Aups/Sillans la Cascade holiday cottage rental with walking, balcony/terrace, internet access, telephone, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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17th Century charm,heated pool (cottage)

Home description

THE COTTAGE (sleeps 4) nestles in the side of a south facing hill, with large doors and windows opening east and west onto a grassy garden with mulberry and fig trees (east) and two walled, sunny courtyards with flowering shrubs and herbs (west).
* The Ground Floor has a sitting room prettily furnished in Provençale style with exposed beams, Provençale furniture and satellite tv, cd & tape player. The adjoining dining room with open plan kitchen leads onto a small courtyard with barbeque, tabel and chairs. The dining room has a mix of antique Provençale and good quality modern furniture. The kitchen is well equipped with large refrigerator, Siemens electric hob and oven, micro wave oven, washing machine, dishwashing machine, toaster, kettle, etc.
* Two separate stairs lead to the two First Floor bedroom suites, one bedroom with double bed - 1m50 (5 feet) wide - and private shower room with shower, toilet and basin, the second bedroom with twin beds and own private shower room with shower, toilet and basin. The twin bedroom is accessed via steep stairs. Fans in each bedroom(rarely necessary because of the extra thick stone walls).
* The Interior has been well-decorated, with good quality furniture and pretty Liberty or Provençale curtains throughout.
* The Pool (22x7.5 ft) is on a small hilly area just behind the cottage, reached by walking through pine trees, rosemary, wild mint, and thyme. It has extensive views south (over our own valley) towards the river and the unspoiled hills beyond. The pool is completely private and has sunbeds and dining furniture for four.

One of our waterfalls (this one is 10m).	Charming 17th Century Cottage
Private pool has panoramic views over our valley & the hills beyond.	East-facing garden

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The Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur / Var region

Situated in the Heart of Provence, the Var offers some of the loveliest scenery in southern France. You will find unspoilt countryside to explore, elegant cities to visit, medieval towns to discover, rustic villages with great family restaurants, sparkling clean beaches and the finest food and wine in the world.
With the best weather in Europe on top of all of this, Provence is understandably famous for its quality of life. Sillans la Cascade is a medieval hill village in an area of outstanding natural beauty. It has a spectacular 42 metre high waterfall (which you can see from our property in spring and autumn) and idyllic walks in unspoiled countryside.

Aups/Sillans la Cascade area

WHAT MAKES OUR PLACE UNIQUE
Imagine the best of several worlds….the outstanding scenic splendours of Provence at your doorstep, waterfalls and a grand canyon, wine domains,ancient buildings and still-preserved hill villages to visit in the immediate area, and less than an hour away the fabulous Mediterranean coast, sandy beaches, sailing to the islands for a lazy day trip, glamorous shops, cafés and restaurants. Half way(an hour each way) between two of the most famous cities in France - Nice and Marseille (wonderful shops, galleries, theatres and restaurants) - we are also just an easy drive to the Italian border town of Ventimiglia (high fashion shops, pizzas & cappucino in the trattorie (cafés), gelato by the sea !).
You have your own private pool and for more adventurous swimming, a series of spectacular waterfalls with large natural pools in our very own river. If you fish, bring your rod, because the river has trout and other local fish.
Active holidaymakers can walk to the 7 tennis courts in the excellent Tennis Club (all of our visitors are welcome to use the courts for a small fee), and an outstanding golf course is an easy 30 min drive.

How to get there

Fly to Nice, Marseille or Toulon (new Ryan Air flights to Toulon) and hire a car.
Drive & leave the autoroute at Brignoles (after Aix en Provence).
Take the train to Aix en Provence (or Marseille) and drive with your car or hire one.

Activities near Aups/Sillans la Cascade

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Two private sun-soaked terraces for eating (bbq) or quiet reading.

Further details outdoors:
The extensive gardens, the hills and our private valley are perfect for exploring - the river helps make the Olive Mill an unforgettable and unique holiday. You can swim in the series of shallow pools in between the cascades and if you are adventurous you can climb down the cliff and even walk behind our 10metre high waterfall (which also has a large pool for swimming in front of it).
You are welcome at the excellent tennis club next to our property, where you can also reserve for dinner every evening, & for a BBQ on Sundays. The courts are 4-6 euros per hour. Dinner is 14-16 euros for adults (Sunday BBQ is 14 euros), & as little as 6 euros for children (eg a six yr old= 6 euros).

Further details

Swimming pool open for all bookings and solar heated.
POOL SECURITY
THE PRIVATE POOL HAS AN IRON FENCE & GATE FOR SECURITY.

Conditions

One of the staircases is very steep.
Changeover day is flexible outside high season.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	5 Mar 08	2 May 08	750£  750	0-	0-	1 Week
	2 May 08	30 May 08	800£  800	0-	0-	1 Week
	30 May 08	13 Jun 08	900£  900	0-	0-	1 Week
	13 Jun 08	27 Jun 08	1000£  1,000	0-	0-	1 Week
	27 Jun 08	18 Jul 08	1200£  1,200	0-	0-	1 Week
	18 Jul 08	30 Aug 08	1300£  1,300	0-	0-	1 Week
	30 Aug 08	19 Sep 08	1100£  1,100	0-	0-	1 Week
	19 Sep 08	3 Oct 08	1000£  1,000	0-	0-	1 Week
	3 Oct 08	1 Jan 09	800£  800	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
Turn-over day is Friday: traffic is much lighter, queues at airports (for hire-cars & customs clearance) are much shorter, fares are significantly cheaper (try Ryanair to Toulon, for ex.) Please ask for our web address for more photos.

Guestbook

"Thank you so much for the lovely photos of Domain des Baumes. Whilst we couldn't possibly have forgotten how beautiful the cottage and the surrounding countryside was when we spent our honeymoon there last May, it was wonderful to see such a gorgeous reminder. Our honeymoon may be a romantic memory now, but we are still longing to come back to Des Baumes once again to re-capture the tranquil, romantic time we spent there." JB, London.
"We would like to return for another holiday ! We enjoyed it so much, it was so peaceful and relaxing. The barbque was a wonderful feature (we used it most nights), also the pool was fantastic. The holiday was a lot more than I could have imagend, I was just remembering the view from the pool of the mountains, it was so stunning. I really can't think of any thing you can do to improve on the property."
Alan,Aberdeen
"We wanted to tell you once again how much we enjoyed our week - such a lovely place in beautiful countryside – so restful and peaceful. I hope we may return one day."
Heather & Roger, Vancouver
"We had a wonderful time at the olive mill. Our love affair with Provence continues! "
George and Mary,New York
"Thank you once again for your charming and attentive hospitality. We all had a great time here at the cottage. We look forward to our next visit."
Daryn and family, New York

Availability notes

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