Chateau

La Cadenède is an antique fortified farm of the Templar period. The word "Cadenede" (cadeneda in Occitan language) means the place planted with junipers. A title dated from 1289 specifies that the Mas of the Cadeneda was belonging to the Saint Pierre de Brocuéjouls parish, lovely roman chapel of the 9th century that you can see today not far from our house and just near the Millau viaduct.

Seigneurial property during middle age with its defensive donjon and its corner towers, La Cadenède becomes then a farm. During the 17th century, François de Courtines, tax collector of Millau, creates the inner Renaissance yard with bow windows. You will find his coat of arms above the fireplace.

Now restored, La Cadenède combines antique charm and every modern convenience. From this historical house, you will appreciate the wide overview on Larzac plate, the city of Millau and the famous Millau viaduct, the highest viaduct of the world , wonderfully lightened during the night.

In La Cadenède, you will enjoy peace and quiet of our shadowy garden or may prefer go hiking to the Brocuéjouls roman chapel, Soulobres village, the GR62 or Peyre village belonging to the "Plus beaux villages de France" and its cave dwelling church. La Cadenède is also a good place to discover the Grands Causses (Larzac, Mejean, Causse Noir, Causse du Sauveterre, Levezou and Causse Rouge), and the Gorges du Tarn, Gorges de la Jonte and Gorges de la Dourbie and their numerous tourist appeals.

La Cadenède is an antique fortified farm. It has been built with an inner Renaissance yard with bow windows. The dovecote was already existing in 1289.

2,5 hectares park with mountainbike circuit inside the property, 12 mountainbikes from several sizes (one of them with babyseat) are at your disposal.

Swings for children, volley ball field, pétanque (iron bowls) field

Shadowy garden with benches, armchairs and deck chairs to take a rest,

The whole park and the inner yard are equipped with lightening and sound system for your open-air evenings

Large swimming pool 14 x 7 (98 m²) with round steps, waves system, very large terrace (180 m²) with fitted furniture. The whole area of the swimming pool is secured by a fence and an enclosing wall.
A quite equipped pool house can receive 30 persons. It is close to the eastern side of the terrace : fridge, freezer, electrical oven, microwave, dish machine and barbecue. From this pool house don't forget to admire the wonderful Millau viaduct.

Aparments:

At la Cadenède, you can invite your family or your friends (up to 25 persons) for a week, all year long. In the residence, there are 3 independent flats (each other with kitchen and living room) that count together 12 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. In the large Troubadours living room, you can get together in a prestigious and convivial place with a large fireplace. From spring 2006, you can eat all together in the new dining room situated on the ground floor, in the old stables now restored. The summer kitchen in the pool house is the third place where you can be with your whole family, around the swimming-pool, with a fantastic view over the Millau viaduct.

Facing south with a great view over the garden, the Larzac plate and the Millau viaduct, prestigious living and dining room 50 m² with large fireplace with coat of arms and a superb tapestry of the 18th century, TV and video set, piano-karaoke, hifi set connected with the park, equipped kitchen, bedroom Troubadours 35m² with 160 x 200 bed and 140 x 190 bed, large bathroom with single bed, tub and separate toilets, bedroom Brocuéjouls avec 140 x 190 bed and single bed, entry hall with a collection of agricultural tools, dressing room with toilets. Open on the inner balcony, twin bedrooms Courtines (40 m²) with visible stone walls, decorated with antique tapestries, 2 single beds on the ground floor and 2 single beds on the mezzanine that communicate with the corner tower, living room with TV, bathroom with shower cabin and toilets.

Facing south with a great view over the garden, the Larzac plate and the Millau viaduct, living room with French/American billiard, piano, TV, equipped kitchen, bedroom Larzac with 160 x 200 bed, bedroom Templiers with 140 x 190 bed and sofa, large bedroom Millau with 140 x 190 bed and 2 single beds, 2 bathrooms with tub and toilets.

On the second floor with view on the inner Renaissance yard and on the Causse Rouge, living room decorated with 2 antique tapestries, TV and video set, bedroom Causse Rouge with visible stone wall and 140 x 190 bed, bedroom Cour d'Isabelle and bedroom Dragon (on the third floor) in the 13th century dovecote tower, with 2 single beds in each bedroom, equipped kitchen, bathroom with shower cabin and toilets.

Open on the inner Renaissance yard, twins bedrooms Cardabelles (accessible for disabled persons) with 2 single beds in each bedroom, bathroom with shower cabin and 2 separate toilets, washing machine and tumble drier, fitness room with big mirrors, table tennis and table soccer.
From spring 2006, new dining room, 65 m², with equipped kitchen, situated in the old stables now restored.