Provence villas with pools, luxury cottages, gites for hire, vacation rental and holiday accommodation to rent. House lettings and holidays in Provence homes with pool are our speciality. For a perfect holiday villa in the south of France, Provence is a region blessed with a marvelous climate year round.

The nearby coast is chic and lively and many of the resorts such as Cassis and Hyeres are family holiday favourites. Inland Provence offers quite a contrast, peace, tranquility, lavender fields and vineyards basking in the heat, pretty stone, semi fortified villages and monastries. Much of it still appears like a scene from Jean de Florette, Marcel Pagnols epic film based on post war life near Aubagne.

The region is hugely varied with the Alpes de Haute Provence and the Alpilles being particularly spectacular and mountainous with a number of large towns including Apt, Salon en Provence and Orange.

The Vaucluse and Bouches du Rhone are not short of spectacle with the “calanques” at Cassis and the Mont Saint Victoire just two examples of extravagant scenery whilst Avignon and Marseille are large, historic cities with a huge amount to see including the Palais des Papes and the old harbour best known from the film The French Connection.

There is plenty to do in the area and the wonderful climate makes this an excellent place to holiday from Easter through to the October half term. The warm Mediterranean sea is excellent for watersports, particularly sailing and diving, which are very popular. Inland there are lovely walks and mountain biking. The geographic variety means there is a wide range of sports and outdoor activities in Provence.

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The local Mediterranean fare is considered to be amongst the healthiest in the world, you can really enjoy eating out in Provence. Fabulous olive oil, strong cheeses, aromatic wild herbs, fresh fish and delicious meat are served in sophisticated, tasty dishes in tranquil restaurants with delightful, traditional Provencale décor. And the food you can buy in shops and markets is every bit as good. And the local wine is excellent too, particularly the Cote de Rhone reds and refreshing Rose which goes down very well on a balmy evening! You can live well on holiday in a villa in Provence.

There are regular direct flights to Marseilles (MRS) airport, serviced by British airways and Easyjet, which is within two hours drive of most of our villas in Provence. Nice (NCE) which is serviced by Easyjet, bmibaby and Jet2 and Nimes (FNI) where Ryanair operate are also options as is Montpellier (MPL) which has flights from Ryanair and Easyjet.

The climate in Provence is perfect for a holiday in the sun as it tends to be nice and warm from early May to the end of October. There is generally very little rainfall during the summer months. You do need to be careful with small children as temperatures get pretty hot in July and August. A swimming pool at your Provence villa certainly comes in handy!

Our villas in Provence area of the south of France are often spectacular as well, with many in wonderful locations. If you would like any assistance with choosing your ideal villa don’t hesitate to phone or email and use our experience of Provence villas.