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"Do like Goethe: seek the Orient at your feet. The Orient of France is the South." Joseph Delteil
Let go, escape to the heart of Cathar Country!
In the heart of the Corbières, a few kilometers from City of Carcassonne and Lagrasse abbey, the Domaine de Montlaur offers three charming and prestigious guest house s with swimming pools. Refined linens, well-being treatments, beautifull private gardens, historical and gourmet discoveries, œnotourism, horseback riding ... the slow life as you ever dreamed.
Treat yourself to a stay of total disconnection surrounded by nature. Let yourself dream in one of these houses with authentic character. Book now to experience precious, sweet and peaceful moments. Sheltered by high walls, the Domaine de Montlaur is a timeless parenthesis.
A shaded two-hectare park, a spectacular avenue of plane trees, sheltered by high walls, the Domaine de Montlaur seems to live out of time. Former property ofEdouard Niermans, the famous architect of the Belle Epoque, this place of memory is an invitation to the sweetness of life in cathar country.
The Domaine de Montlaur - first prize for the gardens of the Aude 2022 - opens its doors on June 3 and 4 for the national event of"Rendez-vous aux Jardins"
whose theme this year is “The five senses in the garden”.
A shaded two-hectare park, a spectacular avenue of plane trees, sheltered by high walls, the Domaine de Montlaur seems to live out of time. Former property of Edouard Niermans the famous architect of the Belle Epoque, this place of memory is an invitation to the sweetness of life in cathar country.
Nothing predestinate Edouard Niermans renowned architect of the Belle Epoque to acquire the Domaine de Montlaur by chance and to become a winemaker. An astonishing family story.
Vineyards, scrubland, rivers, ruins of Cathar fortress, endless beech, chestnut and pine forests, and further on the see, the salt marshes of Gruissan ... 27 kilometers from Carcassonne, the Domaine de Montlaur lives in a wild and preserved landscape of legends behind the mountain of Alaric where the Alaric II king is said to be buried with the famous Jérusalem treasure.
An extraordinary country to discover along the Cathar paths and the Roman roads.
C.Castel
The garden is a pure marvel. The house is a palace, tastefully decorated, with old-world charm and all modern comforts. The bedding is perfect, the swimming pool sublime. The host spoiled us with his welcome and his stories, particularly about the extraordinary history of the house and the estate.Strong points: beautiful panorama Romantic · Quiet · Suitable for children. Visited in September 2023
359 / 5 000In a pretty little village in the heart of the beautiful Corbières valley. The house is superb, the park is magnificent, the swimming pool among the trees is splendid... Everything is refinement!The chatelaine surrounded by her children and grandchildren will welcome you in the best way. We sometimes feel like we are part of this big family.
Christiane TOUUCHE
Sylvio COLETTA