The main area we cover is from beautiful St. Rémy, an 18th century town of elegantly restored houses in shady boulevards and squares with old fountains, on to the majestic Alpilles hilltop village of Les Baux de Provence hewn out of the rock face. Then across to the aptly named L’Autoroute du Soleil linking Avignon to Marseille and over into the Luberon Valley made famous by the author Peter Mayle and protected by Mont Ventoux.
Your spirits are continuously lifted, driving through fields of lavender, sunflowers, olive groves and fruit orchards. This is an immensely fertile and productive area which is reflected in the villages’ weekly markets where you can buy the local produce and immerse yourselves in the Provençal daily life. Dotted around this verdant countryside are medieval villages, some perched high above you like Gordes with its cobbled streets and roof tops which inspired Van Gogh and Cézanne. You are spoilt for things to explore from historic Roman aquaducts to one of our most favourite expeditions – a visit to the 12th century Abbey of Senanque hidden in a lavender-filled valley.
Cistercian monks still live there producing honey, lavender essence and liqueurs. We would also recommend a visit to the Ochre Museum in the village of Roussillon and to the town of L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, known as the little Venice of Provence as it is criss-crossed by canals and rivers.
This is where you go to hunt down that Provençal treasure as it is really just one big antiques market from the shops to the stalls. These are just a very few ideas – there really is almost too much to do!
We would strongly encourage you consider a visit out of the height of the summer season, when the sun is less fierce but the skies are still blue. It is still pleasant to sit in the warm sunshine watching the world go by from a local café and enjoying a long lunch, or better still a glass of wine from your own poolside sun bed. And Autumn is the time of Vendage, the grape harvest, which makes for its own special buzz. Spring is when the valleys and hillsides are covered in fruit blossom.
Provence is Provence at any time of the year and there to be enjoyed!
Just a fifteen minute walk from the village of Goult in the heart of the Luberon, this beautiful, 19th century restored farmhouse is the perfect combination of old features and new comforts.
From €6,250 per week
The perfect Provencal mas, this really is THE picture perfect holiday home complete with pool and tennis court. The house is completely private and peaceful but with stunning panoramic views right over the Luberon and, at night, to the lights…
From £9,500 per week
Restored luxurious village farmhouse with heated pool and spa.
From €10,000 per week
Just a fifteen minute walk from the village of Goult in the heart of the Luberon, this beautiful, 19th century restored farmhouse is the perfect combination of old features and new comforts.
From €9,750 per week
In the heart of the Pays des Sorgues, between Avignon and Isle sue la Sorgue, this magnificent house has been recently restored and offers spacious and really good accommodation.
From €6,500 per week
This restored and rambling, eighteenth century farmhouse is located close to some of the most renowned and historic towns and villages in Provence. The house has a wonderful large pool and is completely child friendly. St. Remy de Provence is just…
From €6,600 per week
Located in the countryside, close to Isle sur la Sorgue, this charming, recently restored mas is set in 4,000 sq m of particularly pretty landscaped gardens with a really good pool and pool house.
From €4,800 per week
In the heart of the Provençal village of Cabrières d'Avignon, this stone house is a wonderfully peaceful place to stay. Sleeping six people comfortably, the house is perfectly situated actually in the village but with panoramic views over the Luberon…
From €2,100 per week
A single storey, modern house set just outside Ménerbes in the heart of the Luberon. Plenty to do including a large pool, table tennis, boules court, etc.
From €5,000 per week
Set in peaceful gardens of 2.5 hectares on the Isle sur la Sorgue and yet just 1.5km (a 20 minute walk) from the middle of town, this lovely house is set right on an arm of the River Sorgue with…
From €5,300 per week
A spacious country house just a few minutes from Gordes. Beautifully and immaculately presented with a large pool and the most fabulous views.
From €5,600 per week
A pretty eighteenth century Mas within walking distance of the picturesque, medieval town of Lacoste. The house is set in a beautiful established garden and has recently been completely re-designed and renovated internally to a contemporary and warm…
From €4,750 per week
A large comfortable family house, on a slight incline above the vineyards, the house, terraces and large lawned garden are all positioned to enjoy a view which can only be Provençal: the rugged mountains of Les Alpilles, and on a…
From €9,000 per week
Gordes is perhaps the most famous of the Luberon‘s medieval hilltop villages, towering over the valley as you drive along. La Vigne can be seen as you approach the village from below as it is an original village house…
From €7,875 per week
Mas des Ocres is an 18th century farmhouse which has been beautifully and sympathetically renovated by the English owners using traditional methods and colours and stone flooring. The house is perfect for a memorable family or multi person/family holiday.
From €10,500 per week
The house lies in one hectare of particularly pretty and well landscaped, Provencal style gardens with olive trees, lavender fields, a rose garden, kitchen garden, fountain, statues and many shady seating areas. The accommodation is spacious and interior designed with airy…
From €16,000 per week
With beautifully presented accommodation, all rooms have kept the original authenticity and charm of the old farmhouse whilst being equipped with completely up to date technology. The house comes with the most beautiful garden, swimming pool and a tennis…
From €14,700 per week
Chateau de La Fontaine, built in 1612 and rebuilt in 1760, is one of the most impressive private properties in Provence available to rent, perfect for special occasions.
From €20,000 per week
Hidden away in the heart of the Vaucluse region of Provence above Crestet, an unspoiled Medieval hilltop village, Domaine de la Verriere is a private estate of 350 acres comprising a medieval priory and winery surrounded by its own working…
From €22,399 per week
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