Villa description

Accommodation details

Living room, dining room/kitchen, 1 bathroom with wc, 1 shower room, 1 wc, 1 double bedroom, 2 twin bedrooms

Facilities

Washing machine, dishwasher, bed linen/bathroom and pool towels included (weekly change included), cot (no linen), highchair, baby-sitting and cook on request, telephone, wireless internet, CD, barbecue

Location

Located in Roussillon at the heart of the Luberon and in one of its most sought-after villages, this charming traditional village house offers the best of Provence. Roussillon is a beautiful hilltop village built in local ochre stone taken from remarkable protected quarries that can be visited nearby. The village bakery and grocer's are 100m further up from the house, and there is a good selection of cafés and restaurants as well as a weekly market (Thursdays). The typical villages of Gordes, Bonnieux, Ménerbes and Lacoste, to name just a few, are all within easy reach (18km radius) and have markets all year round. L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (28km) has a famous antiques market. The closest town is Apt (12km) which offers all services in a charming Provençal setting.

Many marked walks can be taken from the village of Roussillon and there are also various cycling tracks. Canoeing is possible in the picturesque medieval village of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (27km). Bike hire is possible at Bonnieux (14km) and Coustellet (18km) (bikes can be delivered to the house), horse riding at Joucas (5.5km) and Apt (12km), tennis in a hotel in the village or at Joucas (5.5km). There are a 19 hole golf course at Saumane-de-Vaucluse (27km) and a leisure lake (water sports, no swimming) near Apt. There are beautiful beaches all along the Mediterranean coast with the closest in Carry-le-Rouet (102km), Marseille (103km), Sausset-les-Pins (107km) and La Couronne (111km).

Exterior

The house is located just 50m from the market square, a third of a way up into the village on a side street. Parking is possible in a section of a car park reserved for local residents 25m from the house. The living room opens onto a large terrace ideal for outdoor meals (table for 8) which leads up to a smaller upper terrace (table for 6) which commands beautiful panoramic views across the ochre hills. The swimming pool is a little lower down overlooking the lower terrace; it has a ledge on one side approximately 1.5m from the edge and underwater lighting. It is heated up to 24°C free of charge, weather permitting. There is space for loungers on two sides of the pool.

Interior

The attractive front door opens into the spacious and very attractively furnished living room which in turn opens onto a large terrace to one side and a large dining room/kitchen to the other, also with a terrace. Upstairs are a large double bedroom (overlooking the terrace and pool) with an en suite bathroom with a wc (wonderful views from the bath), two twin bedrooms (the larger one looks over the street and smaller one has views of the countryside), a shower room and a separate wc.

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