takaerao Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 But we would like to know what the weather is like summertime in areas like Prades, Font Romeu etc. I have heard that there are frequent thunder storms. We would like to buy a place near to a ski station and village. Is it a silly notion to have a house with a pool, would it be a waste for a pool as it may never heat up in summer?!!! Would we be better off going nearer Limoux, Carcassone or Perpignan and commute to skiing areas. Also as we do not have any experience of driving in snow conditions are the roads in these areas i.e. Prades etc dangerous to drive on in winter. Thanks a lot to all who may offer some advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiras_Back Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I have to ask - what do you want?Skiing on the doorstep or a pool that's hot enough to swim in in the summer? They are 'far' removed to some extent ...Let us know and maybe we can help!Kira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens88 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Font Romeu. Nice small village, close to skiing and Andorra and nowt else.Prades nice town. 40-50 mins to coast, 50-60 mins to skiing. The drive is mostly OK apart from when it isn'y. You wioll learn to use snow chains at some time.Carcassone, Limoux, over the hill from me but both nice places. My guess is that Carcassone is crowded in summer, over an hour to the coast and 90mins or more to decent skiing. Summer weather hot but not as windy as the coast. Yes swimming pool in Prades worth having. There is a lake nearby (Vinca) that has people swimming at least June - September, probably longer.I hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Friends of ours live just outside Limoux - too hot for me in summer, so yes, definitely the place for a pool. Since moving there they have taking up skiing and can be at a couple of stations in just over an hour from their house but don't have the hassle of icy road and being cut off in the winter, so possibly a better bet - unless you want to be skiing all day every day. They go a lot in the winter and find it no hassle to "commute" from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I live in the Dordogne and it is hot in the summer. During the winter we ski, but in the Massive Central. We are just under 2 hours away so can do day trips. If we wanted to ski the Pyrenees, I think that it would still be less than 3 hours away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val douest Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 What about the western Pyrenees? If you found a house anywhere inthe south Pau/Tarbes area you would certainly make good use of a pooland would be an hour or so from the slopes at places like Cauterets orLa Mongie.Val Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takaerao Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Hi folks thanks so much for all you replies, i will get back to you individually and pick you brains. All your thoughts are a great help to me. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aging Hippy Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 We're thinking of buying in the Cerdagne a little bit south of Font Romeu. Did you get any further with your plans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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