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Birdwtching in The Haut-Allier

The area

The location and how to come by plane, road or train

French site for the gite in Arlet

Availability, prices, contact, how to book

gitefrance — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:00:46 +0000

Calendar : click to have a look at all the availabilities of the holiday cottage

(This calendar is updated at each booking)

calendar, prices and seasons

Optional services :

* Home cleaning at the end of stay : 35 €

* Hire of bed linen : 8 € / bed

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To contact us :

* Either by phone

Pierre Bouthier : tel +33 (0)2 73 14 70 65 ( from 6 pm to 10 pm- only ten figures from France, not the “0″ from Britain or abroad) Spoken languages :

* Or by mail : pierrebouthier arrobase gmail.com

After booking by phone, or mail, we send you a rental contract that you must send back to us within 8 days with a 25% booking deposit by International transfer.

Total amount or balance is to be paid one month before beginning of the rental week

Service charges *** included :

*Electricity included up to 8 kwh/day or 56 kwh per week

* Heating(electric heater in each room) included in free electricity up to 8 kwh/day or 56 kwh per week

* in winter fixed price for electricity and heating : 50 €

* butane gas included (for cooking and water-heating)

* Wood for wood cooker included

* Water included

* Internet connexion included (with your own computer)

When you arrive you give a deposit of 240 € (for damages and detailed phone bill) that we return to you when you have left.

Of course it would be a pleasure for me to give you any further information you could wish.

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In a few words, the gite and the area

gitefrance — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:29:37 +0000

First glance to Arlet …

A magnificent area (here, Lavoute-Chilhac in its meander)

Multimedia Equipment: TV, Telephone, radio, CD player

Outside Equipment : Garden furniture, BBQ.…

Baby equipment (bed, chair, bath).

Birdwtching in The Haut-Allier

The area

The location and how to come by plane, road or train

Gite details

gitefrance — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:50:35 +0000

First glance to Arlet …

The holiday cottage : Renovated in 2007 ; on 2 floors (about 100 sqm) : large Independent kitchen , 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 shower room, 2 WC. Facing : East, Dining room, Living room, Terrace, Courtyard, Garden (650 sqm), Garage, Private parking

The location and how to come by plane, road or train

A magnificent area (here, Lavoute-Chilhac in its meander)

Multimedia Equipment : New ! satellite TV (european channels), DVD player and high-speed internet connexion, Telephone, radio, CD player

Outside Equipment : Garden furniture, BBQ.…

Baby equipment (bed, chair, bath).

The house in the village : large house with brick-red rendering

A typical quaint charming house of the Val d’Allier, restored by italian bricklayers in the 1940’s…

A comfortable accomodation for six people. Babies welcome (baby bed, chair, bath) ; animals accepted. In pastoral surroundings and gorgeous scenery, in the Haut-Allier valleys. Farm products are on sale next door.

This “gîte rural” or holiday cottage has won the clévacances label with a three star (3 key) comfort level.

On the first floor (45 sqm) : a large kitchen,

a living room


living room with satellite television (european channels), DVD player and high-speed internet connexion

dining room Sunny dining room

A little courtyard with garden furniture and BBQ :

On the groundfloor : garage, bathroom + WC, washing-machine, laundry hanging out

A private garden (650 sqm, street to cross)

On the second floor (45 sqm) : Three bedrooms + WC and washbasin

Optional services :

Home cleaning at the end of stay (35 euros)

Hire of bed linen (8 euros/bed)

The location and how to get to Arlet by plane, road or train

The area

Birdwtching in The Haut-Allier

The area

gitefrance — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:00:29 +0000

The area : les Gorges de l’Allier in Auvergne (Haute-Loire) ; 500 km from Paris, 100 km south of the city of Clermont-Ferrand, 30 km from Brioude 13 km from Langeac, 2 hours and a half from Rodez (Ryan Air provides a service Stansted/Rodez)

Activities walking, mountain biking, cycling, boating, canoeing (nautical base of Chilhac, Gorges de l’Allier), ornithology, trout fishing …

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A magnificent area of the Haute-Loire (43), in the heart of the French Massif Central…

Also known as : le Val d’Allier, le Haut-Allier, les Gorges de l’Allier …

Canoe and Kayak hire in the wild and picturesque Gorges de l’Allier :

Click towards one of the offers of canoeing and down-river on the Allier in Chilhac (7 km) or in Lavoute-Chilhac (10 km) along superb gorges with basaltic organ rock formations , and likewise in Le Chambon (7km), or Langeac (13km) … (here, photograph taken at Chanteuges)

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Mountain bike and walk everywhere around : many hiking trails and paths (marked or not) from the holiday cottage,

Hiking in Haute-Loire : http://www.lacroiseedeschemins.com/calendrierrando2006.pdf/

The Allier meander around Lavoute

touristic sites in Lavoute-Chilhac

…or else

The Haut-Allier site :

… and its brochure : You will find there a lot of information about any possible activity around Arlet Langeac and Lavoute-Chilhac : useful adresses, visits, walks, nature, activities for children, water sports and other sports, fishing, rafting, canyoning, motorcross, quad, cultural leisures, museums, old churches, castles, local heritage, restaurants, local gastronomy…

to discover the area well : hauteloireendecouverte.com

Founded by Odilon de Cluny, the Lavoute benedictine Abbey

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2 photographs of the white-throated dipper, that you may flush out from our little rivers : Photo by Pierre Van Damme http://photos-nature.skynetblogs.be/post/4447312/cincle-plongeur#comments vandammepierre@skynet.be

Go birdwatching in thematic walks with the LPO (Bird Protection League) around Lavoute Chilhac.

Photo by Wolfgang Fischer http://wolfphotos.canalblog.com/

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Auvergnate gastronomy : for instance La Crèche in La Chomette , or in Lavoute : www.hostellerie-le-prieure.com

paleonthology and archeology (in Chilhac)…

festivals… The famous Sacred music L a Chaise-Dieu festival (at the end of August)

This old Auvergne country is scattered by innumerables monastic sites and romanesque churches with mythical names : Lavaudieu, Brioude, Lavoute Chilhac, Pébrac…

In Arlet : the XIIth century church with beautiful belfry :

…With its romanesque polychrome wooden statue of Lord Jesus on the cross; beautiful 16th century triptych … and several beautiful romanesque churches in the neighbourhood : Aubazat with its peasant-handed christ, Peyrusse, Saint-Cirgues, Cronce, Ally …and many others

Click here to have good ideas for visits

Chilhac and its paleontological museum ; Ally : wind mills, old silver and antimony mines, romanesque-arabic style church

Nearby : the abbeys : Lavoute-Chilhac, La Chaise-Dieu, Lavaudieu… La Margeride : Ruynes en Margeride, le Mont Mouchet (Resistance Museum)

Le Gévaudan…and its famous beast !

Discover the history of the famous animal which killed more than a 100 people between 1764 and 1767. Travel in the heart of the legend through 22 different scenes animated with lights and sounds ‘accompanying notes in English)

In autumn (september and october) people come from far away to listen to the deer bellow : Observatory in the forest of Combeneyre facing the village of Arlet. The best moments for the observation are dawn or sundown, when animals leave the forest protection to look for food. The observatory access is free.

… and all year long : ornithology…

fishing : in the Allier (7 km far) and la Cronce (trout river 300 m from the house)

A bit further, discover the Margeride hills, feudal castels, or Chavaniac Lafayette Castel – general Lafayette’s birthplace ; A bit further again, do not miss the Puy-en-Velay treasures and site with its monuments perched on rocky outcrops as well as architectural heritage of the ancient town, remarkable romanesque-byzantine cathedral… Or the austere la Chaise Dieu basilica , the towns of Saint Flour (with its cathedral) and Murat.

Discovering the Gorges de l’Allier itinerary:

By car, from Lavoute-Chilhac to Monistrol d’Allier : opportunities of visiting local heritage and wonderful panoramic landscapes ovet the Gorges. By train : departure from Langeac or Langogne by the touristic Gorges de l’Allier train with commentary (in French with accompanying notes in English).

In the heart of the Margeride forest, on the borders of Cantal, Lozère and Haute-Loire départements there is le Mont Mouchet, National Monument of the Resistance and its Museum. Our district is located at the gates of Cantal, you can go to Ruynes-en–Margeride where you’ll find the Margeride “eco-museum”. Going further along this road you will find the impressive Garabit Viaduct with its trips on the lake.

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The blacksmith’s workbench in Arlet

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What is the Clévacances quality seal ?

Location and how to come to Arlet by road, or plane, or train

gitefrance — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:00:34 +0000

Location : 8 to 9 hours driving from Calais – 500 km from Paris – 190 km from Lyon – 330 km from Marseille and Toulouse, 2 hours and a half drive from Rodez (Ryan Air provides a service Stansted/Rodez)

The Haut Val d’Allier is situated 100 km south of the city of Clermont-Ferrand, and runs from the town of Brioude in the north, to south of Langeac. Arlet is situated 10 km from Lavoute-Chilhac, 14 km from Langeac, 30 km from Brioude, 50 km from Le Puy, 40 from St Flour.

Coming by car : French motorways A 71 to Clermont-Ferrand, then continue on toll-free A 75. Exit at junction 20 (Le PUY-EN-VELAY, VERGONGHEON,BRIOUDE).

Coming by plane :Arlet is an easy 2 hours and a half drive from Rodez, which is served by Ryanair from Stansted. Most major hire car companies serve Rodez airport but must be booked in advance. Two other airports : Clermont-Ferrand (100km) and Loudes-Le Puy en Velay (40km)

Coming by railway...into the midi de l’Auvergne

Car or bikes are recommanded in Arlet

Photo of the Gorges de l’Allier seen from the train : Enjoy your holiday before your arrival at the gîte ! The steep slopes of the Gorges de l’Allier, in the heart of the Haute-Loire…

On Paris Nîmes line (« le Cévenol »), get off at Langeac (about 14 km : book a taxi in advance). La Little Langeac railway Station

Or else in Brioude (35 km, car hire in a garage, book in advance) or Saint-Georges d’Aurac (16 km).

Link with ViaMichelin for your road itinerary : http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/fra/dyn/controller/Itineraires Link with SNCF railway Company : http://www.voyages-sncf.com/dynamic/_SvHomePage ?_TMS=1095359915626&_DLG=SvHomePage&_LANG=FR&_AGENCY=VSC

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Link towards Clévacances France

Clévacances quality

gitefrance — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:43:26 +0000


What clévacances quality is :

Quality seal1 to 5 keys Quality charter

Holidays without worrying

To avoid nasty surprises, you have a guarantee of quality.
North to South, East to West—all over France you have a way to be sure of what you are renting: the Clévacances quality seal.

FRENCH NATIONAL QUALITY SEAL FOR HOLIDAY RENTALS

THE QUALITY SEAL

YOUR CHOICE OF STANDARD

QUALITY SEAL CRITERIA

CLÉVACANCES, A RECOGNISED BRAND MARK

The Clévacances quality approach was soon recognised by the French Government’s tourist services: on 30 May 1997, Clévacances France became one of the two national quality seals approved by the Ministry of Tourism.

Under this approval, renewed on 12 July, 2004, the French Government officially recognises:

the Clévacances Quality Charter, which refers to the Ministerial decree of 28 December 1976 on the classification of furnished holiday accommodation, as modified by the decrees of 8 January 1993 and 1 April 1997,
the mandate of the network of Clévacances professionals to inspect and classify tourist accommodation, in close liaison with department Prefects

The network’s technical inspectors are entitled to award a ministerial classification, and they are also guardians of the national Clévacances Quality Charter, which guarantees the facilities and security of accommodation with the quality seal, and common standards throughout France.

ONE TO FIVE KEYS, YOUR CHOICE OF STANDARD

One of the major plus points with Clévacances France is the variety of accommodation available:

Our products:

Clévacances rental
A Clévacances rental may be a detached house, a dwelling of character, a chalet, or a flat in a private house or in a block. This accommodation must meet certain minimum standards of facilities and habitability (Decree n° 87-149 of 6 March 1987), for which the landlord or landlord’s representative are legally responsible. The “Locations de France Clévacances” quality seal is awarded to individual accommodations on a scale of 1 to 5 keys
Service flat
A Clévacances service flat is a commercial company with rentals located in a touristic area or in a town in the countryside, in the mountains, on the sea-side or in town, being the subject of a permanent or seasonal exploitation. It consists in a homogeneous whole of furnished apartments, laid out in collective or suburban units, proposed for an occupation for nights, weeks or the month with tourist customers.
The classification is declined from 1 to 4 keys
Holiday park lodge
Holiday park lodges can be joint or individual, without foundation, made of boards, logs, shingles, reconstituted wood…, exclusively established within the collective framework of a usable airfield and classified, such as: campsite, residential leisure park, vacation village (decree n°84-227 of March 29, 1984). The classification is declined from 1 to 3 keys and is evaluated according to the standards of interior comfort. It is indissociable provisions of services and leisures.

Where to find them

We have a comprehensive range of destinations (seaside, mountains, countryside, town) in market towns, villages, and resorts (spas, seaside, winter sports) in France and French overseas possessions, at all seasons.

QUALITY SEAL AWARD PROCESS

Clévacances rentals and bed & breakfasts are classified according to three essential criteria:

Environmental: attractive appearance (building itself, surroundings, location, etc.) and total absence of inconveniences (noise, smell, rights of way, etc.),
Internal: space, furniture, decoration, household equipment and sanitary facilities, rooms compared with sleeping capacity,
Human: service and assistance from the landlord or landlord’s representative.
A well-received guest will enhance your reputation and the image of Clévacances France.

Each accommodation category has its own range of prices reflecting the standard of service.