From Carcassonne Airport
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Exit the Car Hire car parks and turn Right at the roundabout onto the D119 Route de Montreal, Continue 1.5 Km
At the roundabout take 4th exit Left onto the D6161 toards Toulouse/Mazamet/Foix 1.8 Km
At Roundabout take 3rd exit (dead ahead) on to the D6113, contihue for 3 Km (cross one roundabout)
Roundabout by Balladins Hotel take exit 4 (signposted Mazamet) contine (past shopping, roundabout - straight on, Canal de Midi on the right) for 1.7 Km
Roundabout first exit (signposted Villailer and Caunes) D620 continue for 13 Km beware of "Priorty a Droite" in the villages
Shortly after a 70 Km speed area the road sweeps right with a fork dead ahead signposted Caunes D 620, Fork LEFT
Drive into village staying on the main road until you cross the river. Imediately after the bridge is a turn left signposted Citou. Turn left.
Continue up the hill for 1.5 Km L'Olivette is on your Right. You will need first gear for the drive way!
From Beziers Airport
Distance: 83.2 km Time: 1 hr 16 min
0.0 Turn left towards D37E17
0.1 Turn left towards D37E17
0.2 Continue onto D37E17
1.2 At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto D612
6.6 Slight right onto Av. de la Méditerranée/D612 Continue to follow D612
8.6 Keep left
9.6 Continue onto D612
11.4 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on D612
13.0 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on D612 heading to Béziers-Foch/Bédarieux/Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
21.6 At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto D64
22.6 Take the D11 slip road to Montady
22.8 At the roundabout, take the 1st exit ontoRoute de Capestang/D11 Continue to follow D11
26.5 At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit ontoAvenue de Béziers/D11 Continue to follow D11
33.3 At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit ontoAvenue de Béziers/D11 Continue to follow D11
37.7 Continue onto D5
49.7 At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on D5
56.6 Continue onto D11
60.7 Continue onto D610
66.7 Turn right onto D11 (Sign posted La Redorte), Contiue through La Redorte, Rieux and Peyriac
79.6 Turn right onto D115 on exit from Tinal d' Abrens
82.6 Turn right onto Avenue de l'Argent Double/D620 tricky junction take a look at this map to understand
Drive into village staying on the main road until you cross the river. Imediately after the bridge is a turn left signposted Citou. Turn left.
Continue up the hill for 1.5 Km L'Olivette is on your Right. You will need first gear for the drive way!
By Car Via Montepellier
Exit the A75 at J64, at the 1st roundabout exit right and join the D612 heading to Béziers-Foch/Bédarieux/Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
The next roundabout is the one at 11.4 Km on the Beziers Airport route.
By Car Via Toulouse
Exit the A61 to Carcassonne (J23) at the roundabout turn left exit 4.
Continue ahead over 2 roundabouts.
Next roundabout by Hotel Balladins take the 4th exit (signposted Mazamet)
Next roundabout go straight on beside the Canal de Midi
Next roundabout turn right on to Villailer and Caunes, D620 for 13Km (beware of "Priorty a Droite" in the villages)
Shortly after a 70 Km speed area the road sweeps right with a fork dead ahead signposted Caunes D 620, Fork LEFT
Continue for 2.5Km Turn left onto Avenue de la Montagne Noire (opposite the La Grande Fountaine Bar Restaurant)
L'Olivette is 1500m on the right side of the road
© Ted Yeoman.