From the terrace of your gîte watch the sun rising over the mountain tops, the Mediterranean in the distance, an eagle soaring through blue skies, enjoy a glass of wine after an invigorating mountain walk or a leisurely day at the beach ... a holiday in our part of France.

At Mas del Roure you can have all of this and much more beneath the peace and the shade of a very special four hundred year old oak tree, situated not 30m from the farmhouse.

You can revel in overwhelming nature or just relax and rekindle your strength.

Children will discover a little paradise where they can romp undisturbed in sun kissed nature with the time and space to discover themselves.

And the local area offers quiet, sociable villages and market towns with their typically southern markets and cafés for a coffee or an aniseed aperitif.

You could also choose to idle away a day at the beach or by the free open-air swimming pool in Montferrer, or take a refreshing dip in one of the rock pools in the many rivers that flow out of the nearby mountains.

If the fancy takes you can pop over the border to Spain or Andorra or the Costa Brava, into Dali country to explore the nooks, crannies and tax-free shopping.

And if you occasionally require the big sparkling city you’ll find all you need in Perpignan, Girona or Barcelona.