Angie Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Does anyone have any recommendations for things to do when its raining around the Quillan area, within about 30 miles or so? Preferably not the cinema. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Not sure about the rainy daze Angie, but Nebias is a wonderful place to see. We were there with our village walking group yesterday and expected rain. I am glad to say that they were none.It really is beautiful now. Shame about 15 French all talking ALL the time though.. Still lovely [8-|] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Go round and see Quillan at his place - the larger the group the better ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 Haha, might well do that! Have visited Nebias, agree, its a very nice village. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I wasn't thinking so much of the village as the labyrinthe Angiehttp://www.atlasobscura.com/places/labyrinthe-vert-de-nebiasA truly magical place.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Ooooh, looks an amazing place, John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Well worth the visit and you could always pop in and see Quillan if it's raining [6] I get these good ideas sometimes [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Yes, Quillan welcomes walking parties and offers them free cream teas with home made scones and good English tea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 You can get that (Yorkshire tea and home-made scones) and toasted tea-cakes in the English café in Mirepoixhttps://www.facebook.com/TheMadHatterMirepoix?fref=ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 You're pullin me leg Norman [8-)]They don't grow tea in Yorkshire [:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 http://www.yorkshiretea.co.uk/[+o(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Nice one, Norman.How about Cornish tea? Hasn't got the same Ring(tons) about it though.https://tregothnan.co.uk/about/tea-plantation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Now come now Normie Baby!! That's the same myth as Yorkshire cricquet init [6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Thank you so much John, never knew this place existed, must have driven past it a dozen times. Will definitely be visiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Easy to find. Just go past the church a few yards, turn right and you can park in front of the houses that are being renovated on the left. About 1/2 mile or so up the slope and there are signs that point the way. It could be a good idea to take a compass too as it is easy to loose your sense of direction [:-))] Hand held GPS, even better. I always take my Garmin Etrex [8-|]It reminds me of an enchanted forest and the stone formations are strange a wonderful! It would appear that it is the spot where the Atlantic and the Med went their different ways.I don't know if you know this site, but it gives the French version of google earth along with the IGN maps. Very good for getting the map of where you intend to go!! The IGN maps are the equivalent of the OS maps in the U.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyaudeman Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 HiGo to Carcassone, Perpignan or Spain. The Costa Bravo is just over an hour For me its great its rained the first time in about six weeks 6 mm in the last 24 hours and I am just down river from you Or have a day in with your loved one and listen to BBC Radio 2PS does Quillan live in said place or Axat 10 kilometers elsewere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Blimey you were in a dry spot? In about 20 mins early this morning we had a good 1/2" of rain, 13mm to some. All in one lump!!But yes, all of that is in yer pocket from here. When we went to Girona 3 weeks ago to jump on to the wonderful Ryanair to go to Malta it was a 2 1/2 hour easy drive from us here. Barcelona, just a few more km down the road. Can't be bad and we will be going down there soon too [8-|]A lot of the time, if it's hissing it down this side of the Pair-a-knees mountains it's nice a sunny the other side. What a variety you have!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyaudeman Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Dry its been over 38 degrees is not the word its starts with an F and ends in, I wont bother I am trying to grow a 600 metre square lawn and the amount of water so far excreted is having an effect on my beer intakeFor storms this is a great site http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Dry??http://www.midilibre.fr/2015/06/13/de-violents-orages-ont-traverse-toute-la-region,1174675.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I too were under the impression that it had hissed it down all over the Aude?? Must be a black whole you live in GOM [:-))]As for lawns. I didn't like them in the U.K. and I definitely would not have one here. Our 'lawn' is a bit like a ploughed field in bits and the rest is almost anything but what we would call a lawn [:-))] But it is natural and my green thing chopper upper (some would call it a mower, but it doesn't mow, it chops) manages to get it down so we don't keep on getting lost in it [8-|] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyaudeman Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 HiI am less than 15 metres from the river Aude and to date whilst it is occasionally brown nowt rain has hit my garden I pray for rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Thanks all for your excellent suggestions and comments - we needn't have worried about the weather, it was blasting hot the whole time we were there and the day we flew back from Carcassonne it was 34 degrees and bright blue sky. Stansted is drizzly, cloudy and 11 degrees so back to normality for us. Whilst posting -although we have visited the Monday market at Mirepoix many times, can anyone recommend (or otherwise) the Thursday farmers market. Is it worth a visit for a young family with a small child? Bit of a drive for them from their rental property so just wanted to check. Thanks again all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 The Thursday market tends to be very small, especially out of season, and is never anything like the Monday one, although there is a fish stall that is not there on Monday.It is certainly not worth a special visit.You might find something on this sitehttp://www.tourisme-midi-pyrenees.com/accueil/offres/agenda/8/~~~/page-1#http://www.tourisme-midi-pyrenees.com/accueil/offres/agenda/8/~~~/page-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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