Fitou village is famous for it’s wine and most of the local activities include wine in one form or another. This includes the annual Fete du Vin at the beginning of August and as well as regular music nights held outside the local bar during the summer months.

There are many restaurants within walking distance of the villa including four that are particularly good and offer traditional French food including wild boar, seafood and foie gras. The villa overlooks a medieval chateau that has a bar and restaurant where tapas is served.

The village also has a supermarket, a bar/tabac, a boulangerie, a post office and a doctor’s surgery. There is also a football stadium, a hard surface football/basketball court, a children’s playground, a skate park, a bouladrome and a tennis court.

Since the entire village revolves around wine production, there are several wine caves from where wine can be sampled before you buy. The whole area is surrounded by vines and wine making activities in various forms.

Languedoc Roussillon / Aude Region

Languedoc-Roussillon is located in the south of France boasting both the Mediterranean sea and the Pyrenees Mountains. The region has a beautiful coastline ranging from wide sandy beaches to small fishing villages and coves.

Water sports including wind/kite surfing, sailing, canoeing, diving and water skiing can be found on the coast whilst activities such as cannyoning, mountain biking, rock climbing, horse riding, white water rafting, hiking and golf are also available nearby. The ski resorts of the Pyrenees Mountains are just a 90 minute drive away.

There is a whole host of cultural and family activities within a short drive of Fitou including the underground caves at Ville-Franche (40mins), the little yellow train that travels up the Pyrenees mountains (40 mins), an amazing African safari park with over 3000 animals (15 mins), plus a selection of Cathar castles including a medieval walled fortress at Carcassonne (60 mins).