Le Sequoïa has a choice of comfortable studios and apartments that have been enlarged and redecorated in a mix of traditional and contemporary styles, a games room and a bar restaurant, close to the slopes and within walking distance from shops and entertainment in the village. Offering amazing views, high altitude lakes and huge forests, the ski area of Pyrénées 2000 is sure to delight. Tots ski school. Natural hot springs. There is something for everyone. An hour from Perpignan, two hours from Toulouse. Sleeps 2 to 4 people.

Warm, dry heat and air scented with gorse, wild thyme and drifts of pine among a patchwork of vineyards that produce the Corbières wines, define this part of the Languedoc. The gite is next to our villa in a tiny hilltop hamlet, close to the village of Montséret, 20 kms from Narbonne and the beach. We only come in the winter, so you have the whole place to yourselves. Carcassonne 40 kilometres. Sleeps 2/4 people.

Beautifully restored and furnished, the studio is on the first floor of one of the historical buildings dating from the Middle Ages, in the medieval centre of Uzès. It is tucked away in one of the quiet little back streets near the main square, where sunlight warms the stone, plunging you back in time, and is decorated with paintings and colours in harmony with its surroundings and furnished with all modern comforts. Nimes 25 minutes. Sleeps 1 or 2 people.

Light and well furnished, the apartment is on the second floor of an ancient traditional town house close to the Place aux Herbes right in the centre of Uzès, facing onto the circular boulevard Gambetta, which marks the place where the medieval city walls used to be and where the market is held every Wednesday and Saturday morning. The garden behind the house is fresh with the scent of greenery, quiet and private. Nîmes is 25 kms, Avignon 30 kms. Sleeps 4 to 5 people.

The house is situated 7 kms from Beaucaire in peaceful open countryside surrounded by fields and vines and less than half an hour by car from Nîmes, Arles or Avignon and the Camargue. The centuries old atmosphere of this provençal farmhouse is everywhere, with its dovecote, fountain, wine cellar, stables and olive grove. You can wander over 7 acres of garden, enjoy the swimming pool or relax in the shade on the patio, and daydream. Sleeps 2 people.

The apartments have been designed to be comfortable and spacious, and are furnished with warm provençal fabrics and Mediterranean pottery, and the odd antique. Some are contemporary in design. Each have a living room area and kitchen, bathroom and one or two bedrooms. The house is situated near Beaucaire in peaceful open countryside less than half an hour by car from Nîmes, Arles or Avignon The centuries old atmosphere of this provençal farmhouse is everywhere with its dovecote, fountain, wine cellar, stables and olive grove, acres of garden and swimming pool. Sleeps 2, 4 or 7 people.

Each of the seven cottages has a private terrace and is set around the pool in a scented Mediterranean garden. Ideal at any time of year, the gites are perfect for couples, family holidays or for a group of friends travelling together, and can be taken together for large parties. Close to several golf courses and a choice of recommended restaurants. Nîmes 15 minutes, Avignon 30 minutes. Sleeps 2 to 4 people.