Your picture-perfect holiday villa at the heart of Provence
Picture your perfect villa in Provence, and there’s a good chance it will look like Mas le Chêne. Built in warm stone, with shuttered windows, and surrounded by olive groves, vineyards and orchards, it’s the perfect place for a group of family or friends to spend a relaxing holiday. Imagine sunny days around the pool, or enjoying a simple lunch of local bread, cheese and wine on one of the sunny terraces. The charming village of Cotignac is just 5km away, and has a good choice of restaurants, cafes and bars. There’s also a butcher, baker and a fishmonger - everything you need to live like a local.
Elegant living combined with modern convenience in an idyllic setting
Mas le Chêne sleeps up to 8 people in three en-suite bedrooms, one of which is in the guesthouse. Another of the rooms, with four single beds, will particularly appeal to children. The villa is decorated throughout in neutral tones, making for a relaxed ambience, no more so than in the open plan living area, with soft sofas, an elegant dining table and cosy wood-burning stove. The well-equipped kitchen has everything you need to cook up a delicious meal, and there’s even a summer kitchen, with a barbecue oven and a hatch on to the terrace - the perfect way to eat on warm summer evenings. After dinner take a stroll around the extensive grounds, find a quiet spot to read a book, or chat with friends on the terrace.
So much to explore, but be back in time for a dip in the pool
With the beautiful and unspoilt village of Cotignac, known locally as Petit St Tropez, just a few minutes drive away, you’ll find plenty to do without spending hours in the car. The village has a typical provencal market on Tuesday mornings, and is a great place to pick up local produce - fresh fruit and veg, olives, honey, oil, truffles and cured meats - as well as lavender, ceramics and other souvenirs. Why not pick up everything you need for a picnic and head out for a walk? Just 7km from Cotignac is the pretty village of Sillans la Cascade. From here it’s a lovely walk on forest paths to the waterfall. Further afield there’s windsurfing and sailing on Lac Sainte-Croix, rafting, canoeing and climbing in the Gorge du Verdun. get back to Mas le Chêne in time to cool off in the pool, perhaps before a gentle game of boules and a glass of local wine.
Explore chic seaside resorts, busy ports and peaceful mountain villages
Mas le Chêne can be reached easily in just over an hour from the airports at Marseille, Toulon or Nice. It’s a great base for exploring the villages of Provence, and the vineyards that surround them - don’t forget to taste the wine! Further south there are the chic resorts of Saint-Tropez, Grimaud and Frejus. If you can stand the crowds, they are worth a day trip! Marseilles is less busy and certainly worth a visit - its role as a port and its proximity to Africa gives the city an international feel, particularly in the Panier shopping quarter. If you are there in June, try to get to the Fete du Panier - a lively two-day celebration of the city’s cultural diversity.
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