Fitou Village:

The traditional village of Fitou is located approximately halfway between Narbonne and Perpignan in the department of Aude close to the Mediterranean coast.

Fitou is a famous wine village offering ample opportunity to sample the local wine in it's many village caves. The village is surrounded by vines and open countryside ideal for walking or bike-riding. From the hills above the village the views of the sea, the inland salt water lagoon and the Pyrenees mountains are truly spectacular.

Food and wine is of significant importance in this village where there are is a good selection of eating places including four great restaurants all serving superb food and offering a unique French atmosphere. At the Vidal restaurant you can indulge in an amazing seafood and cold meats buffet whilst being entertained by the Grandfather on his saxaphone....a truly unforgettable experience! At Cave D'Agnes restaurant, a converted barn, the food tends to be traditionally French with options such as foie gras, oysters, goats cheese, steak rossini and sea-bass.

There is also a medieval chateau that has a museum, a gift shop and a bar where tapas is served. Live music is performed some weekends during the mid and high season. 

The village also offers several additional restaurants, a pizza take-away, a tabac, a supermarket, a post office and a doctors surgery.

There is a football stadium, a hard surface football/basketball court with a small climbing wall, a table tennis table, a children's playground, a bouladrome and a tennis court. Every September the village is host to the annual Festi-Jump, a sporting weekend where adults and children alike are encouraged to try out new sports including shooting, diving, climbing, football, dance and martial arts. 

The village comes to life in July and August when you can experience regular musical evenings outside the local bar; the annual wine fete at the beginning of August and the twice yearly 'sardinade', a traditional festival where hundreds of sardines are cooked over an open fire and served with French bread and lots of red wine!

The Mediterranean beaches of Leucate and La Franqui are just 10 minutes drive away and the beautiful town of Perpignan with it's array of pavement bars, restauarants and shops can be reached within 20 minutes by car. Also the ski resorts in the Pyrenees Mountains are just 90 minutes by car.

Fitou Vllage, 11510, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon