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Welcome to La petite Auberge, our restaurant serving traditional French cuisine, at very reasonable prices, on the edge of the little village of Tournissan, between Lagrasse (8km), Lezignan (20km), Narbonne (40km), Carcassonne (40km) and the Canal du Midi (25km). The ambience is elegant and light with beautiful views of the surrounding Corbieres.
Eat your meal al fresco on one of our terraces during the summer months or by the fire side in the winter. Our menus vary according to the seasons. The restaurant is open 6 days a week for lunch and dinner all year around. (We are closed on Mondays).
And should you wish to linger on, you can stay in one of our 3 B&B rooms or 2 holiday flats where we can accommodate up to 18 people. You'll enjoy the peacefulness of the countryside, the swimming pool, air conditioning and heating in every room, WIFI throughout, plenty of parking space and a laundry room. |
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A modest yet ambitious new restaurant...
Ambitious in its varied selection of traditional dishes, prepared by a small team using fresh ingredients, following the seasons. Modest are the prices ...
A lot of attention goes to the wine list. We consider it a great privilege to be located in the Languedoc-Roussillon area with internationally recognized winemakers and lesser known one as well. We intend to spend many more years discovering them and sharing them with our customers. These, too, are at very reasonable prices.
Our dining room can hold up to 50 people. The atmosphere is tranquil yet bright. La petite Auberge is a new construction intended to combine the clean lines of modern architecture with the volumes and traditions of years past. Two arches divide the space inside, reminiscent of ancient wine cellars. The same arched lines are repeated in all the windows and entrances. Our chairs are particularly comfortable and the colours on the walls are relaxing.
Weather permitting our two outside terraces offer different views over the surrounding countryside. You can eat al fresco protected from the wind or the sun - or bask in it if you prefer! Here, too, the furniture is stylish and comfortable. In the coming months the garden will be taking shape: already the vines, olive trees and lavender have taken root!
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Opening Restaurant:
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01 january to 31
december - From 12:00 to
14:00 and from 19:00 to
21:30
- Closed
day(s): Monday
Capacity Restaurant:
- 1 Restaurant room, 50 seats indoor,
50 seats on terrace
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* Restaurant
* B & B
* Public Parking
* Terrace |
* Child friendly
* Garden
* Pool
* Holiday Flat
* Disabled reception |
Lagrasse
Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse
Pont de Ribaute
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The Corbières is one of the wildest areas of France with one of the lowest population densities. It is picturesque with wine growing areas alternating with garigue and mountainous countryside. It is located mainly in the Aude département and partly in the Pyrénées-Orientales département. The River Aude borders the Corbières to the west and north. To the south is the River Agly and to the east the the Mediterranean Sea. The name Corbières comes from "cor" a pre-Celtic word meaning "rock" and "berre" from the River Berre which runs through Durban. The eastern part of the Corbières with its Etangs, borders the the Mediterranean Sea and is called the Corbières maritimes. It has its own distinctive climate and characteristic vegetation known as thermomediterranean vegetation...
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Notre Dame de Carla 2 |
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 Officially ’one of the most beautiful villages in France’, Lagrasse is a small town nestled at the confluence of two valleys, and linked to the Benedictine abbey to which it owed its original prosperity by two graceful bridges spanning the river Orbieu.
It is said that a peasant plowing his field there, found a statue of the Virgin. Depositing the village and returning to work his plot, he miraculously found the same figure. A chapel was built to sanctify this miracle and attested in the twelfth century. The devotion
to Notre Dame de Carla remains
from the Val de
Dagne pilgrims
who make the
climb up the
hill twice a
year (the first
Sunday of May
and early
September).
Facing the
chapel, the
sheep was
restored in 2006
at the
initiative of an
association
"Amis de Notre Dame de Carla"
and the support
of local
authorities. A Calvary erected on top of the hill, overlooking the gorge Alsou between the hills and the shell until Lauza Lacamp tray.
The cross Wrought iron is present in the work of an ironworker from Rieux en Val in 1953...
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Rivière de
St Laurent de la Cabrerisse |
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Amidst a magnificent landscape of vineyards, pine forests, olive trees and garrigue (Mediterranean scrubland), our village stretches along the river Nielle.
Ideally located between Carcassonne and its famous fortified cité and Narbonne with both a remarkable cathedral and relaxing beaches to offer, our village deserves its double “label” of “Gate of the Hautes Corbieres” as well as “ Heart of the Corbieres-Minervois country”.
You are only a few minutes away from Lagrasse, which abbey and middle-age cobbled streets have earned it a place on the list of France’s most beautiful villages. And there is plenty more to see : the abbeys of Fontfroide and Caunes Minervois are well worth a visit, not to forget the Cathar history of the region with the castles of Termes, Villerouge Termenes, Aquilair, Minerves and many more “vertigo citadels” all within a short drive of the village. The Canal du Midi and the Cité of Carcassonne are both inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List. They offer beautiful opportunities for a half-day or daytrip in the sun...
Saint Laurent de la Cabrerisse
6,5 km - Lagrasse
5,6 km - Fabrezan
4,8 km - Talairan
6,1 km - Thézan-des-Corbières
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Le Gourg
de Talairan |
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 Talairan, fortified village. You can walk through the vineyards at the edge of the cliffs and the dried up river Nielle. You can also admire the clear waters of Gourg Goutonnier...
Leave the village on the D323. You’ll walk past a basin (known as the “lavoir à pétales”, the petal washtub), extremely pleasant during the warm summer months. Take the chemin de la Croisette which will take you to the Notre-Dame-de-l’Ere chapel. Follow for about 600 m, before climbing the Buffanel on a small path to the left through the garrigue on the edge of the superb Gorges of the Nielle stream, twisting and turning 100 m below.
Walk up along the gorges on a small ridge path, and continue alongside a fenced vineyard...
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Lézignan-Corbières is a very active town, located along
the main road between Narbonne and Carcassonne. The town has plenty of shops and
cafés and so makes a good place to stop for a lunchtime visit. The main
attraction, though, is the Wednesday market which is very large and packs the
town with market stalls, people, odors (of the good sort) and activity.
Lézignan-Corbières isn't a particularly attractive town, and we found the narrow
streets of the "old town" rather dreary. The main church of Lézignan-Corbières,
Eglise Saint-Félix, is an imposing structure. Declared an historical monument,
it's located in the center of town and has a small park just beside. Market
Wednesday The Wednesday market is a really big affair in Lézignan-Corbières. The
market stretches around the south side of the old town, packing the main Cours
de la République and most of the adjacent side-streets. There are very many
clothes and food stalls, and all are popular. It was fun to observe which
vendors had the best reputation by the bigger crowds packed around the more
popular vegetable and food stands...
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Campsite Boucocers Bachandres |
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This campsite is located on a hill overlooking the village with stunning views over the medieval town of Lagrasse, its abbey and the beautiful fertile Orbieu valley. Officially designated ‘One Of The Most Beautiful Villages In France’, Lagrasse nestles at the confluence of two valleys in the stunning Corbières wine region of the South of France. The village is linked to the 8th century Benedictine abbey to which it owed its original prosperity by two graceful bridges spanning the river...
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Immerse yourself for a day in the silent universe of the
Cistercian Monks, who had only the cicadas’ song to distract them from
contemplation. Standing in front of its high walls, it’s hard to imagine just
how vast the Abbey is. Once you have passed the gate, the splendour of the ochre
sandstone building will be revealed. It is one of the most beautiful Cistercian
abbeys of France, founded in 1093 and saved from ruin in 1908 by art patrons
Gustave and Madeleine Fayet. While discovering the dormitory and refectory, you
will plunge into history and learn about the particularities of the Cistercian
Order. You will find out, for instance, that the professed monks never met the
conversi, or lay brothers, who were manual workers...
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Campsite "LE PINADA" welcomes you into the heart of the
Corbieres, Languedoc-Roussillion region, in the Aude. Situated between the
cities of Narbonne, Carcassonne and Perpignan. 8 kilometers after the exit of
the Autoroute of Lezignan-Corbieres, fifteen minutes away from Narbonne and
twenty five minutes from the Mediterranean sea. There are about one hundred
accomodations available, in 1000 hectares of free access pine trees situated
right behind the Campsite...
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