A Special Offer from Luxury Travel Consultant2, Win 2 free trips

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2 guests free when each invites 5 friends, Abbaye de Montmajour, Abbaye de Senanque, bouillabaisse, Camargue, Fountaine de Vaucluse, Marseille, October 24-October 31, Roussilon, Saignon, Special Offer, truffle hunting, wine tasting

We Invite two guests  to spend a week in Provence, free of charge when they each bring along 5 guests.

Departure Dates are.

October 24, 2015 – October 31, 2015.

12 guests are invited and two will stay for free. $ 3,240 pp.

All inclusive ( Air fare not included)

The best time of the year to visit Provence is in the fall, when all the crowds have gone back home. Fall is still warm and quiet and gives the visitor a chance to enjoy Provence stress free.

Our tour will take place in the  unspoiled village of Saignon which stretches along a craggy escarpment between a square- towered Romanesque church and cemetery and a rocky belvedere, where a ruined chapel and several houses are built into the rock.

Our home is a beautiful Bastide , one of loveliest properties we have seen to date. It is a sublime marriage of authenticity, comfort, refinement and luxury.  The 5 star villa is perfect for a group to enjoy the natural wonders of Provence and discovering the region.

The Bastide has 7 bedrooms and seven baths.

Ground floor. Bedrooms /bathroom layout.

– The little house.

Studio equipped with double bed and en-suite-bathroom ( Shower, sink and WC)

Studio equipped with 2 large single beds, en-suite bathroom ( Shower, sink and WC)

Each studio has its own entrance and view onto the garden and pool.

-First Floor. Second story. Bedrooms / bathroom lay out.

Bedroom 1- Queen bed with en-suite  bathroom ( Tub, shower,sink & WC)

Bedroom 2 -queen bed with en-suite bathroom ( Tub, 2 sinks and WC)

Sitting room on the floor with TV.

Sports room with 2 treadmills.

Second Floor. Second story. bedrooms /bathroom lay out.

Bedroom 3.  Queen bed with en-suite bathroom (shower, sink and WC)

Bedroom 4.  Queen bed with en-suite bathroom ( Tub, sink and WC)

Bedroom 5 . Two large single beds, with separate bathroom, (shower,sink and WC)

-The property offers maid service ( 3 hours and 3 times a week including end of the stay).

-Pool heated upon request.

-Another small heated pool ” Basin type” with a charming shaded relaxing place offers a quiet and beautiful place for reading or naps.

-The villa has a washing machine, dryer, iron and ironing board, hair dryers in each bathroom, indoor and outdoor dining, wood burning fireplace, all linen provided and pool towels.

– Broadband internet /WIFI, under-floor cooling system, Satellite TV with English news Channels, CD player /Stereo, iPod Dock ( Speaker base) and a private wine cellar for Degustation.

The Outside at the property.

– Sun loungers, Parasols, outdoor terraces, Grill – Weber Gas BBQ, shaded and grassy area, private parking and fantastic views of the Luberon mountains.

This private Tour includes:

Villa Accommodation ( Double or single occupancy)

Private Chef ( Breakfast, Lunch and dinner are included)

Drivers/ Tour guides include transfers and touring this beautiful region.

TGV train ride ( Round trip)

Our Itinerary.

It includes, Visits to Gordes and the village des Bories, Abbaye de Senanque, La Camargue , Abbaye de Montmajour, St Remy, Van Gogh, Marseille and La Bouillabaisse, La Fontaine de Vaucluse, Roussillon, Organic truffle farm in Luberon, wine tasting and picnic and more.

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Bedroom at the property.

Bedroom at the property

Dining room

Another bedroom.

Swimming pool

If you have any question, email us at anne@luxurytravelconsultant2.com

La Camargue

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Abbaye de Montmajour, Aigues Mortes, Arles, Cathedrale St Trophime, digue a la Mer, La Camargue, les Stes-Marie de la Mer, romanesque

The river and the sea have created an almost lunar landscape over which the huge Tour de Constance of Aigues Mortes stands guard. Before flowing into the sea after Arles, the Rhone forms the delta where gipsies believed two saints named Mary were washed ashore. Caravans and trailers parked along the sea wall, while high spirited bulls wait for the feria in their enclosures. A single main road runs past rice fields, peaceful pools where you can find pink flamingoes and across the salt marshes, crisscrossed by narrow paths. At Salin-de-Giraud a quite bumpy coastal track leads to the isolated Beauduc beach. The only way to return to the land is via ferry.

Visit l’Abbaye de Montmajour

In AD 948 a community of hermits was founded in the middle of the marshes. The abbey became steadily wealthier and added on a cellar, a church, a refectory and chapels.The extent of the ruins gives us some idea of its final enormous size. But for all its wealth, starkness was de rigeur in the abbey: only the capitals in the cloister were adorned.

Aigues Mortes

This the port King Louis lX ( St Louis) built in 1248 as a base from which his ships could set sail for the crusades. Washed by an arm of the sea, ramparts just over a mile long enclose this rectangular city. At roof level is a walkway along the walls to the Constance Tower, once a prison for Templars and Huguenots. Now it is the vantage point from which there are breathtaking views of this beautiful area.

Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

The legend tells how a boat carrying Mary Jacobe , sister of the Virgin Mary, and many Salome, mother of the apostles James and John, were washed ashore at this seaside village between the Rhone and the Mediterranean. Their statues in the 12th- century Romanesque church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer recall the event.In the crypt, dressed in sequined robes, is a third statue; that of their maid servant, Sara, venerated by the gipsies. The three Saints are carried in procession to the sea on May 24 and 25 of each year.

Digue a la Mer

The digue ( sea wall) is closed to motor vehicles. It runs along the coast for 12 miles to Salin. On the way, walkers can admire the gray sand dunes, samphire fields broken by saltwater lagoons and flocks of seabirds.

Arles.

Arles gives a little forecast of Spain, with its blend Roman, Romanesque and Baroque. In the first century, the amphitheater was similar in size to its rival in Nimes. In the Middle Ages, it suffered serious damage  when it was turned into a slum containing 200 homes, but in 1830 it reverted to its original function, and corridas were staged here. At the same time , the remains of the Roman theater  ( 27 -25BC) – What was also rescued were two marble columns, tiers of stone benches and the Cipolin marble paving of an orchestra pit. Right in the city of Arles center is the fabulous 12th century cathedral of St-Trophime whose somptuous portal and cloister – The most richly carved in – recount Bible stories and local legends.