Featured Holiday Rentals in Cantal
Featured Holiday Rentals in Cantal
Holiday Rentals in Cantal - A Guide to Cantal
The department of Cantal lies in south-central France and is named after the Cantal mountain range. These are a group of extinct eroded volcanic peaks which cover most of the department.
The easiest way to reach your holiday rentals in Cantal would be to fly from the UK. The nearest airports to the department are Lyon and Limoges Airports with daily flights from such airlines as Easyjet and Ryanair.
Try our care hire page for some great deals on your car hire in France, but beware of the mountainous nature of the department which also has heavy snowfall in winter time. You could drive from the UK to your Cantal holiday rentals and take in all the great scenery France has to offer on the way.
If you travel from the port of Le Havre the journey should take you around 7 hours total driving time, alternatively the journey from Calais should take around 8 hours total driving time.
Types of Holiday Rentals in Cantal
There is quite a good choice of holiday rentals in Cantal, mainly of the apartment, cottage and house style properties. The remainder of holiday rentals in Cantal are made up of a few villas, castles and farmhouses.
If we take a look at a typical holiday rental cottage in the department of Cantal, this one called “Le Trioulou”. It is situated on a hill in open country and is ideal for a base for those of you on a skiing holiday to Cantal. It will sleep 5 people over 2 bedrooms and has a bathroom and additional toilet.
The accommodation is very comfortable and clean but the main selling point, as with most rentals in this area, is the great views of open countryside in all directions. The remainder of accommodation includes a well equipped kitchen, dining room and good outside space with the obligatory barbeque area.
Another fantastic looking rental property in Cantal is “Saint Saturnin” cottage. This time with only 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom, it is located in a mountain village, which again would be ideal for your skiing trip to Cantal. It’s a very pretty cottage and is finished to a high standard inside, a great romantic getaway for a couple.
Cantal Useful Information
The department of Cantal is part of the larger Auvergne region and has its capital as Aurillac. The department is broken down into 3 “Arrondissements”, 27 “Cantons” and 260 “Communes”. Land area covers 5726 square kilometres and holds a population of around 150,000 people.
As mentioned holiday rentals in Cantal are great for a skiing holiday destination, situated amongst the Cantal mountain range. The climate is quite cold in the winter with snowfall almost every year; however the southern part of the department can be very hot in summer months often reaching 25°C.
Cantal holiday rentals are ideally located amongst unspoiled mountains and forests with wild flower meadows and pastures awash with soft colours. There are an abundance of Romanesque churches, street markets (make sure you taste the famous Cantal cheese), waterfalls, medieval towns and museums, plenty to keep you busy on holiday rental in Cantal.
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