Mas Maillane

Location: French Countryside
Provence, Vaucluse, St Remy de Provence, Maillane

Size: 4 bedrooms

Sleeps: 8
Metro:
Floor: (no elevator)
Pool: Yes
Amenities: Pool, BBQ, Fully equiped kitchen, Flat screen TV, Complimentary Departure Cleaning Included

This wonderful Mas has just been completely renovated to a very high standard. It is now a four bedroom and four bath house with a 10' by 25' pool.

Please call Panache for 2010 prices.

Rentals start and end on Saturday.


The Mas is located in the Hamlet of Maillane just 5km from St Remy de Provence.

The village of St. Rémy is pretty and picturesque, and the old Gallo-Roman interior is circled by the remnants of the circular 14th-century wall and the protective circle of buildings.

Located on the plains at the northern edge of the Alpilles, 20 km south of Avignon, this is where Van Gogh painted Starry Night, Nostradamus was born and Dr Albert Schweitzer was prisonThe most obvious remains of the 14th-century protective wall are the old portes, still in use today as the entrance ways into the ancient center of old Saint Remy. The old center is circled by a ring-road of boulevards, small enough that you can walk around the circumference in 20-30 minutes.

The ancient Porte du Trou (or Portail Trou de l'Orme) [photo-5] is on the northen edge of the old town. Entering here, you would walk down Rue Nostradamus, and find the Nostradamus fountain [photo-9].

At the opposite end of the old town, the Portail Saint-Paul [photo-4] gives entrance from the south, onto Rue de la Commune leading in to the main Place Pelissier where the town hall (mairie) is located.

The dolphin fountain (photo) from the beginning of the 19th century is located in the shaded square in front of the Mairie. That lovely building (larger photo, 22k) is from the 16th century and is on the site of an old convent.

Saint Remy is a busy, active village, with a good selection of restaurants and hotels for the traveller. Among the shops in the old village are a few with some regional pottery, including some beautiful sunflower plates no doubt influenced by Van Gogh [who lived here].

The road between St. Rémy and the autoroute (at Cavaillon, 17 km to the east) is a scenic drive out of the past: the road is lined by plane trees that are lovely and give beautiful shade during the summer, yet menacing for the imprudent driver.



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Market Day
Wednesday is a major market day in Saint Rémy-de-Provence. The market spreads across parking areas and squares around the northern and western parts of the Boulevards ringing the old town of St Rémy. If you like markets, crowds, and an active experience, Wednesday is a great day to visit. Cafés and restaurants tend to be crowded around lunch time, but the atmosphere is good.

There's a smaller market on Saturdays, with food only.

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