The Languedoc Roussillon area is located in the South of France, immediately adjacent to the Spanish border.
Our properties are all within a couple of hours' drive, at the most, of the French Catalan city of Perpignan, in the surrounding mountains and plains of Pyrénées Roussillon and the Aude.

The contrast and variety of the Languedoc Roussillon offer a perfect solution for everyone. How many times have we heard. "some of us want a quiet holiday but others want a bit of excitement!" Here, you can have the best of both worlds. An hour's drive, another world.

Languedoc Roussillon has remained a guarded secret for far too long. For the most part it is not a busy tourist area and is still a place where you can get away from it all if you want to. Whether you choose a village perched high on the hillside or a busier coastal resort, the French welcome you into their communities in traditional Mediterranean style.

Roussillon and the Albères

The Albères are the mountain chain which forms the eastern end of the Pyrénées separating France from Spain or more locally, the two parts of Catalonia. In this area, ceded to the French at the treaty of the Pyrénées in 1659 it is said that many people only became aware of the fact they were living in France when they received their call-up papers for the army in 1914!

On the lower slopes are our villages of Laroque, Montesquieu, Villelongue dels Monts and Sorède. Medieval fortifications at the heart of Laroque and Montesquieu bear witness to the turbulent past of this region, as does the Tour Madeloc, perched high above the coastal towns of Port Vendres and Collioure where the mountains meet the sea.

Above Laroque lies the Domaine where individual villas, surrounded by the greenery of the forest, cling to the mountainside. Proving extremely popular with our guests, a swimming pool (open from late June to early September) and tennis court complete the picture.

Below lies the plain of Roussillon, watered by the Tech and Têt rivers which flow down from the surrounding mountains; fertile, abundant with a cuisine reflecting mountain plain and sea. It is no wonder that Greeks, Romans, Arabs and later the French and Spanish fought so hard to keep this area. A natural crossroads, visiting the surrounding area could include: to the north, Carcassonne and the Cathar Castles, the high Pyrénées to the west and Barcelona to the south. Blessed with a mild winter and hot summer Mediterranean climate, near to the sandy beaches of the Littoral and the rocky coves of the Côte Vermeille, yet with so much more to offer, we thoroughly recommend this area for your house purchase.