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We are an English retired couple with a modern country property in 2.5 hectares, at the Mediterranean end of the Pyrenees, in a quiet and spectacular location near Prades and the Canigou, .
We have owned the property for 30 years, and as it is in an area with very low rainfall we use our piped irrigation extensively between April and October, supplied from the Bohère canal feeder system.
We have a large family in UK.
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
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Olive and chilli husbandry. Exchange of cooking skills. Language practice.
Olive orchards and chilli pepper nursery, grown using organic methods. Olive harvest is not just from the ground and and also you need to pick from an A-ladder.
Help us in the garden, including with chilli and tomato planting, watering, maintaining olive tree bottle traps against olive fly. Tilling, picking and pruning. Ditch clearing. Checking our extensive piped watering system. Olive harvest in Oct/Nov.
Some light building work. Painting.
Swimming pool maintenance. Containing the local over-attentive wild sanglier tribe who like to dig!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: Intermediate
This host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Small guest studio with mini kitchen, double-bed and shower room, and heating. Internet. South-east facing with its own entrance and small terrace..
Second choice also has own entrance, bathroom etc but no kitchen facilities.
During Covid self-isolation is necessary and the studio is self-contained, while we all eat together at a large table outside on our terrace.
The small town of Prades is close to us - the nearest bus stop and supermarket are 2.7kms. A half-hour walk, Prades old town centre has several shops, restaurants and cafes (3.8kms) and more supermarkets. Street markets in Prades on Tuesday (general) and Saturday (local produce).
Local attractions include beautiful slopes of Mt Canigou (2784m) which our guests find wonderful for hill-walking and running! Villefranche-le-Conflent (historic Vauban-walled town with artisan shops), , Eus (the village in France reputed to have the most sun). The Cerdagne valley & ski area (via bus or scenic Yellow Train ride from Villefranche near Prades). Our 12m pool with solar heating in the summer. Two mountain bikes.
To reach Prades from Perpignan there are frequent (1 euro) buses and TER train, both from Perpignan TGV station (c.1 hour) . Ryanair fly to Carcassonne, Bezier and Barcelona year round, as well as many Perpignan and Girona flights in summer. Bargain Flix, Blablabus and Oui buses from Barcelona.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
This host can provide space for campervans.
More than two
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
