Our address is: La pantoufle verte, Chemin de Terrats, 66300 MONTAURIOL, France
GPS Coordinates : Latitude : 42° 34′ 40″ (42.57780) Longtitude : 2° 42′ 51″ (2.714260)
You can reach us very easily by air via Perpignan, Girona or Barcelona (Spain), Carcassonne, Montpelier or Toulouse. La pantoufle verte is also readily reached by road or rail as the main motorway and express rail links between France and Spain pass close to Perpignan.
By Air:
- Perpignan: 45 minutes
- Girona (Spain) 105 minutes
- Carcassonne 105 minutes
- Barcelona, Toulouse, Montpellier 120 minutes
By Rail: Perpignan is approximately 5- 6 hours by TGV train from Paris. The high speed (TGV) line extension between France and Spain is currently under construction and should be extended to by 2012.
By Sea/Road: For UK visitors, allow 10 - 12 hours travelling time from the Channel ports. For other visitors, we are about 7 - 9 hours travelling time from Paris. We can offer route and general advice based on our considerable experience.
Route from motorway A9: Autoroute A9 – exit Perpignan Sud – immediately after toll booths at large roundabout turn left D612a THUIR -300 metres at smaller roundabout turn left – about 8 kms to THUIR then follow signs ELNE past Thuir to LLUPIA – roundabout turn right onto D615 TERRATS & FOURQUES – in Fourques opposite Pharmacie turn right onto D2 CAIXAS & MONTAURIOL – about 5 kms in MONTAURIOL cross narrow bridge follow bend left about 50 metres opposite "Mairie" turn sharp right up hill (see our sign) "Chemin de Coumerme" and go 1 km to top of hill - as start descent "La pantoufle verte" is straight ahead
If you miss the turn in the village centre, don't panic, carry on through MONTAURIOL to Les Hostalets (see another of our signs)– first right up steep hill – 300 metres – first house on left
Welcome to La pantoufle verte (the Green Slipper )
Sue & Brian Chubb 04 68 53 47 59 mobile 06 87 22 42 12