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La Magnaneraie, Oppède le Vieux, Provence
18th century cottage with pool and countryside views close to villages
 The patio at the front of La Magnaneraie in blossom. |  The pool with stunning view over a sea of vineyards. |
A beautiful, cosy 2-bedroom rental with shared pool within a mile of three Luberon villages, La Magnaneraie dates back over 300 years. La Magnaneraie is one of six exclusive small rentals on a stunning 10-acre Provence property, each with its own private outside space, and a shared pool.
Living Rooms
 Provencal kitchen with dining table. |  The living room with corner fireplace and kitchen beyond. |
You enter up steps from the patio into the living room. This room is full of character from down the centuries, with its corner fireplace and wooden beams, as well as satellite TV with English-language channels CNN and BBC World, and WiFi internet.
The kitchen is well equipped with oven, 4-ring cooker, dishwasher, fridge-freezer, toaster, electric kettle and coffee machine. It is a bright sunny room with dining table too.
Bedrooms
There are two bedrooms and two bathrooms, one room can be either a double or two singles.
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Master bedroom, its view, and its en suite bathroom.
The master bedroom (above) has a 1.6m-wide (5ft3") bed, and an en suite bathroom with walk-in shower, basin and separate WC. The view is of the vineyards and Luberon mountain.
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Bedroom 2 can be a double or two singles, its en suite has a bath.
Bedroom 2 (above) can either be a 1.6m-wide double bed or two single beds. The en suite bathroom has bath-tub, handheld shower, basin and separate WC.
The holes in the wall which you can see in the bedrooms speak of the history of this house. In the 18th century the silk industry was booming in Provence, and every farmhouse raised silkworms on their favoured mulberry wood. Beams of this wood were lodged in the walls across a room. 'La Magnaneraie' means a place where silk is made.
Fitness & Leisure
Also on the grounds are a small fitness room and a big lounge with piano and big-screen entertainment. Breakfast of croissants and baguette can be delivered to your doorstep in the morning (15 euros per day).
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The lounge (left) and fitness room (right) are for the use of all guests.
Massages and reflexology sessions can also be organised at the house.
Garden & Pool
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Outside La Magnaneraie is a patio facing west, with table and chairs, and a pergola overhead shaded by a climbing rose. The pool is 12m x 5m and is shared with the other rental properties that form the estate.
 The grounds are idyllic with mouthwatering views. |  The patio with table and chairs, shaded by a climbing rose. |
This is an idyllic Provence setting. The 10 acres of grounds are planted with olive orchards, lavender, oaks and cypress trees. Being on top of a small hill gives wonderful views over vineyards, with the Luberon mountain close by and the iconic village of Oppede le vieux halfway up its flank.
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Views from the grounds.
The Location
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Scenes from nearby villages: Gordes, the church at Oppede le vieux, and Senanque Abbey.
The house is in the vineyards between the villages of Maubec and Oppede, and Oppede le vieux. It is under a mile to a cafe, two restaurants, three bakeries, butcher and a grocery store.
The Luberon's famous hill-top villages are all within 15 minutes: Gordes, Bonnieux, Roussillon, Lacoste, Menerbes, Goult, etc. And the towns like the antiques mecca of Isle sur la Sorgue, and Fontaine de Vaucluse, where the Sorgue river emerges fully formed from deep underground.
Within an hour are the splendid Provence cities of Avignon, Arles, St Remy, Tarascon, Orange, Aix-en-Provence, Nimes, as well as the Camargue, Marseille, and the Rhone wine trail.
If you are coming to Provence to relax rather than take everything in, there is a market every day in a different village close by. The best for local produce is the farmer's market 5 minutes away in Coustellet on Sunday mornings (April-December). And there are wineries all around where you can taste their recent offerings and buy by the bottle.
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The castle at Lourmarin, shopping in Roussillon, and a street in Goult.
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Oppède le Vieux
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Weekly Rates
| Easter | 1550 euros |
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| April - May | 1490 euros |
| June | 1550 euros |
| July - August | 1800 euros |
| September | 1550 euros |
| October | 1490 euros |
| Rest of Year | 1400 euros |
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