Mazet en pierre au coeur d'un jardin agroécologique

Nature lovers, strollers and hikers, welcome to l'Ermitage!

The accommodation is highly unusual, as you'll have to leave the building to navigate from room to room (see following description).

The accommodation

The mazet comprises 3 rooms: the bedroom on the 1st floor, the kitchen/living room on the ground floor, and the bathroom in the wooden annex also on the ground floor. Access from one room to the other is via the exterior, as the rooms are not connected. The terraces are equipped with chiliennes and garden furniture, so you can enjoy the outdoors at any time of day.

Please note that the parking lot is located 50 m below the chalet, so you'll need to allow for some climbing to reach the chalet; the slope is a little steep and can present difficulties.

L'Ermitage is a 1.5-hectare agro-ecological garden in which we live and work. We invite you to stroll around and discover the many animal and plant species that inhabit this exceptional site. We'll be delighted to show you around our vegetable garden and forest garden. Birdwatchers will also be able to feast their eyes and ears.

The hamlet of Estalane lies just below us, with the medieval village of Castelnau-Pégayrols 4km away. If you're a keen walker, hiker or mountain biker, all you have to do is pass through the gateway to the GR62 and you'll be on your way. We're located in the Parc Naturel des Grands Causses, offering a wide range of nature activities (hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, Lac de Pareloup, Gorges du Tarn, etc.) and heritage sites (Templar towns, Millau Viaduct, Roquefort caves, etc.) We'd be delighted to talk to you about visits and other activities nearby.

You'll also be able to take advantage of our micro bulk & organic grocery store and the sale of local products (herbal teas, coffee, tea, sweet and savoury cookies, dried fruit, pasta, rice, chocolate, wine, beer...) at public prices on most products.

If all goes according to plan, this year we'll be opening our micro-nursery of edible varieties, and we'll be able to offer you plants for sale.

Depending on the season, we'll be delighted to show you around and let you take part in our activities at l'Ermitage (sowing, planting, watering, building, looking after the chickens and sheep, experimenting with solar cooking and drying...)A second gîte, the chalet, and our house are located on the grounds. Each gîte has independent access. The location is conducive to calm and serenity, so parties are not permitted out of respect for other residents, and rentals are limited to 2 travelers per gîte. Smoking is not permitted inside the gîtes. To preserve the local fauna and the tranquility of the site, we do not accept pets. As some areas of the garden are steep and unprotected, we are unable to accommodate small children. You are in a place where nature takes its full expression, only the paths are mowed to encourage biodiversity.

2 Ouessant ewes joined the Hermitage last summer, and the hens are pecking freely (if the fox hasn't been there...) and the bees are busy in their trunk hive.

Thanks to your reservation, you're helping us to take care of the site and improve it. See you soon,

Anthony

Passenger access

The mazet and adjoining landscaped areas are reserved for you.

We allow access to the rest of our agro-ecological garden (1.5 ha), except around our house and the other gîte, to preserve everyone's peace and quiet.

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> Even on vacation, let's adopt good habits

Your accommodation is equipped with selective sorting bins.

A composter is available in the garden for all your green waste.

All household products are homemade or bought in bulk and are 100% natural.

If possible, please use biodegradable soaps and shampoos.

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Reservations & Opening hours :

- From July 6 to August 31: weekly rentals from Saturday to Saturday only

Check-in on Saturday from 4pm

Check-out Saturday 10am

- For other periods, minimum 2-night stay; if we don't have any other travelers before or after you, we are very flexible on times.