Map of area
Location:
Villemoustaussou holds fetes’ and festivals on many weekends throughout the summer months.
Carcassonne the famous medieval city is a 10 minute drive from the villa and is full of restaurants, bars and small shops which together with, museums and other historical attractions, makes it a place you will want to visit many times during your stay.
The more modern part of Carcassonne sits under the old town and has pedestrian shopping areas with many bars and cafes.
The Canal du Midi passes through Carcassonne and is only a 5-minute drive from Villa Laffon, boat trips and walks on the canal path are an excellent way to spend an afternoon. The towns of Mirepoix, Limoux and Castelnaudry are all nearby and well worth exploring.
A 45-minute drive takes you to the Mediterranean coast, with beaches at Narbonne Plage and along the coast towards Cap d`Adge or Perpignon. Barcelona can be reached in around 2 1/2 hours.
Carcassonne airport is 10 minutes drive from Villemoustaussou with Ryanair flights departing from Stanstead, Liverpool, Nottingham East Midlands and Dublin airports during 2006.
Travel details:
Reaching Villa Laffon:
By air: Ryanair fly direct to Carcassonne from Stanstead, Nottingham East Midlands, Liverpool and Dublin.
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- Flights to Toulouse (1 hour from Carcassonne) and Perpignon (1 ½ hours) are also available from UK airports.
- The airport at Carcassonne is situated only 10 minutes drive from Villa Laffon.
Low cost car hire can be obtained through Ryanair and its partnership with Hertz.
By Train: You can let the motorail take you and your car to Narbonne or Toulouse.
By Car: A 10-hour drive from the channel ports.
Short Crossings:
Eurotunnel Folkstone - Calais every 15 minutes. Travel time 35 minutes
P&O Dover - Calais every 30 minutes at peak times. Travel time 60 minutes
Seafrance Dover - Calais every hour at peak times. Travel time 60 minutes
Hoverspeed Dover - Calais, Newhaven - Dieppe
Long Crossings:
Brittany Ferries
Portsmouth - Caen
Ferry - 6 hours, 3 crossings per day.
Fast Crast - 3.5 Hours, 1 crossing per day
Portsmouth - St Malo
Ferry - 11 hours, 1 crossing per day.
Poole - Cherbourg
Ferry - 4.5 hours, 1 crossing per day
Fast Craft - 2.25 hours, 1 crossing per day
Plymouth - Roscoff
Ferry - 6 hours, 3 crossings most days
Fast Ferry - 4.75 hours, Fridays only
Portsmouth - Cherbourg
Fast Craft 2.75 hours - 2 crossings per day midweek, 1 a day weekends
Ferry - 5 hours, 1 crossing per day
Condor
Weymouth - St Malo
1 crossing per day
Pool - St Malo
1 crossing per day
P & O Ferries
Portsmouth - Le Havre
Ferry - 5.5 hours - 3 crossings per day.
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