SITUATION:

A stopover in the countryside, in the heart of the village, not far from the Alphonse Daudet Mill? Bet won for this beautiful mansion, completely renovated.

You are 2 minutes walk from the village center, ready for amenities while remaining quiet.

DESCRIPTION:

Beautiful majestic entrance, with its orchard (3 olive trees and 1 peach tree, with a harmonious facade behind which hides an elegant residence.

Under a pergola, covered with falling vegetation like a curtain protecting from the hot rays of the sun in summer, a summer dining room

The house arranged in "L", is on 2 levels (240m²). After the portal, we are under the spell!

The walls are in exposed stone or dressed in colors. The floors are in old tiles or covered with coconut.

Friendly at will with its many nooks and crannies, we set off to discover small indoor & outdoor pleasures.

Here, a wing for friends, there a delicious fountain, a small stone staircase which rises in the middle of the vegetation, a small bucolic stopover and suddenly the "hanging garden"! Trees, lawn and shrubs border the swimming pool and hide a summer kitchen, a small reading corner, idleness ...

On the garden level :

• Suite 1 : double bed 160 x 200 cm with its shower room

On the ground floor :

• Living room with cinema corner (screen and video projector) and a reading room with an old fireplace
• Dining room
• Fully-equipped kitchen
• Cellar / laundry room

Upstairs or garden level from the pool area and the hanging garden :

• A large living room with a beautiful fireplace
• Master bedroom 2: (double bed 140 x 200 cm) with bathroom (bath) and WC. Cooler.
• Bedroom 4: double bed (140 x 200 cm). Cooler too.It has direct access to the independent shower room with WC (below). 
• Independent bathroom
• Bedroom 5: (2 single beds 90 x 200 cm). Not equipped with cooler as it faces east.
• Indendent WC in the middle of the stairs.

EXTERIORS:

On the "hanging garden" side of the house, a small lawn, planted with cypresses and an old olive tree; a hundred-year-old hackberry tree offers a large shade area, precedes the swimming pool which extends to a covered summer kitchen, with a sheltered barbecue area.

On the main entrance side, a very tree-filled and flowery garden (laurels, cypresses, box hedges ...), offers the possibility of lunches or dinners, in the shade of a natural pergola.

• Swimming pool 8m x 4.5m - depth: 0.80cm to 2.10m - security: perimeter alarm + cover
• Pool house with shower room & WC
• Large covered terrace with summer kitchen
• Mid season / summer dining roo
• Private parking (1 to 2 cars) + parkings in the street

EQUIPMENT :

Interior:

Général: 10 people - 4 double beds and 2 single beds - cooler in 3 bedrooms

Household: Refrigerator - usable freezer - pyrolysis oven - gas oven - Lacanche 3-burner hob - microwave - grill - 4 gas hob - Dishwasher - Washing machine

Multimedia: Wifi Internet connection - video projector

Exterior:

• Summer kitchen: sink, electric hob, fridge with freezer drawers, fireplace for grilling - toilet + shower
• Summer dining room: garden tables and chairs (8 and 10 people)
• Small pedestal tables
• 6 deckchairs
• Multi game table

Additional services

• Linen and towels are provided (All sheets and towels are changed weekly for rentals of 2 weeks or more)
• Cleaning during the stay: 2 x 3 h
• Additional cleaning hours possible (hourly rate; 15.00 €).
• Final cleaning included

Various information :

• Mas not air conditioned (cooler in 3 bedrooms)
• Animals are not accepted
  

Other services

• Catering service and home cook (Ask in advance),
• Baby sitting
• Search for service providers, shopping service, driver service, transport service, etc.
• Possibility of sports coaching, tennis lessons, massage at home, and all other services on request

SITUATION :
Situated in Fontvieille, a village with typical Provencal character, home of Alphonse Daudet. At the gateway to the Vallée des Baux, it is one of the jewels of the Alpilles, 9 km from Arles and 15 km from Saint Rémy de Provence.
The Alpilles, the Crau and the Camargue are at a few minutes’ drive; the nearest beach is at  about forty kilometers, the beautiful beaches of Camargue at 50 km.
Fontvieille offers all conveniences accessible on foot within a few minutes: shops, chemist’s,  doctor, bank, restaurants.

LEISURE & ACTIVITIES:
Archeology, natural and cultural heritage, lifestyles, know-how … make up the exceptional  heritage of the territory of the Alpilles. With the guided tours by the tourism office you will  discover the past and present life of men in the Alpilles as well as their culture; Aqueducts and  Flour Mills of Barbegal, The Old Fount, The Tower of the Abbots, The castle of Montauban  … The stone from Fontvieille, the olive, The Virgin olive oil and the A.O.C.-labelled wines,  the Provençal fabric, Santons, etc. …
Throughout the year Fontvieille lives at the pace of the Provençal traditions where its soil  reveals its tastes and its colours. Fontvieille perfectly illustrates this concern for quality and  authenticity for privileged moments. The Alphonse Daudet traditional festival, the horse fair  of the mill’s riders, the mill festival, the Camargaise race, The Provençal crèche, the  Pastrage (ceremony for the offering of the last born lamb) and the Provence Santon fair. Less  traditional, but no less a climactic time, The coast Race Arles - Fontvieille - Barbegal.
Horse-riding tours, horse-riding strolls, skate park, multi sports space, tennis, golf, fishing,  Provençal game,  petanque bowling … Exhibitions, picture galleries, museums …
We never get bored in FONTVIEILLE!

ACCESS:

From the north : Highway A7: exit south Avignon (30 km).

From Nice or Marseille : Highways A8 then A54, exit St.Martin-de-Crau trunk roads RN 113 - RN 568 (15 km).

SNCF TGV fast-speed train railway station Arles (10 km) - SNCF TGV fast-speed  train railway station Avignon 32 km.

Marseille-Provence International Airport 70 km - « Nîmes Arles Camargue » (Paris  flights) 30 km.