Before flying to Gerona, I had spent a lot of time looking at possible areas to look at housing and land. We had narrowed our search to the Languedoc area and just North of the Spanish border. The first day in France, we just went for a drive to familiarise with the area and went for something to eat in St. Cyprian. Most of the Restaurants and Cafes close from 2.0 to 6.30, so between these times it can be hard to find anywhere open. On Saturday we had arranged to meet a local sales agent who showed us a selection of Property all near the seaside town or Argeles Sur Mer. We were quickly shown the properties and it helped us make up our mind as to what were need in a house and the pros and cons for the next visit. For example property in Argeles Sur Mer has the benefits of having a free Bus to the beach as well as being near the Train station and local shops open all the year around. So it might be possible to have a holiday without hiring out a car. All the properties needed some work and one of them is still being considered. Another day we went for a drive about 30 km inland and up hill to a town called Taulis. As we drove and drove around yet another bend it became clear that this property was simply to remote and too difficult to get to. On the Tuesday we were shown 3 sites where we could get a new House or Villa Built, these are all about 20 minutes from the beach, optimistically Frank reckons everyone could go to the beach by scooters. having arrived back in Ireland we are still trying to decide our next trip to France and whether to make an offer on any of the properties.
