Marc & Montmija
The Marc and Montmija Association
Created in 1958, by a few families from Bordeaux and its region, the AVAPHA : MARC ET MONTMIJA’s main goal is to create, organize and manage vacation establishments within the framework of Social Tourism. Its second goal is to contribute to the economic, cultural and social development of the territories where its realizations are implanted, by a local rooting and by an effective participation of its inhabitants in the life of the association.
For more than 20 years, the main activity of the association will be the organization of family vacations in the framework of its Family House built between 1966 and 1974 in Marc commune of Auzat.
At the beginning of the 80’s, the association diversified its activity by organizing stays for children, and enlarged its accommodation offer with the takeover of the management of St Bernard in Ascou. In 1991, the opening of the vacation village of Tarbesou in Bonascre, revived the family reception as well as the reception of adult groups.
To date, Marc et Montmija manages 5 establishments located in the Ariège department, and a sixth one located in the Lot department in the town of Figeac, and achieves nearly 70,000 overnight stays per year.
Member of the Cap France network, Marc et Montmija is above all an Ariege Association whose Board of Directors is composed of local representatives.
Our association, Marc et Montmija, currently manages five vacation villages in the Ariege Pyrenees and in the Lot.
As vacation professionals, we offer our experience of the mountains and our know-how to all holidaymakers, individuals or groups, whom we welcome all year round: retirees, sportsmen, discovery classes, seminars…
2 DESTINATIONS
The Ariege
The Lot
Nestled in the heart of the Pyrenees, the Ariège, a department bordering Spain and Andorra, benefits from a superb nature and a generous amount of sunshine. It is an authentic land, rich in history and traditions with its wild and untouched mountains, its prehistoric caves, its Cathar castles, its thermal springs, its traditions and its gastronomy…
In the heart of the South-West, “the Lot, land of wonders” combines a variety of landscapes and an elegant architectural heritage. All of this is enhanced by a sense of hospitality and an art of living that is just waiting to be experienced, shared and savored.