The children's club offers large play areas, a small pool, and an innovative range of fun and creative activities which your charges can enjoy in the care of a team of professional staff. High-quality conference facilities and comprehensive guest services add to the attraction of the resort for investors.

The surrounding area also offers an impressive range of sporting activities. The Languedoc is a paradise for walkers and cyclists. There are several championship golf courses in the region, with horse-riding, tennis, fishing and white water rafting also available nearby. Beaches and water sports facilities can be found at Cap Leucate, while the magnificent ski resorts of the Pyrenees are less than 90 minutes drive.

Your vineyard

The very essence of life in the Languedoc is the cultivation and enjoyment of "les produits du terroir" - the locally produced wine, olive oil, cheese, honey, vegetables and preserves. The wines of St. Laurent enjoy an increasingly impressive reputation, notably the local Cellier des Demoiselles, and the Chateau de Caraguilhes. As an owner at St. Benoît, you receive a share in the ownership of the on-site vineyard and olive grove, so the heartbeat of the region becomes an intrinsic part of your experience. You will have the opportunity to participate in the centuries' old traditions of wine-making and olive pressing: harvesting, pressing, tasting. Imagine the satisfaction of relaxing on the terrace savouring a glass of your own wine, or sending a case back home to friends. All the advantages of being a vigneron without the hard work!

The Olive Grove

Beside the vineyard is a three-acre olive grove producing the venerable Lucques de Bize. Recognized by the connoisseur as the finest of all olives, this plump green fruit has a fine pulpy flesh with a delicate flavour of butter and hazelnut. Garrigae has worked with the Oulibo olive co-operative to create a tableau of gourmet products from the fruit of Les Jardins de Saint Benoît. Like the grapes of a fine vintage the 'green gold' is gathered by hand, for curing and pressing into the finest virgin oils, tapenades and table olives including the showpiece cold pressed oil Le Cuvée Spéciale Les Jardins de Saint Benoît. Our guests at Les Jardins have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the lifecycle of the olive - from planting to harvesting, pressing to manufacture.

Medieval Gardens

For centuries, the medieval Gardens of St Benoît have been a source of local produce and a retreat for relaxation and reflection for the local community. Now, together with the town council, Garrigae is lovingly restoring the patchwork of gardens as a natural haven to be enjoyed by villagers and resort residents alike. Each garden has been restored as a distinct space with its own unique atmosphere - a quiet place to read a book; a herb garden alive with the scent of lavender, thyme, and rosemary; a water garden; a private arboretum for morning yoga or a shady glade for a picnic with the children. The gardens also grow organic vegetables for the restaurant, and give children the chance to learn about cultivating natural foods.