establishment situated on an historical working wine farm in the picturesque valley of Franschhoek. The landmark Cape Dutch Manor House, built in 1855, sits invitingly amongst the vines and 300 year old oak trees. The interior is a fine blend of traditional Huguenot heritage and South African Culture and Basse Provence offers 9 lovely rooms to guests!The Country house has four superb en suite bedrooms with baths, showers and under floor heating, together with satellite TV and swimming pool.The Cape Dutch Manor House is available to you as an entire unit for your exclusive use or rooms can be booked individually. The house has three bedrooms, two en-suite open plan bathrooms and a third bathroom all of which are on the upper floor with breathtaking views of the surrounding vineyards and mountains. Basse Provence Guest House is also proud to offer a new superbly furnished two bedroom cottage on their historical Cape Dutch Wine Farm.Privately situated, the cottage has a large garden and terrace with a wonderful mountain outlook. There is air-conditioning and Dstv in both bedrooms and each has its own large modern en-suite bathrooms. The livingroom is equipped with a fridge, microwave and coffee making facilities.Come relax and enjoy the tranquility of the Franschhoek Valley at Basse Provence Guest Farm!
Advantages: Great Area Disadvantages: Long Journey
...Every summer for the past 7 years my family and me have been making the trip to a little village in Provence called Viens. Viens is a peaceful little town, which is an hour’s drive from Avigon and Marseille. We are lucky enough to have relatives that live in Viens Who own a large amount of land, which has a house with 7 bedrooms and a poolside bungalow, which can sleep 10 people at one time. Viens has little to do but in the surrounding area there are lots of activity centres and in the nearest town there is a market, which is held on a weekly basis on Saturdays. I would recommend this little village as a great summer holiday getaway for anybody of all ages as it is a little jem....
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...Whether you are staying in Provence or merely passing through, its well worth a short detour off the A8 Autoroute to visit the Maison des Vins de Cotes de Provence.
This "House of the Wines of Provence" is on the old main road (N7, near Les Arcs (no, not the ski resort, this is a different Les Arcs) a little way East of Vidauban. If you thought all Provence wines are pink, this will be a revelation. They appear to have every worthwhile wine of Cotes de Provence in stock at reasonable prices and each week they offer at least six of them on a generous free tasting. Try the reds - like most red wines in France today they are sold too young, but the quality is excellent. And try the whites - a fairly limited range but again well worth trying.
Now of course you won't want to drink and drive. Fortunately upstairs is an excellent restaurant...
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Advantages: Plenty to see,Good break from the coast. Disadvantages: Lots of hills.
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The Museum of Provençal Art and History has an eclectic collection of religious artifacts, glass, furniture, clothing, ceramics as well as a interesting collection of paintings by lesser known artists. This is housed in an Italianate Villa built for Jean-Paul Clapier Marquis de Cabris who married Louise de Riqueti daughter of the Marquis de Mirabeau. Jean-Paul soon fell out with his mother in law once he was required to live with the Dowager Marquisese so he had his own house built so as to block her view. If you visit note the Gorgons Head depicted vomiting vipers placed above the front door it is said this was placed so as to be directly in the line of sight of the old lady.
There are a number of events held in Grasse each year the most well known being the Fete du Jasmin during August and in May the Fete International Rosé I...
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