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Getting Here – Directions

Engravies can easily be reached from two big airports both within one and a quarter hours drive which offer car rental facilities. Major roads and easy to navigate motorways will take you most of the way, then a short spell on quiet country roads bringing you to the guesthouse.

Toulouse airport


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  • On leaving the airport follow signs for Toulouse, then once onto the main road (Periferique) follow signs for Montpelier.
  • Continue along the Periferique, don`t be alarmed if for a while there are no signs for Montpelier, just continue.
  • At the start of the Autoroute for Montpelier, Carcassonne, and Barcelona, it is also sign-posted to Foix and Andorra. You need to take a ticket, it is a fee paying motorway, then when you leave you pay.
  • After going along this for some kilometres you branch off the autoroute following the signs for Pamiers, Foix, and Andorra.
  • At end of autoroute place ticket into machine. It will cost Euros 4.40 or Euros 5 depending on time of day.
  • Continue till third exit for Pamiers. You will pass a commercial estate with lots of car sales rooms, followed  with a giant supermarket “Hypermarché”  (supermarche) clearly visible from the carriageway on the right hand side. Take this exit sign-posted for Mirepoix. It is a tight turn.
  • At roundabout take first exit direction Mirepoix.
  • Continue and pass through Les Pujols.
  • Take the second sign on the right after this to Vira and Dun. This comes very quickly after a turn-off towards Les Issards.
  • Follow road through Vira and continue 2 miles.
  • Turn right direction Engravies.
  • Enter village of Engravies over bridge, continue 100meters then turn left at house with green shutters.

Carcassonne airport


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  • On leaving Carcassonne airport (Salveza) turn right.
  • Follow directions for Montreal.
  • After Montreal head towards Fanjeaux, and then Mirepoix.
  • From Mirepoix follow directions towards Pamiers.
  • This road passes through several villages; Besset, Coutens, Tourtrol, Rieucros.
  • After Rieucros turn left following signs for Vira and Dun. Pass through Vira and about 2 miles further turn right signposted Engravies.
  • Enter village of Engravies over bridge, continue 100meters then turn left at house with green shutters.