L'Arconade, Viens, Provence

Enchanting Provence rental house with large grounds 2km from the village of Viens
One of many outside seating areas around the house. L'Arconade seen from its lavender field.

L'Arconade is an 18th century farmhouse with large and rambling grounds extending over 9 acres of garden, fields, meadow and woods - a peaceful, rural idyll for daydreamers, artists, hikers and cyclists.

The house is to the east of Apt, in the very peaceful part of the Luberon, away from the crowds, in the hills of lavender and olive groves. There are medieval hill-top villages close by, Viens is the closest at 2 km (1.3 miles), and Cereste is 3km away. The market town of Apt is 20 minutes away.

Please note: this is a 3-bedroom house, with variable rates depending on how many bedrooms you use. But even if you only want 1 bedroom, you are still getting the whole of the house to yourself.




Living Rooms

Downstairs there are two living rooms with fireplace, a dining room, kitchen, and one bedroom and bathroom. There is an artist's studio, in case you are that way inclined. There is also wireless internet.

  
 
Living room with TV (left) and the other living room with CD player and music library.

 

The kitchen is equipped with oven, gas cooker, microwave, dishwasher, coffee machine, and fridge-freezer.

  
Antique writing desk for work Kitchen with view Dining room between kitchen and living room





Bedrooms

There are three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Downstairs is bedroom 3 with a 1.8m wide bed (6ft 6") and a bathroom with bathtub and overhead shower, basin and WC.

 
Master bedroom with 1.8m-wide bed and balcony (below left)   Upstairs bathroom has shower, basin and WC

Upstairs are two bedrooms. The master bedroom with 1.8m-wide double (6ft 6") has a balcony which is ideal for breakfast or a shaded spot for reading. Bedroom 2 has two single beds of 90cm width (3ft 6"). The two bedrooms share a bathroom with shower, basin and WC. Both bedrooms have a door to the bathroom. On the landing between the bedrooms is a beautiful old roll-top writing desk. There is wireless internet too.

  
Master balcony. Upstairs bedroom 2 with two singles. Bedroom 3 downstairs, with 1.8m-wide (6'6") bed.





Outside

There are many places to sit outside and eat, drink, read or take in the view, if you like doing any of these things you are spoilt for choice here.

 
By the entrance, on an antique bed cut in two On a bench looking west.

 

  
The terrace in front of the house, with barbecue Master bedroom balcony To the side of the house

To walk around the whole property takes 40 minutes, and these are some of the sights you will see...

   

At the lowest level of the property is a vegetable garden with solitary pear tree watching over (above left). Other fruits that grow here are apricot, cherry, fig, apple, plum and quince. Moving back towards the house you pass the lavender field (above right) and the ancient stone basin (above centre) which still has a very slowly dripping spring feeding into it (but the basin is not suitable for bathing).

Walking up above the house you pass through a field of olive trees (above centre and below right) and then you reach what is called the 'park' (above right) where 100-year-old oak trees and wild herbs grow in an environment that is tended but seems wild, and is the perfect spot for a picnic. There are table and chairs here (below left) and a rewarding view of the house with the mountains beyond. From here you can carry on to the village of Viens on a beautiful 2km country walk, which takes about 40 minutes.

 
Table at the top of the 'park'. View of back of house from the top of the 'park'.  





The Location

The pictures below were taken a short stroll from L'Arconade - this is wonderful hiking and cycling country, the roads are quiet and the scenery is beautiful. Also close by are the stunning Oppedette gorge and ocre-coloured Colorado provencal at Rustrel.

    

    

Viens

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Weekly Rates
1 bedroom2 bedroom3 bedrooms
May - September960 euros1200 euros1400 euros
October850 euros1050 euros1250 euros


Included in the rental rates: utilities, bedlinen, towels, high-speed internet, after-stay clean.

To secure a booking you would send a 25% deposit, with the balance payable up to 8 weeks before your stay.

Cancellation policy: if we can find another booking for your dates we will return any money sent (minus bank charges).		 Rental periods run from Saturday 4pm to Saturday 10am. For stays over a week there is a change of bedlinen once a week.

The house is for a maximum of 6 people. We regret that pets and smoking are not allowed in the house.

Prices are quoted per bedroom used but this does not mean that other rooms will be rented during your stay - you get the whole house.


Insurance: you need personal liability insurance when you rent a property in France - find out about that here.

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