Le Pre Catalan.

This luxury 4* site is the perfect base for a golfing holiday in the South of France. Six excellent courses are within a one hour drive of the site and for those days when you are not playing golf, the facilities such as the new pool complex,  which was completed for the start of the 2009 season, are superb.

Francois and his English wife, Jenny, who own and manage the site, are very keen to develop Le Pre Catalan as a golf venue and visiting parties will be given every support by them and their on-site team.

Pre-ordered breakfast will be available in the restaurant and it will be possible to reserve a table for your evening meal prior to going out to your chosen course for the day.

May, June and September are the ideal months for a golfing holiday. The weather is warm, sunny and dry and the days long.  The site and golf courses are relatively quiet and the local people very welcoming. July and August can be very hot and the site, golf courses, roads ,markets, stores and restaurants are very busy.

In order to introduce Le Pre Catalan and the golf courses of the Languedoc Rousillon region to as many people as possible we are heavily discounting our accommodation charges for May, June and September 2010. Our two bedroomed Laurier Rose units sleep up to 4 adults. For any 7 nights in May, June or September, the discounted price will be £220 (£54 each if 4 are staying!) . If the week contains a Bank Holiday, however, it will be a little more expensive.  Our luxurious Acacias units sleep up to 6 people in 3 bedrooms,one with a double bed andtwo bedrooms with two single beds in each. They are equipped to a very high standard, with fridge freezers, safe deposit boxes, their own BBQ's and huge terraces.  In May, June and September, a week in one of our Acacias units costs £330 for up to 6 people, a little more if the week contains a Bank Holiday.

A luxury, 3 bedroomed Acacias.               A 2 bedroomed Laurier Rose.

The following 6 courses are all within approximately a one hour drive of Le Pre Catalan:

St. Cyprien Golf Club.

Situated 15km. south-east of Perpignan, this Championship course is only half an hours drive from LePreCatalan. Par 73, 6475 metres in length, the 'Etang-Canigou' course is a flat course which is a fair test as you can see all the holes laid out before you.  The signature par 3 , 6th. hole is 175 metres and skirts Lake de Canet.  Your play is watched by flocks of pink flamingoes!

And, of course, access to all the facilities:

    


Falgos Golf Club.

This is 'a must play golf course'!  It is situated about 70kms. from LePreCatalan and the spectacular journey takes about one hour.  Set at about 3500 feet up into the Pyrenees, it nestles at the foot of Mount Canigou, with glorious views south to the Spanish border and the Bay of Rosas. Some 5650 metres in length it was designed in 1992 by Alain Dehaye.  Par 70, in a superb natural setting, this course offers a truly memorable golfing experience.

For more information go to www.golf-falgos.com

The Terrace Restaurant with superb views and excellent food and the very well eqipped Health and Spa Centre complete your visit to Falgos Golf Club.

Carcassonne Golf Club.

Situated 6kms. south of the beautiful medieval city of Carcassonne and a one hour drive from LePreCatalan, this is a very well maintained course of international standard. A parkland course, it was designed and built by Jean Pierre Basurco in 1988.  5,800 metres in length, par 71, many of it's holes offer glorious panoramic views.

For further details, go to www.golf-de-carcassonne.com

Cap d'Agde Golf Club.

Approximately 60 miles north and east of Le Pre Catalan, this course was opened in 1989 and was designe by the very highly regarded course architect Ronald Fream. It is a mature, immaculately maintained Championship course which is 6729 metres in length with a s.s.s. of 73.  It is very varied with lots of natural water features and deep, strategically placed bunkers.  Visitors are made to feel most welcome.

The Clubhouse and Restaurant are superb:

Golf de Montpellier Massanne

This superb 18 hole course is situated between the wilds of the Camargue and the beautiful Mediterranean coast.  Just a few miles from the city of Montpellier, with it's rich cultural and architectural heritage, the course offers excellent facilities including a restaurant and spa.  The Californian, Richard Fream designed the course about 20 years ago.  It is largely parkland, relatively flat and with water on a most holes and huge, high quality greens.  There is a river as a hazard on the 8th. , 9th. and 18th. holes. It is just over an hour's drive from Le Pre Catalan.

Girona Golf and Country Club.

Girona Airport hosts Ryanair flights from a variety of UK airports including Birmingham, East Midlands, Belfast, Dublin, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Doncaster, Durham Tees Leeds, Liverpool, Luton, Gatwick, Stansted and many more.  The hotel Melia Golf is just a very short drive from the airport.

The course was designed by F. W. Hawtree and is seeded entirely with Pencross grass.  Many of the tees are set atop walls built of Girona stone, and they offer spectacular panoramic views of the fairways.  The course yardage is 6673 and it is par 72.

Why not begin or end your golf holiday with a night or two in the luxurious Hotel Melia Golf, the centre piece of the course, with rates as low as 40 euros per night.

Please contact me for advice on green fees, car and minibus hire, flights and any other aspect of your golfing holiday:

Stuart Harris.

01562 720318.

07776 444122.

bs.harris@blueyonder.co.uk