Sitinho

The

“little house”

in the Ardèche

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Content of this brochure:

Preamble 3

Where is the house? 4

The Ardèche 4

The house 4

Marvellous views 5

To see and to do 6

General information 7

Renting conditions 7

How to get there? 8

Useful links 9

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Preamble

There was a time that we dreamt of a little

house somewhere. After a lot of wandering we

ended in France to realise this dream.

In April 2000 we found a beautiful small house

on a great piece of land near the La Beaume river

and the village of Valgorge in the Ardèche.

We call it Sitinho, a notion we picked up during

our time in Brasil. It means as much as a 'little

house in the country'. Not everybody agrees

with us on that but for us that's it.

We decided to share Sitinho with others as it is

not good for a house not to be occupied and

because we believe that others will also enjoy it

and its surroundings, the village Valgorge, the

valley of La Beaume and all the beauty and

richness of the Ardèche. These thoughts turned

out to be bull’s eye! For more the a decennium

now we rented the house to families, young and

old, with and without children, very active and

less so, sometime with their dog(s) and they all

loved it!

We hope this brochure helps to give you an

insight in all of that and stimulates you to book some time in the Sitinho with us..

Hans&Mies Couvreur

Sitinho seen from the south, the garden.

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Where is the house?

Sitinho is situated Le Vincent, a hamlet, in the valley of La Beaume

river about 20km from Largentière and 2km before Valgorge. Just

below Chastanet, at 450m and so nice and fresh also during the

hottest summer days.

The other interesting spots in the Ardèche can be reached easily.

It's an ideal place for wandering, cycling and those who seek to be away from the hustle and bustle

of modern life!

Ardèche

The department Ardèche is colourful and varied, with its chestnut trees, pine forests, limestone

mountains and extensive volcanic and granite plateaus.

Valgorge

Valgorge, at 560m, half way up the cool de Meyrand (1370m) and some

22km from Largentière. The village has all daily needs: an excellent

supermarket (sometimes English spoken), where you also get your daily

fresh bread and croissants. There also is a bar, a garage and a

hotel/restaurant with a superb kitchen.

The house

In the house you will find

a large living with a

beautiful wood stove, fully

equipped open kitchen,

three bedrooms, bath-

room with toilet, a scullery

with second toilet, a

mezzanine with television corner and a large covered

terrace.

In the living you’ll also find the telephone,

Internet router (wifi) and a cd/cassette player.

View in to the kitchen with modern combi micro wave, gas

cooker, dishwasher, refrigerator, mixer, water boiler,

toaster, etc. In the scullery you will find a large boiler,

washing machine, a second fridge and a freezer.

De Mairie van Valgorge

The Mairie of Valgorge

Sitinho seen from the east.

The living/dining room

Media corner

The kitchen

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One of the bedrooms on the ground floor, where you can store your belongings in

the built in cup boards.

The television corner on the

mezzanine is an ideal place to stay

current with the situation elsewhere

and the weather forecast.

You can of course also switch the TV of and then this is

an excellent quiet corner to read a book, for example!.

The Sitinho see from the garden.

The open terrace in front is a good place to be during the

hottest hours of the day or in the evening after sunset. Get

one of the comfy chairs and enjoy!

You make the best meals

on the BBQ!

Impressive views!

From the garden in front of the house looking east and west:

Mezzanine/Television corner

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La Beaume, the river near Sitinho

The garden in spring seen

from the house.

La Beaume is about 70m away from the house and can be reached easily

via a good passable road with two bridges over ancient riverbeds.

In the summer the river is a small stream and

invites for a swim, to play and to build dams.

A little further up or downstream you will find deeper places that allow diving and more swimming in

June July.

In the autumn La Beaume

turns in to a real mountain river

with wild rapids and cascades.

A selection of things to see and do

Aubenas situated in the centre of the department Ardèche some 40km from the Rhône and high

above the basin of the Ardèche river. It is an old medieval city with a castle from the 12th - 13th

century and a Benedictine chapel that served as a storage place for cereals during the second world

war.

Largentière, beautiful ancient city where they used to produce silver. The counts of Toulouse and

the bishops of Viviers exploited the mines from the 10th until the 15th century.

Gorges d'Ardèche, to wander, cycle, for canoeing, etc. The source of the river is on the Ardèche

plateau. Near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc the impressive gorges, that continue over more then 20km, begin.

Gorges de la Beaume, close to the Sitinho.

Balazuc, a fortified village from the 9th century situated on a rock high above the Ardèche with a

number of magnificent narrow and steep streets, called "les calades".

L'aven d'Orgnac with prehistoric excavations and known as one of the most beautiful caves in

France.

St Michel de Boulogne, ruin of a castle from the 14th - 15th century. You find it in a beautiful

environment some 15km northeast of Aubenas.

Vogüé, one of the most beautiful villages of France. Embedded between high rocks and the

Ardèche river and dominated by the castle of the De Vogüé family..

In the house and on our website you’ll find much more about these and other interesting possibilities,

other activities, bike rides and hiking routes, etc.!

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General information

You only need to bring towels, bed linen (for 1x2 en 4x1 person beds and 6x1 person duvets) and tea

towels.

You will be welcomed (French only) in the house by the concierge. She will give you the key, show you

around in the house and takes care that you find a pleasant situation to start your stay. For simple

problems, questions, etc. she can be contacted.

Mobile telephones can be used in the area. The house does have a telephone that can be used by the

tenants inside the Ardèche. You can be contacted from anywhere.

Rent conditions

1. The rented period for the Sitinho starts Saturday afternoon at 15.00 hours and finishes

Saturday morning at 10.00 hours. Upon receipt of a request for reservation the landlord, H.A.P.

Couvreur, will inform you whether the house is available for the requested period. The tenant

then deposits 25 % of the total rent on IBAN NL02INGB0003424860 in the name of H.A.P.

Couvreur. As soon as the ING bank confirms the deposit a confirmation will be sent to the tenant

which formalises the booking definitively. The tenant will pay the remainder of the rent and

warrant à 150€ (see 3) at the latest 30 days before the start of the rented period. For

reservations at short notice both the rent and the warrant will have to be paid immediately.

2. After confirmation by the ING bank that the total rent and the warrant have been paid, the

landlord will send the tenant a Carte Clé. This is to be handed to the concierge upon arrival and is

the proof for her that rent and warrant have been paid.

3. The warrant à 150€ will be refunded to you after your stay in the Sitinho. Cost of extra cleaning

(more than 2 hours at a rate of 15€/hour), electricity usage (only from September up to including

April) and damage to the property by the tenant and/or his/her party will be deducted.

4. The house is not to be occupied by more persons than indicated in the house description and on

the Carte Clé. The landlord has the right to refuse additional people. There are to be no

overnight stays in tents or campers. The landlord will be kept informed about the situation by the

concierge.

5. The tenant can cancel the reservation until 100 days before the start of the rented period. The

date of arrival with the landlord of the cancellation is the measure here. In this case the first

deposit will not be refunded. The tenant remains liable for the full rent when cancellation

happens at a later time.

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How to get there?

Via: Paris, Orléans, Bourges and Clermont-Ferrand, in the direction

of Brioude (exit 20 from A75). Leaving Clermont-Ferrand behind you

and driving south on the A75 you take exit 20 and follow the N102 in

the direction of Brioude. After some 35 miles you turn right, taking

the D906 in the direction of Loudes. Follow the D906 through

Loudes until you hit the N88 after some 13 miles and turn right on

to it when you do so. Follow the N88 for about 14miles and close to

Pradelles continue on the N102 (don't follow the N88 in to

Pradelles!).

Continue on the N102 for about 11miles and then, on the col de la

Chevade, turn right, taking the D239 over the col du Pendu. This is a

beautiful area and you may want to go back there to take a walk.

After 7miles you turn left taking the D19 for a little less than a mile,

when you turn right on to the D24 to the col de Meyrand (1370m),

towards Loubaresse and Valgorge. To reach the latter you just stay

on the D24.

You pass through Valgorge and after 2 miles you will see a

large rectangular house directly on the D24 and just

before you will see the steep decent to the Sitinho on

your right hand side. If you pass the camping municipal

(again on the right-hand side) you've gone too far!.

The entrance can be recognised by two 'en pierre' pillars ~1m tall and a post-box on the right hand

side of the D24 (when you're

coming from the west, via

Valgorge).

Note: this is a photograph from the direction east. If you're coming

from Valgorge you are heading in that direction!.

CD24 Valgorge

Park in Valgorge

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Useful links:

Sitinho website with pictures, availability, price, etc. etc.

YouTube channel with more hikes and impressions of Sitinho

The Sitinho page on FaceBook

Appreciations of tenants on Zoover

Website Beaume Drobie the region in which Sitinho is situated

From the United Kingdom, route via Calais:

Via: Paris, Orléans, Bourges and Clermont-Ferrand,

in the direction of Brioude (exit 20 from A75).

A detailed description of your route after Brioude is in this brochure.

For further information please contact:

Hans&Mies Couvreur

Wilgenwede 27, 2993TB Barendrecht, Netherlands

+31180654026 of +31610217465

couvreur@hetnet.nl

http://www.couvreur.nl