Large House With 12.5 x 4 m Heated Swimming Pool in Caixas, Superb Views of the Sea and Mount Helena
Large 3 level property comprising 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and boasting superb views.
There is also a second, independent and private house, the 'Garden House', that adds another 65 sqm. It comprises 2 main rooms, a fully fitted kitchen and 2 bathrooms.
Mas Saint Jacques, Los Ortels is 10.3 kms from the village of Fourques and the nearest small Spar supermarket - Approximately 10 minutes by car.
Thuir, the nearest town where there is an Intermarche, Super U, Lidl, Aldi etc, including an open air market on Saturday mornings, takes just over 20 minutes.
For the coast, depending on summer traffic, you must allow 45 minutes.
This is the south of France, especially the Aspres, which is called "the dry". When it rains, you might not think so, but that's how it is. For this reason, and especially in summer, there are no graceful and lush lawns, the fresh air is there, all around, to walk, play boules and a beautiful children's playground provided by the commune a few meters away.
Composition of rooms:
- 3 double bedrooms, including a family suite. Ideal for couples.
- The other rooms are ideal for separate single beds.
Description:
The Mas (Country House) is in the heart of the commune of Caixas. The church and the town hall form the centre, with the only house in the village - the Mas. All that surrounds it is the natural countryside of the region with views to the east to the sea and to the west to Mont Helene which houses the ancient chapel of Caixas on the hillside and which hides the Mas from the 3000 meter rock called "the Canigou". The Canigou gives its name to many restaurants, bars, cafes and stands proudly over the whole of Roussillon; in winter with a large white cap which allows skiing and in summer the opportunity to rise with the sun, travel and conquer its peak.
The Mas was once listed in the guide de charme as a "Charming Guest House in France", also in "Special Places to Stay in France" by Alastair Sawday and I think in about ten other guides before being reformatted as a family holiday home.
Parts of the old house go back several hundred years if one imagines that a group of stones would have once formed someone's home. The old bread oven is still partly there and would have once provided bread for the village. As it is now, there is no village as all the old buildings have long since collapsed into the old memories of the people who lived here.
All that remains is a small church, somewhat unused, a bell tower, even more unused, the Mairie, with the village square in front, which in summer can boast some festivities in the evening heat; and the Mas.
The story, such as it exists, relates that it was once a small building owned by two brothers who each had a room upstairs and with a communal kitchen downstairs and the animals in a small 'lean-to' at the side, providing rabbits and pigeons and the village bread. Then it became the village bar run, some say, by a "generous woman"; I never specified with what she was generous.
The remodelled and re-furbished Mas now has 225m² of living space with its 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, a large living room upstairs which looks out to Mont Helene, to Spain about 40 minutes away and the Albères slopes which glide gently down to Collioure. Most of the rooms have far reaching sea or hill views and are bright and open.
Entering through the old Mas door leads to the open plan kitchen and small dining room. The internal dining area has a large table seating ten. There is a small terrace to the front and a large gravelled area for outside dining with the BBQ.
Outside:
Barbecue for eating outside.
Local activities: Children's play area for ages 3-16 a few metres from the house,
The 12.5 x 4m heated swimming pool is safely walled and secluded.
Local activities: playground for children from 3 to 16 years old a few meters from the house, cycling, golf, horse riding, mountain biking, swimming, tennis, walking.
Byrrh Caves 17 min by car
Organs of Ille-sur-Têt 17 min by car
Priory of Serrabona 32 min by car
Perpignan (PGF-Perpignan-Rivesaltes Intl.) 44 min by car and Ille-sur-Têt train station - 23 min drive
Nearby:
Organs of Ille-sur-Têt - 17 min by car
Serrabona Priory - 32 min drive
Amélie les Bains Tourist Office - 46 min drive
Gran Jonquera Outlet & Shopping Center - 48 min drive
Saint-Cyprien Beach - 59 min drive
Large 3 level property comprising 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and boasting superb views of the Sea and Mount Helena. Mas Saint Jacques, Los Ortels is 10.3 kms from the village of Fourques
Large House With 12.5 x 4 m Heated Swimming Pool in Caixas, Superb Views of the Sea and Mount Helena
Large 3 level property comprising 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and boasting superb views.
There is also a second, independent and private house, the 'Garden House', that adds another 65 sqm. It comprises 2 main rooms, a fully fitted kitchen and 2 bathrooms.
Mas Saint Jacques, Los Ortels is 10.3 kms from the village of Fourques and the nearest small Spar supermarket - Approximately 10 minutes by car.
Thuir, the nearest town where there is an Intermarche, Super U, Lidl, Aldi etc, including an open air market on Saturday mornings, takes just over 20 minutes.
For the coast, depending on summer traffic, you must allow 45 minutes.
This is the south of France, especially the Aspres, which is called "the dry". When it rains, you might not think so, but that's how it is. For this reason, and especially in summer, there are no graceful and lush lawns, the fresh air is there, all around, to walk, play boules and a beautiful children's playground provided by the commune a few meters away.
Composition of rooms:
- 3 double bedrooms, including a family suite. Ideal for couples.
- The other rooms are ideal for separate single beds.
Description:
The Mas (Country House) is in the heart of the commune of Caixas. The church and the town hall form the centre, with the only house in the village - the Mas. All that surrounds it is the natural countryside of the region with views to the east to the sea and to the west to Mont Helene which houses the ancient chapel of Caixas on the hillside and which hides the Mas from the 3000 meter rock called "the Canigou". The Canigou gives its name to many restaurants, bars, cafes and stands proudly over the whole of Roussillon; in winter with a large white cap which allows skiing and in summer the opportunity to rise with the sun, travel and conquer its peak.
The Mas was once listed in the guide de charme as a "Charming Guest House in France", also in "Special Places to Stay in France" by Alastair Sawday and I think in about ten other guides before being reformatted as a family holiday home.
Parts of the old house go back several hundred years if one imagines that a group of stones would have once formed someone's home. The old bread oven is still partly there and would have once provided bread for the village. As it is now, there is no village as all the old buildings have long since collapsed into the old memories of the people who lived here.
All that remains is a small church, somewhat unused, a bell tower, even more unused, the Mairie, with the village square in front, which in summer can boast some festivities in the evening heat; and the Mas.
The story, such as it exists, relates that it was once a small building owned by two brothers who each had a room upstairs and with a communal kitchen downstairs and the animals in a small 'lean-to' at the side, providing rabbits and pigeons and the village bread. Then it became the village bar run, some say, by a "generous woman"; I never specified with what she was generous.
The remodelled and re-furbished Mas now has 225m² of living space with its 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, a large living room upstairs which looks out to Mont Helene, to Spain about 40 minutes away and the Albères slopes which glide gently down to Collioure. Most of the rooms have far reaching sea or hill views and are bright and open.
Entering through the old Mas door leads to the open plan kitchen and small dining room. The internal dining area has a large table seating ten. There is a small terrace to the front and a large gravelled area for outside dining with the BBQ.
Outside:
Barbecue for eating outside.
Local activities: Children's play area for ages 3-16 a few metres from the house,
The 12.5 x 4m heated swimming pool is safely walled and secluded.
Local activities: playground for children from 3 to 16 years old a few meters from the house, cycling, golf, horse riding, mountain biking, swimming, tennis, walking.
Byrrh Caves 17 min by car
Organs of Ille-sur-Têt 17 min by car
Priory of Serrabona 32 min by car
Perpignan (PGF-Perpignan-Rivesaltes Intl.) 44 min by car and Ille-sur-Têt train station - 23 min drive
Nearby:
Organs of Ille-sur-Têt - 17 min by car
Serrabona Priory - 32 min drive
Amélie les Bains Tourist Office - 46 min drive
Gran Jonquera Outlet & Shopping Center - 48 min drive
Saint-Cyprien Beach - 59 min drive
Things to do & Places to visit:
Organs of Ille-sur-Têt - 17 min by car
Serrabona Priory - 32 min drive
Amélie les Bains Tourist Office - 46 min drive
Gran Jonquera Outlet & Shopping Center - 48 min drive
Saint-Cyprien Beach - 59 min drive
Local activities: playground for children from 3 to 16 years old a few meters from the house, cycling, golf, horse riding, mountain biking, swimming, tennis, walking.
