LES VOLETS BLEUS, 43 QUAI D’ALSACE, 11590 SALLELES D’AUDE, FRANCE |
Phone: +33 468 468 303 Fax: +33 468 469 003 Email: bandb@salleles.net |
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Les Volets Bleus - in the heart of the Languedoc |
How does this sound? An escape to the south of France, a relaxed weekend of wine tasting and related gastronomic delights, hosted by your own wine qualified bi-lingual guide. |
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PROGRAMME Day 1 - collection from airport and travel to Les Volets Bleus. Dinner will be ‘at home’, preceded by an introduction to wine tasting using the wines from the village cave co-operative. Day 2 starts with a shopping trip to Les Halles in Narbonne to choose some goodies for lunch - impossible to leave empty-handed ! Then on to a visit to one of the wineries out on La Clape, followed by an al-fresco feast. In the afternoon we’ll head into the rugged scenery of the Corbières, and slot in another wine visit or two before heading home. Dinner this evening will be in a canalside restaurant, where Bruno will be on hand to advise on the range of local wines to accompany the food. Day 3 sees us taking a walk along the banks of the Canal, our destination the olive oil mill of l’Oulibo, then another picnic lunch in a lovely riverside setting; a visit to Domaine de la Rouière in the Minervois is on this afternoon’s programme, before we have a relaxed dinner at LVB. Day 4 - a change of mode of transport as we take to the Canal for a short trip in a barge, slotting in one final tasting before heading to the airport. |
You will stay at Les Volets Bleus (www.salleles.net), a charming 19th century ‘Maison de Maître’ overlooking the canal in Sallèles d’Aude, a wine producing village ideally situated between the Corbieres and the Minervois wine areas. The weekend will include visits to wineries, Les Halles in Narbonne (the daily covered food market), the local olive oil mill , plus a short barge trip on the Canal du Midi. |
THE IMPORTANT BIT ….. The cost is 445 Euros per person. This price includes airport transfers (*) and transport throughout the weekend, 3 nights B&B in double/twin room with en-suite, 2 dinners at LVB, one restaurant dinner, all wine with meals, 2 picnic lunches, winery visits, the canal trip, services of guide for the weekend. Single person supplement 100 Euros. The weekends are run for parties of a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 8 people, travelling together. * Airport transfers are included for Perpignan, Carcassonne and Montpellier airports. Please contact us for details of other collection points. |
DATES These short breaks (weekends or midweek) can be run any time in April, May, June, September and October. The programme may vary according to season and to any special requests from the party - just let us know if you have any special requirements. |
