B&B / CHAMBRES D'HOTE in Mirepeisset

    Each B&B in the area has its own speciality - one may have a garden, another a swimming pool and a third may be furnished with Louis XV antiques...
     
    This B&B is a sensitively restored and renovated Maison de Maitre (of which earliest records go back 500 years). It offers great food, a friendly atmosphere and artistic inspiration... It has a fully equipped, bright artists studio, great art on the walls, and a roof terrace for private relaxation. There are also three reference libraries at guests' disposal, specialising in anything from art, food and interior design, to travel and literature.
     
    There are 6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, and meals are available in the evening. And it is possible to pre-arrange a few hours of private tuition in cooking, photography, painting and creative writing.
     

    Our B&B rates

    35 euros per night per person sharing and 50 euros when you want a room all to yourself. Evening meals are available on request
     
    We speak French, English, Dutch and Spanish.
     

    What to do in Mirepeisset?

    Mirepeisset (which literally means 'the place where one sees fish) is a small medieval village nestled between an ancient moate, the river Cesse and the Canal du Midi (the latter two "cross" each other by means of the famous pont canal at the Porte Minervoise behind the house).

    You can swim in the sparkling clean river or lake behind the house, and the sea and beach are 30 minutes (with possibilities of kite- and windsurfing). The village itself has horse riding facilities for both children and adults, and since we're right beside the Canal du Midi, you can walk, cycle or cruise in the dappled shade of the platanes trees that line the waterways (bicycles and boats for hire locally). Hiking (both gentle and rigorous) can be done along nearby gorges...
     
    We are also conveniently located for visits to Cathar strongholds and medieval towns as well as fashionable cities for shopping and sightseeing... (Narbonne and Beziers are within 20 minutes whilst Montpellier, Perpignan and Carcassonne are all about 1 hour by car.)

    Scattered around Mirepeisset are many interesting foodie destinations many of which welcome visitors for guided tours, tastings and demonstrations. There is an old olive press that is still active, an award-winning, exquisitely located goatscheese farm where you can see the goats being milked and cheeses being made, a passionate beekeeper where you can taste 12 completely unique honeys, a traditional artisan baker who might let you try your hand at making bread, and several Michelin-starred restaurants where one can still have a three-course lunch for under 30 euros... There are many dedicated winemakers that still make their wines by hand, and Narbonne's covered foodmarket rivals the Boqueria in Barcelona.
     
    An hour's drive will get you to quaint fishing villages, the winery of the famous Noilly Prat Vermouth (indispensable for making a risotto or beurre blanc), the salt pans of Gruissan and the oysterbeds of Bouzigues...
     
    On the artistic side there is also plenty to keep you busy: one of the world's most renowned patchwork museums can be found in the village next to Mirepeisset and there are impressive modern art galleries in Bages near Narbonne and in Lezignan... Narbonne's ultra modern theatre offers a daily changing list of events ranging from classic to experimental plays and concerts by artists from all around the world.
     

     
    To check availability please contact info@petracarter.com or ring 00 33 468 407718