Holiday rentals and gîtes in the Ariège Pyrenees -
Pays d'Olmes and Cathar Pyrenees
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Located in the eastern part of the department, the Pays d'Olmes (also known as the Cathar Pyrenees) has a more mediterranean character than the rest of Ariège and features some famous Cathar sites: Montségur, Roquefixade and the beautiful medieval town of Mirepoix.
| Name | Sleeps | Commune | Description | |
| Gîtes des Terres de Barréjat | 4-6 & 6-8 pers. | Cazals-des-Bayles | 2 gîtes full of character on a large, former farmstead 8 km from Mirepoix with a vegetable garden, chickens, walks with donkeys, a tipi, boutique selling local products, swimming pool. | |
| Maison Pujol | 8 pers. | Leychert | A traditional mountain house near Roquefixade on a 3-hectare property with a beautiful view of the mountains. The owners' house is a few minutes walk away and the gîte guests have the use of their swimming pool and tennis court. | |
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La Maguelone | 12 pers. + babies | Montségur | A village house well equipped for families. View of the château of Montségur. |
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Gîte de L'Orry des Roches | 5 pers | L'Aiguillon | An apartment on the first floor of a house with a pool in Lavelenet. |
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Gîtes du Paquetayre | 3-8, 4-5 pers. | Montferrier | 2 gîtes on an organic farm (sheep and medicinal plants) within view of the the château of Montségur. |
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Gîtes du Domaine de l'Angèlou | 4 pers. | St Félix de Tournegat | The owners put a premium on art and music at these two gîtes on a family farm. They put at your disposal a piano and painters' easels. |





