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

Hiking, the best way to discover the Vaucluse and the Luberon/ Part 2

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Apt, auberge du Luberon, candied fruits, Christian, hiking, Roman, Saignon, Truffles

Hike from Apt to Saignon

Apt‘s history goes back to Roman times when it was a prosperous ancient city. Remnants of its days as a Christian bishopric are also visible  in its gorgeous 11th-century Saint-Anne Cathedral. Today  the town is loved for its candied fruits, jams, lavender essence and truffles and a very colorful market that teems with Provencal produce on Saturday mornings. When you arrive in Apt park your car in the cours Lauze-de-Perret car park in the east of town,and then you are ready to set out on your hike. On foot your will have to take D48 and walk along until you see the Auriane track on the left, you will then head left and cross the bridge over the Rimayon river. As the road sweeps left you will have to keep walking straight along the path that climbs the hill, then bear left and and follow a tarmac path for ( 164ft) until you eventually get to the Ginestiere crossroads. Once you get there stay to your right and follow the D174 to get to the village entrance, which leads to the pretty place de la Fontaine.

Saignon is not very well known by tourists. If you go there visit the Prieure and Farm built in the middle ages on a Gallo- Roman site and continued to expand until the 19th-century. The church contains Medieval frescoes , and the excavations of a first-century villa are seen through a grill in the floor. Exhibitions are staged in the farm while the gardens are devoted to historic and scented plants. To get to Saignon, make a turn left on Rue du Bourget and walk about ( 330 ft) until you reach a cobbled path, on your left that leads to kind of a square in the parking lot. At the bottom of the car park, you will find a path winding around the village’s ramparts. After the last house take a deep breath and climb the steps to the main castle ruins and marvel at the vistas from the lookout point. Then go back down the ramparts before going left and joining the D174. From place de la Fontaine backtrack to the Ginistere crossroads, and turn right. After the bend, keeping Tourel (a settlement) on your left, take the short cut at the next bend and continue straight for (650 ft). At the next bend turn left along a dirt track and head straight through an oak forest and then a residential area. Continue straight , and then cross the old N100, using the steps to join the cycle path. You will have to keep going over the Cavalon River and then head up a ramp on the right to follow the D22 back to Apt. Finish your hike with a hearty French meal at Auberge du Luberon http://francemarket.com/auberge-luberon, located in a century- old  building in the city’s historic center.

Luberon, Provence.