Villas: luxury specialists
January 2007
Our selection. In these rarefied spheres, companies compete on exquisiteness - private chefs, fabulous locations, pools the size of the Atlantic. Dominique's Villas generally delivers the goods, with châteaux, manors and extravagantly-equipped villas in most main regions.

The best-kept secret in Provence
by Nigel Horne
May 2006
La Croix du Gey, Oppède
Pretty stone farmhouse set in its own vineyards in the heart of the Luberon. Sunday market and bikes to rent at Coustellet; tennis and bread at Oppède. 12m pool. Sleeps 8.
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France - the essentials
by Fred Mawer
January 2006
Upmarket specialists, Dominique's Villas has about 130 châteaux, farmhouses and modern villas across most classic regions, with a concentration in Provence. Most have pools (more this year are heated), some are very large, and all are checked out by the company's owner.

Villas in France
by Fred Mawer
January 2005
An upmarket selection of 130 châteaux, farmhouses and modern villas, well detailed in the brochure, with extra photos and sometimes floor plans on the webside. The properties are hand-picked by the company's owner, Dominique Wells. All but five have pools, and 18 sleep 16 or more. A good geographical spread, but strongest in Aquitaine and Provence with a cluster of addresses around pretty Vaison-la-Romaine. An old silk-worm farm sleeping 11, in large grounds in the Luberon regional park.
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Villas in France
January 2004
Excellent selection of about 130 up-market villas and houses with pools.