La Maison de Lune, County House Rental Property, Bedoin, Provence, France

This lovely house, with three bedrooms and three en-suite bathrooms, is situated on the lower slopes of Mt Ventoux and just a four minute drive from Bedoin in the heart of Provence. It is situated next door to 'Flop House' but is completely private and not overlooked in any way. Approached from a separate road, it has it’s own pretty garden and swimming pool.

Key Features

    •    Three bedrooms & three bathrooms!

    •    Pool & landscaped gardens

    •    Outstanding views of Mt Ventoux

    •    Broadband/iPod dock/TV & DVD

    •    Within walking distance of village

Accommodation comprises:

Ground Floor

    •    A very large open plan sitting room with limestone floors and a large wood burning stove, with satellite TV, DVD and CD player with large doors opening onto the patio and garden.

    •    The kitchen area also has limestone floors, and fashionable concrete work tops.  There is an American style fridge freezer, which dispenses ice, a range style gas and electric cooker, dishwasher, microwave etc, and dining area.

    •    Two double bedrooms, both en-suite

Upstairs

    •    A double bedroom with en-suite shower room with it’s own balcony with table and two chairs.

There is a single put-u-up bed available and a cot and high chair are available upon request.

Outside

    •    Patio area: there is a large dining table and chairs situated under a shaded ‘Tonnelle’, a BBQ, sun loungers and garden umbrellas.

    •    A lovely garden planted with Cherry, Olive, Fig, Apricot, Almond and Quince trees.

    •    A beautiful heated* saltwater pool 8m x 4m,  alarmed, not fenced.    (* the heater will normally only be available during the early and late season when ambient temperatures may limit the use of the pool. During peak Summer periods the heater will not be in use.)

The Surrounding Area

 It is a wonderful area to explore, with its many beautiful villages, each with their own market days. A short stroll takes you to the pretty village of Bedoin with it's many restaurants and bars and the famous Monday market.

The Papal city of Avignon, and Carpentras, famous for its truffle market, are both near by. They both have excellent shops, and long summer festivals with music, dance, and theatre. Avignon’s cultural activities continue throughout the winter. All the local villages have fetes during the long hot summer months. For antique lovers, the world famous market at L’lisle-sur-la-Sorgue is a short drive away. The unique Vaison la Romaine, medieval on one side of it’s river, and with Roman remains the other side, is just to the north of the Mount Ventoux.

The Roman cities of Orange, Arles and Aix en Provence are about an hour’s drive away.

The Camargue, with its wonderful wild life, with flamingos, bulls, and wild horses, about 90 mins away. Also about 90 mins away is the pretty coastal resort of Cassis. A thirty minute drive takes you to the Luberon.

For good food lovers there are many exceptional restaurants very close by.

The wines are mentioned in more detail in the house guide, but as well as the favourites, Gigondas, Chateauneuf-du-Pape and the wonderful desert wine of Beaumes-de-Vanise, you may also like to try the wines of Vacqueyras, as well as, of course, the more local wines from Les Vignerons du Mont Ventoux in Bedoin.

For those who get bored sitting in the afternoon shade, reading a book, with a glass of wine, it is a wonderful area for walking and cycling. You may like to try the Tour de France route to the top of Mt.Ventoux! There are rivers to fish, or canoe, horse riding, and the village has tennis courts.

Local Amenities

Bedoin, which is a12 minute walk or 4 minutes by car has:

A supermarket, bakeries, market, pharmacy, restaurants and tourist office.

By Road

A7 Autoroute at Orange:  40 kms (45 mins)

By Train

Avignon TGV station:  48 kms (45 mins)

By Plane

Avignon Airport:  47 kms (50 mins)

Nimes Airport:  90 kms (1hr 39 mins)

Marseille Airport:  110 kms (1 hr 30 mins)

Montpellier Airport:  140 kms (1 hr 50 mins)