MEDIEVAL CATALAN FARMHOUSE WITH SWIMMING POOL

Echt een aanrader: "Mas Taillet" in Prats de Mollo! Eind zomer 2011 verbleven wij met 6 personen in het huisje. Alles klopte: het uitzicht op de bergen, de gastvrijheid van Dick en Ron, het fijne ruime schone huis, het zwembad, ook van de dieren hebben wij en onze kleine van een half jaar erg genoten! Ook is er volop ruimte om te zonnen en buiten te ontbijten, wat het vakantiegevoel de hoogte van de bergen bijna evenaart :-). Ik zit over een nadeel na te denken, maar kan die eigenlijk niet verzinnen..
Gr. Ilse vd Hoeven uit Groningen.

We really enjoyed our stay at Mas Taillet, especially the sunny breakfasts outdoors overlooking the valley. We felt very much at home, being looked after and catered for by our wonderfully caring hosts Dick and Ron. We enjoyed some lazy days at the pool, cultural activities (such as the Dali museum in Figueras) as well as the numerous traces the Cathares people left all over Catalunia. There are countless beautiful villages and walking trails just at a stones throw from Mas Taillet. We already had fallen in love with the surroundings, but we know for sure now that it will be in Mas Taillet where we will be staying the next time.

After a couple of years of short vacations, we thought it would be nice to have a long relaxing vacation in France. Since we heard a lot of good stories about the Mas Taillet mansion of Dick and Ron, we thought let's give that a try. After booking way in advance, time flew by, filled with work, hobbies, tasks, etc. etc. Since we both like mountain hiking and motorbike riding, a lot of stuff got packed inside our car and on a trolley both motorbikes were secured. Driving down the payage is not difficult at all, and we started to relax a little already. after 1 and a half day of driving, the final ascent to Mas Taillet was the most challenging, but we got there! With a lot of help from both Dick and Ron, we have experienced a beautiful vacation. Not so action packed as it could have been (with all the different activities possible in the surroundings), but boy, did we relax!! No phone (switched off), no laptop (left it at home), no tv, just a radio. And all of a sudden you experience a whole lot of spare time. In a nice surrounding @ 30 degrees Celsius. Yes, we did ride our motorcycles, yes, we did do some (mild) hiking, yes we did perform some sight seeing, but also, yes, we did sleep in, yes we did sunbathe, yes we did swim and yes, sometimes all I needed was a cigar in the sunset @ appr. 1000 mtrs altitude in the Pyrénées. All in all, it was a vacation where we could do a lot, but didn't have to do a thing. If you know what we mean... ;-) With the farm life and a swimming pool nearby, a sunbathing terrace for our own pleasure, 2 very good hosts and a lot of sun, we really enjoyed our 2 weeks of Mas-Taillet, Prats de Mollo, Mediterranean sea, Beget, Collioure, and everything else! After the 2 weeks, it was hard to get back to civilisation, but every once in a while, we look at each other and say, let's go back there!

Must see: Beget, Collioure, Ceret on a market day, Prats de Mollo.

Nice to see: Mediterenean beach, gorge de la Fou

Must do: Dick's motorbike tour.

As a final note we would like to wish both Dick and Ron all the best and rest assured, we will visit you again!!


Kind regards from Schoonebeek (NL),

Dries & Inge