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This is the eighth time we have stayed at this site with field trip groups, and we hope to be back next year. It has everything we need, at a reasonable price. It used to be part of the VVF chain, and from this year is being run independently - the couple in charge gave us a very warm welcome, and are making great improvements, modernising the chalets, planting flower beds and wild-flower meadows. The site is green, tranquil and spacious, surrounded by mountains - it is a beautiful location. There's lots of space for kids of all ages to play, and lots of picnic tables. A very welcome addition this year is the bar, where you can buy a cold drink or ice cream, and sit inside or out to enjoy it. Each chalet is well equipped with everything needed for cooking your own meals. It is only 5 minutes walk to the centre of the village of Les Cabannes, where there is an excellent restaurant with a farm shop, a cafe-bar, two pizzerias, two small but well-stocked shops (both have an excellent selection of local cheeses and other local products), a bakery producing delicious bread and pastries, a pharmacy and a post office with a cash machine. This is an excellent place for a short break, a family holiday, or a ski trip in winter. There is so much to explore within a short distance - mountains, lakes, caves, museums, mediaeval towns and villages, castles, rivers....

The well-equipped gites are in a good location for mountain walks, visits to the Chateau de Monsegur, Grotte de Niaux (reserve to see the cave paintings), and wandering around the pleasant spa town of Ax-les-Thermes, There is much more to explore in the region. The Gites managers are very helpful and charge reasonable rates.