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Property Name: La Treille   Bedrooms: 4    Sleeps: 7 - 10

General Information  The house has its own gravelled courtyard with a gate for privacy. Majestically providing excellent shade is an ancient horse-chestnut tree. The out-houses are covered by a dense virginia creeper which also provides shelter from the midday sun. Inside, the ground floor comprises a large dining-room with beams, a large fire-place and wood-burning stove, and a well equipped kitchen. The Salon has comfortable chairs, and TV. A tiled corridor leads to the downstairs bathroom. The property also features central heating, a private pool in full sun (10m x 5m), BBQ, private terrace and garden, television, satellite, video, hi-fi, and off road parking.

Kitchen  The kitchen, which is situated where wine-making vats previously stood is fully equipped with dishwasher, washing machine, gas hob, electric oven and microwave.

Bedrooms  There are a total of four bedrooms, all on the first floor. These are reached by a marble staircase and are comprised of 3 large bedrooms - 2 with double beds and 1 with twin beds. There is also a small room with bunk beds. All bedrooms have storage and hanging space, and all linens are provided.

Bathrooms  La Treille features two separate bathrooms, one on the ground floor, accessed through a tiled corridor from the kitchen, and the other on the first floor.

Outside  Parking for several cars is available in the courtyard which also has a large terra-cotta tiled area under a pergola. There is also a built-in barbecue. A range of garden furniture is also available.

Rasteau - The Village

La Treille is a substantial Provencal Farmhouse complex built in the early 18th century. It is situated in the ancient wine village of Rasteau in the Vaucluse department. The Vaucluse is part of the old principality of Provence.

Rasteau is one of a small number of perched villages built and fortified around the 8th century. Less than ten miles away are the villages of Gigondas and Vacqueyras, both "Cru Reputee" - villages with outstanding reputations for fine wine just like Chateauneuf du Pape which is less than twenty-five minutes away by car.

Rasteau is ideally situated for those interested in tasting fine wines but is also extremely well placed for hill-walking, climbing, cycling and for much of the year sunbathing.

Climate

In Summer the average temperature is described as "very warm". An average day temperature is 24.1 degrees, whilst it regularly reaches 30 degrees at midday. The sun in Provence has a clarity and luminosity all of its own.

The Locality

Wine and Vineyards  There are hundreds of vineyards and caves to visit and sample wines. We offer tours with tasting in some of the best wine domaines in the area: Chateauneuf du Pape, Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Cairanne and Rasteau... and many, many more.

Nearby  The situation of Rasteau is virtually idyllic, in wonderful countryside, wonderful air, woods, mountains and close to Mont Ventoux (6000 feet). Within a 20 minute drive there are Roman arenas, theatres, triumphal arches and a little further, the Pont du Gard. Just over an hour away is the Mediterranean at the Grau du Roi. Close by is Aigues-Mortes.

Half an hour drive finds you in Avignon - France's city of the Popes. Ten miles further takes you to Van Gogh's St. Remy de Provence.

Also withing easy reach are Aix-en-Provence, Arles, the Camargue (bulls, horses and flamingoes) and the Ardeche gorge.

How To Find Us

Nearest railway station  Orange, 20 km

Nearest airport  Nimes, 80 km

Other airport option  Marseille, 120 km

Routes from Le Havre and Caen  Follow signs on the Autoroute for Paris; then around Paris follow signs for Lyon and Evry on the A6.

Routes from Calais and Boulogne  Take the Autoroute following signs for Reims. Then head for Dijon, Lyon and Bollene. After Bollene head for Carpentras, taking the road though Rochegude, St. Cecile les Vignes into Cairanne. On the road out of Cairanne follow the signs for Rasteau.

It's a long way - about 600 miles from Calais, but the Autoroutes are easy driving. It takes approximately 8 hours from Le Havre and 9 hours from Calais.