Le Petit Viade, dating back to the 18th century, overlooks the Vallée d'Aigues. The unspoilt view of vineyards, low wooded hills and clear blue sky includes two and a half acres of vineyards on the estate. The river Eze forms the southern border of the 6-acre grounds.

The old farm house has four bedrooms upstairs, two with double beds and two with bunk beds. One of the double bedrooms is en-suite with a queen-size bed and built-in cupboard. In the other, comfort assured in a king-size bed, two leather club chairs with a table for quiet moments. A built-in wardrobe lines one wall. The two bedrooms with bunk beds have built-in cupboards for ample storage space.There is also a bathroom (bath, shower and two wash basins) and a separate toilet upstairs.

Downstairs is the large kitchen, a living/dining room and spacious family room with wide-screen television. Kitchen : enjoy the authenticity of an antique Provencal dresser, stone work top and stone sink. Fridge, freezer, dishwasher, micro-wave coffee machine, mixer are all in the walk-in pantry which has generous shelving.

The Living Room

The antique table pulls out to sit 10. Modern, hand-crafted side-table and chair give an elegant ambience to this room . 'Ligne Roset' settees in this Provence rental Click on the images to zoom The family room is over 6 by 4 metres. Light and spacious, this is a comfortable room to feel at ease in. A wide-screen television (nintendo and Playstation 64), about 200 videos (French and English), books (ditto), plenty of comfortable seating.

The Garden

The spacious, grassy, fenced, garden offers a 20 yard-long, gravelled patio with garden furniture for eating outside under the renowned blue Provencal sky in the shade of a large acacia tree. Children of all ages will enjoy the wooden activity centre in one of the grassed areas of the garden, with a tower, slide and swings.

The pool

The 5.5m by 11m swimming pool will make your summer holidays at Le Petit Viade a great success. With parasols, loungers, garden furniture and pool toys, you will enjoy happy hours in the fenced-off pool area. The pool is 1m deep at the shallow end going to two and a half metres at the deep end. The water temperature can go up to 28 degrees centigrade! The pool has an adjoining shallow paddling area of 2.5metres square which smaller children will love.

Laundry Room

The laundry room is accessible from outside. It has a washing machine, tumble dryer and clothes horse. There is also plenty of room for storing suitcases etc. (the room has a lock). Baby equipment Baby equipment is available if required (2 cots, 2 highchairs, a walker, stair gates, a booster seat).

Other information

There are four adult bikes, two children's bikes and two small tricycles. A large laundry/storage area is accessible from outside. Cars can be parked in the open garage or in the garden. 6 hours of cleaning and swimming pool maintenance a week (included in the price) will help to make your stay restful. All household linen supplied, including pool towels