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Perfect for summer, a 5-bedroom Provence country house rental amid the vineyards near Goult in the Luberon |
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Les
Vignes, a 5-bedroom restored Provence farmhouse near Goult in the Luberon
valley, with 3.5 acres of land. Available for 2-week rentals.
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In a peaceful rural setting amid the vineyards close to Goult and Lumieres, and the Luberon villages of Gordes, Bonnieux, Roussillon and Menerbes, ideally placed for exploration of the Luberon and Provence. The house is surrounded by lovely views - the Luberon to the south, and the Monts de Vaucluse and Gordes to the north. The highlight in the summer is the auvent - the covered area next to the kitchen that used to be a small barn and is now a summer dining room. Les Vignes is available for a minimum two weeks rental. |
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Les
Vignes in midwinter (left), and the view of Gordes from the house (right).
Note that there is hardly any vegetation compared to summer.
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Dining
room next to the kitchen opens to the garden.
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Living room with dining room behind. |
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Downstairs are the living room with TV (French terrestrial channels) and DVD player, the dining room and kitchen, all in the same space. The kitchen (pictured right) has an American fridge-freezer, oven, 4-ring stove, dishwasher, coffee machine and toaster. Through french windows you go from the kitchen and dining room to the auvent in the garden, where meals are generally taken in the summer. Also downstairs are two of the bedrooms and one bathroom, as well as a separate guest WC. |
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| Bedroom 2 downstairs with 2 singles or a double. | Bathroom for bedrooms 1 and 2 | Bedroom 1 downstairs. |
| Downstairs are two bedrooms, each with two beds that can be configured as singles or brought together as one double. The single beds are 2m long and 90cm wide (6'6" x 3') and the double beds measure 2m x 1.8m (6'6" x 6')Between the bedrooms is a bathroom with bathtub and in-bath shower. You go through the first bedroom to get to the second one, but the second one also has a door to the garden, so can be accessed independently. |
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Bedroom
3, upstairs, with a 1.6m double and en suite bathroom with shower.
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| The upstairs is served by two staircases. One staircase takes you to bedroom 3 with its en suite bathroom (pictured above). The bed is 2m long and 1.6m wide (6'6" x 5'3"). The bathroom has a walk-in shower, basin and WC. |
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Bedroom
4 upstairs with 2 singles.
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Bedroom 5 upstairs with 2 singles or a double. |
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The second staircase takes you to bedrooms 4 and 5. These mirror bedrooms 1 and 2 downstairs. You go through bedroom 4 to get to bedroom 5, and the two share the bathroom (pictured left) with walk-in shower, basin and WC. There is no independent access to bedroom 5, you have to go through bedroom 4, which is ideal for children or children and parents, rather than all adults. Bedroom 4 is a kids' room because the beds are 1.9m long (6'2") rather than 2m long. Bedroom 5 can either be two singles or one double. Singles are 2m x 90cm, the double would be 2m long x 1.8m wide. |
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In
front of the house is a walled garden with lawn, and a gravelled area
under shade for lounging.
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| The house is set in 1.4 ha of land (3.5 acres), and is surrounded by vineyards.There is a walled garden in front of the house, and the pool is across a lawn to the side. The auvent, pictured above on the right of the house, has a table and chairs, and a barbecue. There is another seating area under the old chestnut tree (below right). |
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| The pool measures 13.5m x 6.5m (44 x 21 ft). There are roman steps at the shallow end, and a safety alarm in line with French pool regulations. |
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The
auvent
is a very charming, very Provencal shaded spot for breakfast, lunch and
dinner. It features a barbecue for outdoor coooking.
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The village of Goult is 2 miles away and has everything you want in a beautiful Provence village: a cafe on the village square, good restaurants, baker, butcher and grocery. Within 15 minutes are all the other Luberon hill-top villages: Menerbes, Gordes, Bonnieux, Lacoste, Oppede le vieux, Roussillon, Saignon, etc. You can find out about these villages and the local markets and restaurants here: www.TheLuberon.com The map below pinpoints the location of the house in relation to the rest of Provence and France. |
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