Villa Tamerza, Haute Pyrénées, France

The ideal base for your cycling holiday in the Pyrénées.
Available to rent from only £750 per week,
including linen & services.
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Villa Tamerza is a luxurious, 5 bedroom chalet-style house only 10 minutes from the Col du Tourmalet or the Col d'Aspin - right in the heart of the French Pyrénées. It's a fantastic location for cycling, skiing and activity holidays in the Pyrénées and sports club training camps.
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Every possible sporting pursuit for people who enjoy action holidays including cycling, walking, fishing, climbing, skiing, horse-riding, touring and golf - or just a great place to chill out quietly with your family.
  
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Villa Tamerza is a large, chalet-style house on three levels. Completely refurnished and redecorated in 2003 by its new owners. It offers the ultimate in luxury with five bedrooms (four with super kingsize beds and one with four full-size bunk beds), three bathrooms with baths and showers, fully fitted kitchen with all-new appliances including fridge, electric oven, electric and gas hob, microwave, kettle, toaster(s), and dishwasher. There is a large dining room to seat 12+ adults, big sitting room with two four-seater sofas, armchairs, cosy open-hearth log fire, hi-fi system, Sky satellite TV, massive garage/cellar and laundry room with new washing machine and drier.
 
 
 
Located in the foothills of the Pyrenees, just 2 miles from the beautiful town of Bagnères de Bigorre and within easy riding distance of legendary Tour de France mountain stage climbs, including the Col du Tourmalet, Col d'Aspin, Col d'Aubisque, Col de Peyresourdes and numerous other monsters, this is any Lance Armstrong fan's paradise and is the ideal base for your cycling holiday in the Pyrenees. If you are looking for a house to rent in the Pyrenees for a cycling holiday, Villa Tamerza is your dream choice !

The 2002 Tour passed within 500 metres of the house, with Laurent Jalabert leading the peleton up towards the stage finish at La Mongie, near the top of the Tourmalet! Stage 15 of the 2003 Tour actually started in Bagneres itself - just 2 minutes drive from Villa Tamerza, and in September 2003 the Vuelta came past us too! The house also has its own tennis court and a beautiful new swimming pool which reached temperatures of 33 degrees C last summer - without heating !
 
 
 
All the bedrooms have either a balcony or direct access onto the garden, with beautiful views all around. The house is set in about 4 acres of slightly wild grounds, with newly resurfaced tennis court. The garden has about 4 acres of lawns and some wooded and wilder parts. There are lots of lovely walks close by with the river Adour just nearby too.
 
 
The sitting room is large and very cosy, with big open-hearth fireplace, comfortable sofas and arm chair, Sky satellite TV (Full Movies and Sport Package), hi-fi, DVD player. Four of the bedrooms have large, comfortable, super-kingsize, beds and beautiful views. The dining room seats 12+ around two big wooden tables.

 

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During the summer season, Bagnères is a lively spar town, steeped in history, with many good restaurants (20+), bars and shops. In the winter skiers flock to this popular resort area. At times we had over 4m of snow last winter at the top of La Mongie - the best snow conditions in France - but without the crowds or the high prices. Find out more about the great skiing at SkiCrazy.co.uk
 
There's every type of sporting activity in and around Bagneres, including horse riding, the thermal baths, canoeing, trout fishing, walking, hiking, tennis, climbing, biking, etc., as well as a really good 7000 yard, 18 hole golf course with awe-inspiring mountain views. If you're feeling lucky you could also try the casino - a spectacular old building right in the middle of Bagneres.
 
 
 
Above, left: Mr Moustache's restaurant in Bagneres de Bigorre town centre.
Above, right: La vallee de Campan near the river Adour. 
There are some fantastic walks around Bagneres. Try the hike to Lac Bleu. You drive or ride to Chiroulet - about ten minutes drive from Villa Tamerza - then hike. Spectacular mountain views. Another good day trip is Gavarnie, picture below, left. Click here to see more pictures            Check Availability
 
The observatory at the top of the Pic du Midi is now open during winter and summer and offers spectacular views for hundreds of miles in all directions. In the observatory itself there are some fascinating exhibits and a wealth of material for astronomy buffs.
 
Villa Tamerza is only a few kilometres from Spain so another possible trip is Pamplona where they let the bulls loose in the street each year.
 

 
Only 20 minutes drive from Villa Tamerza is Lourdes, the world famous centre for Christian tourists. Lourdes is important to Christians the world over because of what happened on 11th Feb 1858, when the Virgin Mary first appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in a cave by the Gave de Pau river. Visited each year by over 3.5 million pilgrims from all over the world, Lourdes gets a bit hectic during the Christian religious festivals of Easter and the Nativity.

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Villa Tamerza -
The ideal base for your cycling holidays in the Pyrenees.