Eco-friendly off-grid home on a mountain near Beziers, South France

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  Beschreibung

  We're so lucky to be surrounded by amazing mountains, nature and located inside one of France's best National Parks. We'd love to take you on a local wine tour and of course, we're always excited to meet new people from all over the world.
  
  Our place is 45/50 mins from Beziers, nestled in the mountains and hills, with a cocktail pool, sauna and surrounded by natural oak forests and offering breathtaking 180 views of the Mediterranean.
  
  Anna is a fantastic cook thanks to her experience helping her dad run successful restaurants in Dublin. She loves shopping for fresh produce in the local market and making delicious lunches for our guests.
  
  We are working on renovating our old hunting lodge in the hills, to turn it into an eco-friendly home. Our furry friend Rocky, a former hunting dog, sometimes lives with us and loves going on long walks in the hills with anyone who is willing to take him on a walk.
  
  We are Anna & Neil, a couple from Ireland 🇮🇪 & England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 who both love traveling and exploring new places. We're also passionate about good food and wine. We also run a charity in West Africa called Village by Village.
  
  Neil is a bit of an adventurer - he's completed walking/survival courses and led expeditions overseas. If you're into mountain walking, mountain biking or canoeing, he's got some awesome routes to share with you. Plus, our location means we get plenty of sunshine! He is also a qualified English teacher with years of experience teaching all over the world.
  
  Help us renovate our old hunting lodge in the mountains of the South of France, turning it into an off-grid, eco home and adding a hot tub/plunge pool and sauna.
  
  The location is in the mountains and hills surrounded by 2,600 km² of natural oak forest in one of France’s finest National Parks (Parc Naturel Régional du Haut Languedoc), with magnificent, panoramic views overlooking the Mediterranean. If you can get yourself to the local village we will come down in our lovely old 4x4 Land Rover and drive you up to our house.
  
  Anna loves shopping for fresh produce in the local market of St. Chinian on a Sunday & Wednesday morning so lunchtime is normally a special treat, you are welcome to join her on her trips to the market.
  
  We are surrounded by award winning domains (vine yards) that produce some wonderful wines and we have a local "Cave" (wine shop) in our village, where we can get you the local's discounts. You could easily spend several afternoons just doing the local wine tours.
  
  We adore meeting new people from all around the world, we speak English and a little French and our French improves with the number of glasses of wine we have had!

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We adore meeting new people from all around the world, togther we have travelled to over 70 different countries. Anna is Irish/Greek so likes a drink and is also a great cook! Neil has led two overseas expeditions across Central & South America (The Darien Gap) and across the Sahara Desert. Together we founded the charity we now both work for Village by Village.
  
  Our evenings are mostly spent sat on our terrace chatting with a nice bottle of cheap local wine overlooking the magnificent, panoramic views watching the sun go down.

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  Arbeit

  We are rebuilding the house’s natural stone terrace, decking and reframing the outside of the house in wood. We also need to cut back some of the trees and scrub bush around the house to form a natural fire break from the surrounding forest and plan to build a wood fired sauna and hot tub .
  
  A keen home improver, carpenter, bricklayer, handyman or active gardener who are reasonably fit and willing to get busy would be our perfect guest.
  
  You do not need any skills just be fit and healthy with a willingness to learn.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Französisch: Gute Kenntnisse

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  I am a qualified English teacher with seven years experience teaching all over the world I would like to improve my French
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  Unterkunft

  You will be staying in the recently built extension with its own en-suite or camping, in the privacy of the 5 acres of natural oak & pine forest that came with the house. You have spectacular panoramic views overlooking vine yards, leading to the villages of Pravda & Cessenon all the way to the sea.
  
  We will provide a tents which has a double bed and bedding for the Workawayers coming to help
  
  Our favourite thing about our accommodation is the outdoor heated solar shower with the most magnificent 360, panoramic views which must have the best shower views in the whole of France!

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  Was noch ...

  We are keen walkers who are happy to show you our favourite routes and have a couple of mountain bikes guests are welcome to use. They run canoeing trips, paddle boarding etc in the next nearest village of Roquebrun which the Orb River flow through from the mountains to the west. So is also the best place to jump in the river for a swim on a hot summers day.
  
  We are surrounded by award winning domains and vine yards that produce some wounderful wines and we have a local "Cave" (wine shop) in our village. You could easily spend several afternoons just doing the local wine tours.
  
  And then there are the fine selction of local patisseries (cake shops) seling amazing breads, cakes and lots of produce markets. The biggest being twice a week in Saint Chinian.
  
  There are some lovely beaches only a 45 min drive South to the Mediterranean. Happy to drop you off at the bus stop
  
  On the way to the beach you go through the ancient city of Béziers that hosts the famous "Feria de Béziers", every August. Attracting over a million visitors to the five-day event.
  
  Futher a field is the amazing food & drink night market in the summer in Pezenas and the modern but also historic city of Montpellier.
  
  Our local village, recently got fibre and the opened a local bar/cafe, 10 mins walk from the house and they have 300/450Mbps free WiFi!

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  We run an NGO working in Africa from our home in the hills, zoom, google meets, Tik Toc, etc no problem. We have broad band which is 25/45 Mbps on the WiFi but through a connected cable it jumps to 80/90 Mbps but there is also a 4/5G mast just on the hill behind our house so you get up to 50Mbps on your phone. The village has recently got fibre and the local cafe, 10 mins walk away has 300/450Mbps free WiFi!

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  We have parking at our house and several acres of woodland. Help yourself.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Arbeitszeiten

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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