and walk-in shower and washing machine.
There is a spacious sitting and dining room with wood stove and an open kitchen, with combi-grills, extra microwave, induction hob with 4 zones, dishwasher and all necessary electric kitchen equipment.
There is a second toilet in the hallway.
Planquefer is wheelchair accessible, has no thresholds and is attractively decorated with work by artists.
If you want to be creative, there is a separate studio, where you can paint, draw or write, there are notebooks, there is an easel and there is drawing paper, pencils and chalk.
There is a Atelier with a cinema with lovely theater seats, widescreen, DVD playback equipment and hundreds of DVDs.
Part of the Atelier is also a library of the Nvlr with many books; A nice place to read.
Planquefer is a 500-metre walk from the centre of Escales.
There you will find the Epicerie of Martine, where you can order bread and even have a coffee.
There is an excellent restaurant in Escales "La petite Cuillère" and every Monday evening from 18:00 a mobile Pizzeria on the square near the restaurant.
Planquefer has 250 sunny days a year and is surrounded by the Garrigue, with birds, butterflies, reptiles, insects and flowers.
You are in the Cathar region, with historic castle ruins, old Romanesque churches and monasteries, quiet medieval villages with squares and terraces under the plane trees.
Nice markets on Tuesdays in Olonzac and Wednesdays in Lezignan.
Cycling along the Canal du midi, fishing in the Aude, swimming at Narbonne Plage in the Mediterranean Sea.
Every town has a restaurant, where you can eat cheap and tasty at lunchtime.
Visit the locks of Fonseranes, the Cathedral in Béziers and the old Cathar city of Carcassonne.
Also visit Narbonne with its beautiful town hall and medieval cathedral.
In Planquefer there is a lot of documentation about the region and for the hiker a folder with descriptions and maps of fifty walks in the Languedoc.
Planquefer is an Eco house with solar panels and solar water heater that provide 55% car consumption.
Planquefer is one of the 10% most energy-efficient houses in the Aude!
There is a well that supplies the pool with water and irrigates the garden.
There is wood for the chilly evenings.
Cancellation:
Cancel immediately by telephone and confirm in writing to the landlord.
Up to 6 weeks before the rental period 30% is due, in case of cancellation up to 4 weeks 40%, from 2 weeks until the start of the rental 50% is due.
If no use is made of the rented property on the start date or during the rental period, the full rent is due.
Arrival: Friday after 15.00 hours
Departure: Friday before 10.00 am
Cleaning Fee:
We trust that the guests of Planquefer will clean carefully themselves, then no extra costs will be charged.
After each rental period, Ute Schmidt from Escales Planquefer checks for cleaning and damage.
Additional costs due to negligence will be deducted from the deposit.
Ute maintains the pool every week and Jessy Martin maintains the garden and takes care of minor repairs.
You will receive 2 sets of linen for the beds, for which 30 €/week will be charged.
All beds are equipped with mattress protector, bottom sheet, duvet cover with duvet, pillows with inner and outer pillowcases.
On departure, remove the used bed linen and leave it in a plastic bag with the used towels in the shower area.
Energy costs:
Planquefer is an Eco property with solar panels, well water for pool and irrigation, wood burning stove, electric kitchen appliances.
Garbage to the Tri collection point in Escales.
Water consumption 20 €/ week.
Electricity 0.35 €/KWh according to the Linky meter.
You will receive a bill with the deposit.
