Enchanting Medieval House in Luberon Hamlet (Pool)

Le Mas Des Gardiols, La Cerisaie, a 400 year old authentic, historic medieval stone house in the Luberon national reserve, provides guests a true-to-life Provincial medieval living experience. The home's original beamed ceilings, stairwells, fireplaces, exposed stone walls and tiled floors capture a visitors' imaginations. A private, trellised courtyard sits amid grape vines and roses with lavender and jasmine perfuming the Provence evening. This Luberon home has been thoughtfully and beautifully restored. Updates include a gourmet kitchen, modern baths, extra hot water heaters, and brand-new comfortable beds. Authentic Provence country antique furnishings, and interior appointments decorate the interior. French doors in the kitchen and dining room open directly into the private, trellised courtyard which has a large stone table that comfortably seats ten. Or inside, renters can share food at a refectory table used by monks in the region. A spiral staircase leads from the kitchen-dining room area up to the comfortable family/living room on the second level. Here one can view the property's gardens, nearby vineyards, local lavender fields, the nearby Luberon village of Roussillon, and the Luberon Mountain range. A master bedroom suite off the living room has private terrace, king-size bed, beamed ceilings, and private ensuite bath with tub, shower, sink, and bidet. The 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 what once was a Provencal type living space. This ancient kitchen and family living space, is today converted into a bedroom suite with queen-size bed with a singular vaulted ceiling, original fireplace, and original ceramic tile floor. Across the courtyard and facing this wing of the home is an old outdoor sitting room. The hamlet's bread once was baked in a large, ancient oven located in this room. Today this space provides a shaded hideaway, but the old wood-cooking bread oven can still provide a warming fire. The Cerisaie faces its gated garden where a 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 trellised eating area, get lost in a book, gaze at Roussillon and the Luberon range, or snooze in the shade to the songs of birds and cicadas. Food and wine are a big reason many visit Provence and the Luberon. You can visit a different Provencal Luberon village or Vaucluse 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, a favorite within walking distance, but with the world-famous Chateauneuf-du-Pape just 45 minutes away and internationally famous, other Cote de Rhone vineyards also nearby. Keywords: Authentic Updated Medieval Country Home in Garden Setting