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Les Magnanarelles is an exceptional residence situated on an acre (.4 hectares) of quiet wooded land and private gardens on a residential hilltop featuring panoramic views, in the village of Lourmarin, officially named as one of France most beautiful medieval villages. Recently built, the bright and comfortable villa is modern, yet the curved lines and the ceiling beams recall the traditional architectural style of the region. The home is furnished with classic and modern pieces and features marble flooring throughout.

The house can take six guests in comfort. There is an ensuite double bedroom, with a queen size bed, overlooking the pool and gardens, a mezzanine with two beds and a shower room, a double bedroom which opens onto the terrace and gardens, and a separate bathroom and four toilets. A cot and a high chair are available if required. One more bedroom can be opened on request for an additional adult or two children, at extra cost. Each bedroom features a desk, chairs, a wardrobe, mirrors, and a ceiling fan. The house is centrally heated during winter.

The kitchen is fully equipped for enthusiastic cooks, and includes a dishwasher, a microwave, an oven, a vitroceramic hob, a fridge-freezer, an electric kettle, a coffee machine, a toaster, and a full range of cooking utensils.

The spacious living room includes plenty of comfortable furniture, a piano, a fireplace (wood is supplied), satellite TV with English language channels including Sky News, a VCR with English and French video tapes, a DVD/CD player with English and French DVDs and CDs, a radio, and a tape deck.

Also available are a telephone free of charge for local and national calls, internet DSL, a large library, several board games, a ping-pong table, table football, and badminton equipment. Outside is a well-furnished terrace with a panoramic view towards the Durance hills.

This is an ideal place to enjoy tranquility and privacy, with a candlelit dinner at sunset. The 10 x 5 metre swimming pool is surrounded by a terrace with pool beds and a gas barbecue. The gardens are lit at night.

Special features:	• Pool on the property
Swimming pool:	10 x 5 metre south facing private pool

The medieval village of Lourmarin is located in the Luberon regional park. It is known as a centre of gastronomy and elegant dining. Among the village's attractions are a beautiful 16th century castle, many art galleries, craft shops, cafés, bars, grocery stores, and a colourful market held in the village every Friday morning. Lourmarin is aso known for the writers who once lived there, Albert Camus and Henri Bosco being the most famous.

The area offers plenty of pleasant walks and hikes and dramatic landscapes in the Luberon hills: La Forêt des Cèdres, the canyon of the Régalon river, and the foothills of the Alps. Lourmarin is within easy reach of many interesting locations, including l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, a town specializing in antiques, Gordes and the cistercian Abbey of Sénanque, the town of Roussillon, which is surrounded by ochre cliffs, the hill village of Bonnieux, and Lacoste, known as the château of the Marquis de Sade.

Numerous day trips are available which will allow the visitor to discover Provence. Les Baux de Provence is a beautiful Provençal village built on a large rocky outcrop offering a stupendous view over a large plain and the Alpilles mountain range.

Also worth visiting are St-Rémy-de-Provence, a painters' village renowned for its antique stores, and the old quarter of Aix-en-Provence, where one can visit the cathedral of St-Saveur and the studio of the painter Paul Cézanne. Nîmes is also nearby, and one should visit its Roman arena and many ancient ruins.

To the north is the city of Avignon, once home to the medieval papacy, which still has the spectacular Papal Palace, and the famous bridge of St-Bénézet immortalized in the song Sur le pont d'Avignon. The wine roads are a must-see in a region made famous by Châteauneuf-du-Pape and numerous other Côtes-du-Rhône villages. Lourmarin is an hour from the Mediterranean sea, and among the attractions there are the fishing village of Cassis, and the city of Marseille (with boats to the islands of Lerins and Château d'If). Nearby is the Camargue National Park, a great location for bird-watchers and nature lovers. The Riviera and the cities of Nice and Cannes are only two hours away.

The terrace, with the Durance hills in the background	The swimming pool
The kitchen	The entrance foyer
The extra bedroom with two single beds	The double bedroom on the ground floor
The twin beds on the mezzanine	The library
The ground floor bathroom	The master bedroom's bathroom
The separate wc on the ground floor	The shower room
The village of Lourmarin

We have enjoyed a glorious week in your lovely home and in Lourmarin. Your home is most comfortable, and Lourmarin is a gem of a village; we think its the most charming and prettiest of them all. Wherever we visited during the day, we were always happy to return home to Les Magnarelles.
The P. Family - Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Merci beaucoup! for a most wonderful and memorable stay. We have truly had a marvellous time. We greatly appreciated your hospitality and your kind assistance in making our stay such a pleasant one.
Carol D. and John O. - St Thomas, US Virgin Islands

We made some great tours all around, and it was very nice to come back to the villa every evening, and feel at home. The villa is a "10" - well furnished, spacious, and full of sunlight. We enjoyed it very much.
Uri L. - Tel Aviv, Israel

We enjoyed our evenings in front of the fire - and what a fireplace it is! Once again many thanks.
Brian B. - Melbourne, Australia

You have a lovely home and we feel extremely lucky to have been able to stay here. All your recommendations about restaurants and places to visit were excellent. We hope to come back here and hopefully see you again.
Don T. - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

We had a wonderful stay in your beautiful home. This is a very good location for everywhere we went. Your house provided what we needed, and we appreciate your warm hospitality. Thank you for all your information and assistance; it helped to make our stay easier.
Monique P. - Hong Kong

It is not often that one is able to visit a place and have it surpass all expectations. Your perfect home became our home for one special unforgetable week. You two are very special. It was so kind of you to meet us and give us the grand tour. We will often think of our week here and will dream of a time when we can return! Merci
Blair and Richard C. - Houston, Texas, USA

Our family had a lovely time staying in your villa. We will certainly tell our friends about your beautiful villa. Merci beaucoup!
Frederica D. - San Francisco, California, USA

We really enjoyed the tranquility at Les Magnanarelles.
Sumari K. - Cape Town, South Africa

We have had a very enjoyable and thoroughly relaxing week here. Your house is really lovely, the surroundings beautiful and it is so quiet and private. The boys loved the swimming pool and table tennis, and we enjoyed some great meals cooked on your fantastic gas BBQ!
Luciano M. - Portsmouth, England

We very much enjoyed our stay in your beautiful home. It is immaculately clean and very luxurious. Thank you for all your help and hospitality. We felt very welcome. Lourmarin is a wonderful village. The BBQ was fantastic and we had several evenings "al fresco" on the terrace"! I hope we have the pleasure of staying again in the future.
Lynn and Damian K. - England

The house was nice, clean and is very well situated. We loved the feeling of total privacy.
Sarosh K - Denver, Colorado, USA

We thoroughly enjoyed staying in this beautiful home. Each day we could not wait until we would return and enjoy a wine and some cheese on the terrace. Lourmarin is a very beautiful part of the world.
Peter S - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

We have enjoyed our 3 weeks enormously. Loved your house and its peaceful situation. It was always so good to come home too. We are sad to leave.
Dick D. - Sydney, Australia

We so much enjoyed our holiday here in your comfortable home and in the beautiful village of Lourmarin. This is a very special part of the world and for us it was a month of fun, relaxing and discovery.
David D. - Naples, Florida, USA

We had a lovely week in Provence, so peaceful and serene, the perfect place to relax and unwind, and have felt very comfortable in your villa. Lourmarin is a very pretty village and we enjoyed visiting other places such as Roussillon, Les Baux, St-Remy, Aix-en-Provence and of course Avignon.
Shonagh T. - Australiens

Many thanks for a memorable week in your house. We have had wonderful weather and super trips to Aubagne. We played your piano all the time. A wonderful asset to a holiday home!
Julia S. - York, Royaume Uni