The villa, the pool and the garden at the end of the day

A family home
just below a Provençal village,
between Aix-en-Provence and Marseille

A Provençal villa with a large private pool, a 1,700 m² garden of olive trees and century-old oaks, and a terrace under the wisteria — the perfect place to gather the whole family.

8guests · 6 adults + 2 children
10 × 4 mprivate pool · 1.20–2.70 m deep
0 %commission when you book direct
The house

A Provençal villa made for family life

The 130 m² house is designed for families, with room for up to eight.

The living room

The living room

A large living room with a fireplace, bookshelves, a piano in its own corner and a big dining table.

The kitchen

The kitchen

A fully equipped kitchen and an outdoor barbecue. Basic staples are there for you.

Four bedrooms

On the ground floor, a bedroom that can be made up as a queen-size double or as twin beds. Upstairs, a master suite (queen-size bed), a second bedroom that can be made up as a queen-size double or as twin beds, and a children's room with two single beds — one of them a house-shaped cabin bed.

The shower room

The bathrooms

Two bathrooms: one with a shower, the other with a bathtub (in the master suite). A toilet on each floor.

Every family has its own routines, traditions and particular needs. Tell us what matters to you: we always do our best to fit the house around your stay, rather than the other way round.

The garden

A garden all to yourselves

The pool

The garden is fully enclosed, with no neighbouring windows looking in: children play freely while the adults relax in complete peace.

  • Private, fenced 10 × 4 m pool, up to 2.70 m deep — room to really swim, dive and play.
  • 1,700 m² of enclosed garden with olive trees, a fig tree, rosemary… and the cicadas, of course! A hammock for an afternoon nap under the oaks and a ping-pong table for lively matches.
  • Outdoor dining area with a barbecue and a big table under the wisteria — room for everyone.
  • A children's paradise: trampoline, swing and two playhouses — one of them a treehouse.
  • Private parking on the property.
  • At the bottom of the garden, a small road leads to the village of Cabriès — the speed limit is 50 km/h, and the house stays quiet all the same.
The hammock under the oaks
The terrace under the wisteria
The welcome blackboard
Drinks by the pool
The pool at night
Location

The countryside, with Aix and Marseille on the doorstep

  • In the countryside, with beautiful pine woods within walking distance, yet close to Aix-en-Provence and Marseille (15 minutes by car).
  • Easy to reach: 10 minutes from Aix-en-Provence TGV station (high-speed rail), 20 minutes from Marseille Provence airport (Marignane).
  • The Provençal village of Cabriès is 500 metres away, with a few shops and a library.
  • Two minutes away by car, Calas and Bouc-Bel-Air have a Super U supermarket, restaurants, a butcher, a greengrocer, a bakery and organic food shops.
Worth exploring nearby

From the calanques to Mont Sainte-Victoire

Aix-en-Provence

The narrow streets of the old town, the cours Mirabeau, Cézanne's studio, the Musée Granet, the Vasarely Foundation, the Thermes Sextius baths…

Marseille

The Vieux-Port (the Old Port), Notre-Dame de la Garde, the Mucem, the Frioul islands, the traditional soap factories, the Panier district, the Palais du Pharo…

Less than 5 minutes away

Treetop adventure course, mini-golf, climbing walls, pony rides, escape room, spa and trampoline park.

A beach with turquoise water

The beaches

Carry-le-Rouet 20 minutes away, La Couronne 25 minutes, L'Estaque 20 minutes.

Between 30 minutes and 1 hour

Château La Coste, Rocher Mistral, La Barben Zoo, the Bois des Lutins, Mont Sainte-Victoire, the calanques (the rocky inlets of the coast), the Carrières des Lumières, the Camargue, the Luberon…

Availability

The villa's calendar

The house is available by the week over the summer, Saturday to Saturday.

Every week this summer is booked — do write to us about next summer.

Available Booked
Rates

Simple rates, no commission

PeriodWeek (Sat → Sat)
July€2,600
August€2,900

20% off the second week booked.

End-of-stay cleaning, bed linen and towels all included — and the local tourist tax (taxe de séjour) too.

How to book

Four steps, no nasty surprises

1

Request your dates

Just use the form below. We'll reply personally, usually within 24 hours.

2

Sign online

The rental contract and house rules come pre-filled with your names and dates; you sign them online in a few minutes.

3

Pay at your own pace

Pay in full to book — or 50% to secure your dates, with the balance due no later than one month before arrival.

4

The keys are yours

Proof that your insurance covers you for the stay — in France this is the attestation de villégiature, issued by your home insurer in a few clicks — plus the security deposit, and the house is ready for you.

Our cancellation policy is simple: if the balance is still unpaid and your arrival is more than a month away, your first payment is refunded in full — no fees, no questions asked. Within the last month before arrival we keep it, as the house is hard to re-book at such short notice.

Good to know

We make arriving — and leaving — easy

Your first meal is nearly ready

The cupboards won't be bare: oil, vinegar, seasonings and enough to get you started, so there's no dash to the shops on your first evening.

A security deposit handled on trust

The security deposit comes back to you a few days after you leave, once we've had a look around the house. Guests in France usually leave a cheque, which we never cash: we destroy it — with photos to prove it — or post it back to you. Other arrangements are possible for guests coming from abroad — just ask.

Cleaning: keep it simple

No deep cleaning before you go: just leave the house tidy and reasonably clean — nothing more is expected. A small €100 cleaning deposit covers exceptional cases only.

Travelling with a baby? All set

Travel cot, high chair and changing table on request — and two safety gates for the stairs, top and bottom, fitted before you arrive if you wish.

Book

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