Rental Property No. 5 Ref: FR1078
Farmhouse near Cotignac, Var, Provence, France
 6 bedrooms, sleeps 12
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Farm House 12 Persons. Traditional Period Family Farmhouse with Pool Peaceful Country Location Charming 200 year old Family Mas near Cotignac in a beautiful wide valley. South facing with views of the distinctive Grand and Petit Bessillon escarpments as a backdrop, the property comprises two separate farmhouses. The main house has one big open sitting room, dining area and kitchen. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms sleeping 6 and 2 bathrooms. The adjacent house also has 3 bedrooms sleeping up to 7, one of which is reached by an external staircase with a grapevine growing up it, a bathroom and separate wc. The terrace and gravelled boule court area fronting the property are shaded by mature lime, cherry and plane trees which provide welcome shade during the hot summer months. A hammock swings between two of them. Adjacent to the terrace is a built-in outdoor BBQ. External flood lighting to both the houses and in the trees enable you to enjoy a leisurely meal outside as the sun goes down. Ideally suited for families, we provide games and play equipment to occupy those with the most energy! Read more....

Summary of the farm house, 6 bedrooms, sleeps 12

Rental rate: £825 - £1800 per property per week Property type: Two Separate Farm Houses Location type: rural Highlights: Swimming Pool, built-in outdoor BBQ View more details

Main House		Swimming Pool
Second House		Ponteves village

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Notes on prices
Prices are for the property per week in UK Pounds.
Enquiries for larger parties are welcome but would attract an additional price to cover the extra laundry and cleaning costs.
Bookings of 3 or more consecutive weeks would attract a discount. Outside the main holiday season short breaks are welcome.

Special offer
July - reasonable offers invited on £3500 per fortnight, £1800 per week

Changeover day
Saturday unless discussed.

Main House (available Sep - June as a single unit)
Master bedroom with double bed.
Bedroom 2 with twin beds.
Bedroom 3 with double bed.
Shower room adjacent to master bedroom with wc and wash basin.
Bathroom with bath/shower over, wash basin and wc between bedrooms 2 and 3.
The ground floor is one large open room with kitchen (electric oven, fridge-freezer, dishwasher, microwave and wood burning oven (for winter), dining area (seating 12+) and sitting room opening directly onto the shaded terrace.
Telephone. Wi-fi connection. Small music centre. Family games and books. High-chair.
Washing machine, tumble-dryer and additional fridge/freezer are located in a separate utility room.
Towels and linen are included in the price.
Well behaved pets welcome. 

2nd House (available with Main house July/August)
Master bedroom with double bed and old stone fireplace.
Bedroom 2 with 3 single beds.
Bedroom 3 (reached by external staircase) with 2 large single beds.
Bathroom with bath/shower over, bidet and washbasin.
Separate toilet. 

Notes on accommodation
Originally a tile making centre (you can still see what must have been the kiln area in the garage), the property retains many of its original features: large open fireplaces with wood burning stoves in the Master bedrooms and living area, exposed stonework, traditional curved ceilings and roughly plastered walls to some of the main rooms. A particular feature of the main house is the vast master bedroom (formally a barn?) being an impressive 7m in height with exposed wooden rafters and large stone fireplace. All the bedrooms have wardrobes or hanging rails, chests of drawers, bedside tables, bedside lights and room fans.

Outside
Set in 5 acres of grassy meadows with trees providing shade for afternoon naps and wooded areas for older children to explore, make camps and play in, there is space and quiet for all. A further sun terrace holds the private swimming pool (12m x 6m) which is alarmed and receives the sun from 7.30 in the morning until 9.00 in the evening. In the garage you will find a table tennis table, swingball tennis, dart board, badminton rackets and other games and play equipment for your use. In addition to garden furniture and pool loungers, half a dozen towelling covered foam mattresses notionally for use around the pool and an extra 'put-u-up' could also be used as extra beds if your party exceeds 12 or you want particular sleeping arrangements.

Coast/Beach
An hour by car to the Med. beaches and resorts of St. Tropez, Ste Maxime and Cavalaire-sur-Mer.

Golf
Brignoles (30 mins drive) - Golf de Barbaroux.
Nans les Pins (40 mins drive) - Golf de la Sainte Baume.

Special interest holidays
For water sports activities head north (25 - 40 mins drive) to Quinson, Lac de Ste Croix and the magnificent Gorges du Verdon, the self-styled 'Grand Canyon of Europe'. Walking, hiking, riding and 'extreme sport' opportunities can also be enjoyed in this area. The river Argens (25 - 40 mins drive south) also offers water based activities. Horse riding centres abound within a 30 minute drive. Cycle hire is also possible from Salernes (18km) and Draguignan (1 hrs drive) as well as the larger resorts. Wine - we live in the Coteaux Varois en Provence Appellation. The 'Maison des Vins' is at Abbaye de la Celle near Brignoles (30 mins. drive). Our commune of Ponteves has 6 family run vine growers and wine producers alone!

Travel
Air: 1hr 30mins from both Marseille Provence and Nice airports, 1hr from Toulon. Train: 1hr from Aix-en-Provence TGV station. Car-hire is necessary as the house is not on a public transport route.

Distances
Barjols 5km.
Cotignac 10km.
1 hour by car to Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Cannes.
2 hours by car to Avignon.

Further details
Our house is in the commune of Ponteves, a pretty, well kept up hill top village with narrow winding streets and a ruined castle from where there are far reaching views north to the Verdon. From here you can walk the Petit Bessillon, choosing a more or less strenuous route! To the east is the Grand Bessillon. Near the summit is a memorial to some local young men from the French Resistance who were captured and shot at the end of the second world war.

Within a 30km radius of our house are many attractive villages with their squares, cafes, restaurants and markets. The following are particular places of interest:

Barjols (5km) formally the centre of a tanning industry, is a small town with supermarket, petrol stations, garages, banks and pharmacy as well as traditional small shops - and 28 fountains to track down!

Cotignac (10km) is noted for the medieval houses and passageways leading off the main square and the troglodyte walkways on the 'back wall' of the village.

Sillans-la-Cascade (12km) has a lovely walk to an immense waterfall and pool.

Salernes (18km), another attractive small town is a tile, ceramics and pottery centre and has a particularly good Sunday market.

Aups (20km) is home to the Simon Segal modern art museum.

Quinson (25km), which along with Lac de Ste Croix is a water sports centre, has the largest pre-history museum in Europe, designed by Sir Norman Foster.

Entrecasteaux (25km) has a beautiful chateau - and an active cricket club!

Le Thoronet Abbey (30km) is one of the three great Cistercian monastries of Provence.

Booking notes
A deposit of 25% when booking the holiday, the balance due eight weeks before the start of the holiday. Damages deposit of £500 to be paid eight weeks before the start of the holiday, refundable within 14 days of your departure.

As the gate to the Cote d'Azur and the Alpes de Haute Provence, the department of the Var has many visitors. It's beautiful landscape with both mountains and sea and it's sunny Mediterranean climate provide tourists with an exceptional place to visit.

Nearby Moissac-Bellevue at 600m Moissac-Bellevue has an exceptional view that extends from the Esterel massif, through that of the Maures, and on to the Ste. Baume mountains. The village has kept its true Provençal atmosphere with its cobblestone streets. Also nearby Regusse has 15th and 16th c. restored mills (one still grinds flour). Aups which is a little further (9km)has a bit more to offer, including its black truffle market every Thursday from November to February. In the Verdon Gorges and on the Lac du St Croix it is possible to take part in a variety of physical activities including a pedalo through the Gorge or windsurfing on the lake. 

Ref: FR1078

Farm House in Var
Cote d'Azur - Provence, France

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