2010 Schedule

Take advantage of cheap flights to Carcassonne or Toulouse!

For 2010 our arrival and departure day is Sunday in spring and autumn, and Saturday or Sunday in summer

Check out the dates below for your preferred week in 2010

New 17th - 24th October - Click for Pen and wash course

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Which week should I choose?

Our descriptions below of the likely conditions for your holiday are based on our experience of the past two years and are intended only as a general guide to help you choose your week. As you know, nature follows its own course and we have no control.

By and large, Spring can be showery with some very warm spells. The meadow flowers on the lane verges are beautiful - poppies, scabious, daisies, and the countryside is surprisingly green. The broom in the garden is in blossom and the birdsong is remarkable (Nightingale, Golden Oriole, Hoopoe, Cuckoo, Woodpecker etc.) Cherries, strawberries and asparagus fill the market stalls. We often have lunch on the terrace.

Summer usually begins in June with some hot days and occasional showers. The meadow flowers are still blooming and the vegetation is still green. Villages around celebrate with street parties and country fairs. Apricots and peaches appear in the market. We may visit a Vide Grenier to see the curios from the depths of their attics that the French wish to sell. As we progress to July and August, the weather heats up and showers give way to occasional spectacular convectional storms. Delicious local melons hit the market. We head to painting locations in shady places and often take a siesta, or take refuge in the pool, returning to paint as the heat dies away. Mid-July to mid-August is usually hot but this is the time to see the sunflowers in full bloom.

Mid to late August brings the start of Autumn, the favourite season of many locals as the fierce heat of summer dies away leaving much more gentle temperatures. Figs ripen on the trees and the occasional shower helps the apples to swell. We would still expect to eat most meals on the terrace throughout September. By October, the autumn colours will show vividly on the trees but we would still expect to eat most lunches and the occasional evening meal on the terrace.