13, rue Brissot, Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Perfectly located in the beautiful town centre of historic Narbonne is this charming 2 bedroom house. The property is currently set up with one bedroom and the sunny living room on the ground floor. The separate fitted kitchen and shower room are also on the ground floor. There is a second bedroom upstairs. The house has possiblities for extension by either adding a complete second floor or extending in the side garden. Located on a very quiet street called rue Rochambeau, in one of the best locations of Narbonne. All the of other properties on the street have been extended already. The area has reputedly 300 days of sunshine a year. Owing to the dual aspect allowing throughput breeze and the extremely thick external walls, the space remains cool in the heat of the summer. Within 100 metres is a lovely square with a new park recently planted and plenty of parking. You can also park on the street for free. The canal, historic town hall and cathedral are 10 mins walk away. Narbonne is serviced by many airports - Carcassonne, Perpignan, Beziers are all about 30 minutes by train. Montpellier is about 50 minutes by train and Toulouse about 1.5 hours. You can reach the beautiful costa brava in Spain in 1 hour by car. Narbonne is surrounded by legendary and picturesque villages and towns that dot the Canal du Midi, such as the world famous walled city of Carcassonne plus the spectacular Cathar castles of Quéibus and Montségur which recently starred in the Da Vinci Code. The town is also at the centre of the Languedoc Roussillon wine area. There are many great vineyards where you can do wine tastings eg. Ricardelle with its sea view vista, Hospitâlet on a hilltop surrounded by vineyards with a reconstructed medieval village, Negly and Chateau Rouquette. For art lovers you should head south to the modern art museum at Céret and see the many mountain and sea views painted by George Braque, Salvador Dali and Picasso among others. The wonderful seaside town of Collioure is famous as an art colony where artists live and sell their work. For markets Narbonne itself has plenty including Les Halles which is regularly voted best covered food market in France. Local cuisine to try are the lucque olives, tapanede made from black olives, fish dishes such as Bourride de Seiche, oysters, meat dishes with herbs like rosemary and thyme, cassoulet, goats cheese like Pélardon and Rocamadour. Along the canal outside Les Halles every weekend morning is a general market selling everything from haberdashery to toys, tools and antiques. Every Saturday morning there is an organic market in Place du Forum. Another great food and wine market can be found every Saturday at the seaside village of Gruissan. Here there is a lovely old village centre and a harbour filled with boats and great seafood restaurants. Further afield for real antique dealers is the town of Pezenas. Further north still is the Cevennes natural park where you’ll find Rocquefort and can taste the famous blue cheese matched with Muscat wine. The town of Albi with its stunning 13th century cathedral – the largest brick building in the world. The sandy beaches range from child friendly Narbonne Plage and Sète to the more picturesque La Franqui and Argèles. The beaches of Narbonne plage and Gruissan are about a 15 minute drive.