News from Caussi

Loved Caussi

Labor Day 2006:
We had a really wonderful stay at your house in Caussi. We just fell in love with the house (which is really comfortable), the village and the area. We settled into a routine of going for a long run/walk early, to a market in one of the surrounding towns and then to having our breakfast on the roof terrace with its splendid vista.

Each afternoon we made a different jaunt going as far as Minervois, Carcassone and Roquefort where we bought more cheese than we could ever eat. We stopped on our way back at one of the local wineries and except for a meal at La Boucherie, cooked whatever was in season each evening.

Over the weekend, there was a fête in Caussi so it was quite lively. We appreciated your information which was helpful in grounding us and dealing with many practical issues.

 

Afterwards, we drove to Perpignan and Colliure and stayed at Casa Pairal.  The weather was splendid throughout and we really relaxed and were able to do the many things we enjoy. 

Seafood lovers

From the Blattler family (August 2006):
We are lovers of any kind of seafood!  We ate great fruits de mer and oysters in Cap-d’Agde (restaurant La Reine des Mers) and at Valras-Plage. At St.Pons we enjoyed great local food at a lonely restaurant behind the main street (across the street from the little park at the head quarter of the Parc National du Haut-Languedoc Great place for a French lunch.

Swimming

We're a big swimming family.  Wherever we go, we look for places to swim.  When we are in Caussi in the summer, we usually swim every day. 

A great place to swim for kids and grownups alike is in the Orb River at the town of Roquebrun. There's a beach for picnics, a place to rent a kayak or a canoe, and a great restaurant in Roquebrun itself.

Our favorite beach on the Mediterranean is Serignan Plage (about 20 minutes from our house). (Picture below). We often go there in the late afternoon on hot summer days.   It's easy to park right behind the dunes and, if you want comfort, you can pay 10 euros to lie on a shaded chaise longue...or, as we usually do, just take some beach towels and an umbrella from the house.

The town of Serignan is an old beach town with funky cafes and old architecture.  It's nothing like the crowded ticky tacky of Agde with its boardwalks and condos.

In March the water wasn't warm enough to swim outdoors. Our daughter was training for her New York swim team finals so we tracked down the Beziers town pool...a beautiful indoor facility with locker rooms, cafe, that served her needs perfectly.

La Forge in Bedarieux

We loved La Forge in Bedarieux. It had excellent food at very reasonable prices.
from the Kogan family (August 06)

Where:
LA FORGE
                        22, avenue Abbé Tarroux, BEDARIEUX Tel 04.67.95.13.13.
Spécialités : Cassoulet de la mer aux pois chiche de Carlencas,
                        Menus de 15 € à 35€. Menu du terroir à 15 €.

Running and Biking

The Kogan family (August 2006):

My daughter and I ran the roads around Caussi each day, and found that they were both beautiful and great places to run. We biked on the Canal du Midi, and thought that the terrain was much bumpier than we expected (we had also biked on the canal by Dinan in Brittany).