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Le Mas Des Gardiols, La Cerisaie, is your dream Provence stone house in the Luberon. This Luberon home is over three hundred years old, but retains original beamed ceilings, exposed stone walls, and a trellised courtyard where grapes wind and jasmine perfume the evening.
This non-smoking home has been beautifully and lovingly restored with Gourmet kitchen, modern baths, extra hot water heaters, brand-new comfortable beds, authentic Provence antique furnishings, and interior appointments. French doors in kitchen and dining room open directly into the private courtyard which has a stone table comfortably seating ten. The dining room table is an antique refectory table seating 12.
A spiral staircase leads from the dining room up to the family/living room on the second floor, from where one can view the gardens, nearby vineyards, lavender fields, the village of Roussillon, and the Luberon Mountains. A master suite off the living room has private terrace, king-size bed, beamed ceilings, private ensuite bath with tub, shower, sink, and bidet. Living room also has beamed ceilings, bookshelves with books, games, CD player, video cassettes, satellite TV. A lovely large bedroom with fireplace, twin beds, a bathroom and smaller bedroom, twin beds, same Luberon view are located in the oldest wing of the home above an old kitchen.
Off the courtyard, in what once was an old kitchen and family living space, is a bedroom suite with queen-size bed with a unique vaulted ceiling, original fireplace, and original ceramic tiles. A garden room across the courtyard provides a shaded hideaway.
La Cerisaie means cherry orchard, where private pool is nestled in a lovingly tended garden with lavender, climbing roses, laurel, oleander, rosemary, and fig trees. Here one can lunch under the shade of a cherry tree at a second stone table in a trellaced eating area, get lost in a book, gaze at the Luberon range, or snooze in the shade to the songs of birds and cicadas.
Food and wine are a prime reason people visit the Luberon, and Provence. You can visit a different local Luberon village outdoor market every day and cook with fresh local ingredients, have a cook do it for you, or eat in one of the world-class, Michelin star rated restaurants in the vicinity. The home lies amid welcoming Luberon vineyards, but the world-famous Chateauneuf-du-Pape is but 50 minutes away.
Or, dine in the flower-filled courtyard under the stars in the peace and quiet of the Luberon countryside in a hamlet that has existed since the year 900 and retains the charm and character of old Provence. Take a short scenic walk up the hill to the perched medieval Provence village of Joucas, for your fresh bread and croissants. The small Joucas market can provide all of your cuilinary needs. |
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