French Charmer!magnifique Country House In Avignon -a Place Of Great Happiness!

Description

Famous for its nursery rhyme, medieval bridge, and brooding Palace of the Popes, contemporary Avignon bustles and prospers behind its mighty walls.Avignon is an intriguing blend of medieval history, youthful energy, and urban sophistication. Street performers entertain the international throngs who fill Avignon's ubiquitous cafés and trendy boutiques. Clean, lively, and popular with tourists, Avignon is more impressive for its outdoor ambience than for its museums and monuments.
Fancy an exceptional getaway in the land of cicadas?

Live less than 10 minutes from St-Remy de Provence, and 15 minutes from Avignon, and enjoy a unique experience in the heart of the most beautiful sites in Provence

The house is set in 2.5 acres of garden and olive orchard. The olive trees provide a beautiful backdrop for the many months when you live outside in Provence.The property is in countryside 5 minutes from two Provence villages - Boulbon and Barbentane. Both are living villages with shops, restaurants and cafes. Behind the house are the hills of La Montagnette, good hiking and horse-riding country.
a place in the Provence countryside 5 minutes from villages and 15 minutes from Avignon, the perfect place to relax in the enchanting surroundings or explore all that Provence has to offer. The house has 11 bedrooms and sleeps 18.
Living rooms

The living rooms are arranged along the front of the house and all open to the terrace and garden.

Modern designer kitchen.
The house has a big, bright and modern kitchen, well equipped for large groups with cooker, two ovens, two dishwashers, two fridge-freezers, microwave, food processor, coffee machine, Nespresso. In a separate room are the clothes washing machine and dryer.

Living room with patio doors to the terrace.
The main living room (above) has sofas and a stone fireplace, with a vast CD music library.
The kitchen opens onto the outside dining area.Next to the kitchen is the dining room (above left), and the second living room (above right) has TV/DVD with satellite channels. The house has WiFi internet and a desktop computer.

Bedrooms
There are 11 bedrooms, for a maxium of 18 people. Four of these are spacious double bedrooms, and have their own bathrooms en suite. Then there are 7 other bedrooms over two floors with two bathrooms. 

Vast master bedroom.
The master bedroom  with 1.6m-wide bed (5ft 3") runs the full width of the house and is dual aspect. It is accessed along with bedroom 2 up one set of stairs, the other bedrooms are up a second set of stairs.

Master bathroom with sauna.

En suite to the master bedroom is a big bathroom with sauna, walk-in shower, bath-tub, basin and separate WC.

Bedroom 2  is across the landing from the master bedroom, it has a 1.6m-wide bed (5ft 3") and an en suite bathroom with walk-in shower, basin and WC. 

Bedroom 3 is on the ground floor, and has a 1.6m-wide bed (5ft 3") and is triple aspect. Its en suite bathroom has a walk-in shower, basin and WC.

Bedrooms 4 and 5 on the middle floor.

All the other bedrooms are up a second set of stairs, on two floors. On the middle floor are the four bedrooms pictured above and below. Bed sizes are three 1.6m-wide beds (5.25ft) and one 1.4m-wide bed (4.6ft). 

Bedrooms 6 and 7 on the middle floor.
The four bedrooms share a bathroom with shower, bath-tub, basin and WC, pictured below right, and a separate WC.
Bathroom for the three bedrooms on the top. Bathroom for the 4 bedrooms on the middle floor.
Up the stairs on the top floor are 3 more bedrooms - pictured below with twin beds and three singles, and one more twin for children. These rooms share the bathroom pictured above left, which has shower, basin and WC.


Top floor bedrooms.
In an annex, accessed from the outside of the house, is the last bedroom (below), a big, bright double room with TV and sofa, and a large bathroom with walk-in shower, basin and WC.

Annex bedroom with en suite bathroom.
Garden & Pool

The house is set in 2.5 acres of garden and olive orchard. The olive trees provide a beautiful backdrop for the many months when you live outside in Provence.

The front of the house and the pool amid the olive trees to the side.

The pool is heated from April to October. It measures 12m x 5m (40 x 16ft) and has comfortable sun loungers. There is an infra-red perimeter alarm for children.

In front of the house is a gravelled terrace with chairs and tables, in the shade of the trees, the spot for meals through the day. 
Beyond the terrace are lawn with olive and fig trees, and the occasional sitting area.
There is a gated entrance from the road and plenty of secure parking at the house.
Looking out to the garden from the house, and the hammock by the terrace.

The pool is heated from April to October. It measures 12m x 5m (40 x 16ft) and has comfortable sun loungers. There is an infra-red perimeter alarm for children.