Holiday Gite Provence, Saint Didier, France

L'Amandier

   ...ref.no: 1665

Accommodation   (Self Catering Gite, sleeps: 2)

Kitchen oven electric hob microwave fridge	Bedrooms 1 bedroom 1 double bed	Bathrooms 1 ensuite	Laundry washing machine
Entertainment tv(satellite) video CD player	Outdoors private garden table & chairs barbecue parking

L'AMANDIER, our first cottage renovated and let since the 2000 season, snuggles in a corner of our garden.

A gated entrance off the rural route from Saint Didier to Saumanes, facing fine views across a vineyard, leads to a drive alongside the cottage.

Features:

• Double french windows open from the terrace into a spacious living room.
  A well-equipped kitchen area occupies one side with full-sized cooker, fridge, microwave and ample storage space.
  Utensils and equipment are provided with serious cooks in mind.
  Alongside is a dining table with seating for four.
  
  
• The rest and main part of the living room is a pleasing, comfortably-seated lounge area with a radio/cassette player and also a retractable TV cum video that can be easily rotated for ease of viewing and a radio/cassette.
  
  
• The well-proportioned bedroom has a double bed with side tables, dressing table, chest of drawers, and a large wardrobe with ample space to store suitcases.
  
  
• The bathroom is adjacent, with vigorous shower, WC, vanity unit, and washing machine.
  
  
• Outside, it has its own garden of fruit trees flanked by stone walls on the road-side whilst several large fig trees provide privacy within.
  The paved terrace shaded by a large cherry tree (blossom in April, cherries towards the end of May) with table and four chairs is the perfect setting for leisurely meals.
  Loungers are provided for sun-worshippers.
  A cooler arbor beneath an almond tree (l'amandier after which the cottage is named, blossom in February) offers another retreat.
  Culinary experts can try their hand at the barbecue for which proper cooking utensils are provided.
  

Close to the lively centre of the pretty Provençal village of Saint Didier, facing vineyards and open countryside rising towards the plateau of Vaucluse, we offer two quite independent cottages, L'Amandier and La Courette, for holiday lets throughout the year.

Saint Didier with Mont Ventoux in the background Saint Didier is particularly well situated to satisfy a wide range of interests. The local scenery is fascinating, a tapestry of provençal villages set amongst vineyards, orchards, wild hills, gorges and high mountains, such as Mont Ventoux and the Dentelles de Montmirail.

Saint Didier is a thriving village based on agriculture…fruit trees, notably cherries and apricots, and vines, producing wines within the appellation of Ventoux and delicious Muscat grapes for the table. It is justly famous for its locally-made nougat. Gourmands will appreciate the region's bountiful truffes, Carpentras being an important market for this sought-after fungus known as "black diamonds".

With a population of less than 2000, it boasts three boulangeries (bread shops), two épiciers (grocers), an excellent traiteur/boucherie (butcher), newsagent, tabac, Post Office, and no less than three coiffeurs (hair-dressers). It has three cafés and two restaurants, with two of the cafés also serving a lunchtime menu du jour.

Notmore than half an hour away are the cultural cities of Avignon and Orange. Well within a day's outing are the the Luberon, the Mediterranean, Marseille, Arles, Nimes, Aix-en-Provence, St Rémy-de-Provence, Les Baux, the Ardèche, the famous vineyards of the Cotes du Rhone, and much more. It is an area that attracts ramblers, wine lovers, artists, car tourists, culture-vultures, painters, cyclists, winter skiiers, golfers, market browsers, and those who just simply like to relax in a warm and beautiful environment.

• Towns & Cities
  Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Avignon, Carpentras, Marseille, Nîmes, Nyons, Orange, Vaison La Romaine
  
  
• Wine Regions
  Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Ventoux, Côtes du Luberon
  
  
• Areas to visit
  Vaucluse - Valley of the Nesque, Côtes du Rhône, northern Luberon, southern Luberon
  Ardèche, Camargue, The Mediterranean
  
  
• Fairs and Festivals
  Markets, Music
  
  
• More Energetic Activities
  Rambling & Climbing
  Sports
  

 

week: Sat-Sat sleeps: 2 s.catering: pvt.garden: countryside: walking: cycling: golf: climbing: