General Details

• Country: France
• Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
• Town: Vers Pont du Gard
• Property No: 2829
• Property Type: House
• Cost From: € 600 To: € 600
  
• Added On: 02/08/2008
• Change over day: Saturday
• Parking: Yes
• Pets: No
• Disabled Access: No
• Smoking: No
• Holiday Swap: No

Facilities

• Swimming Pool: No
• Heating: Yes
• Air Conditioning: No
• TV / Cable TV: Yes
• Hi Fi: Yes
• Internet: Yes
• Bedrooms: 2
• Bathrooms: 1
• Sleeps: 4
• Double beds: 2
• Single beds: 0
• Sofa beds: 0
• Cots: 0
• Nearest Airport: Avignon
• Nearest Railway Station: Avignon
• Transport Required:

Activities

• Golf (Walking Distance): No
• Golf (Driving Distance): Yes
• Beach Access: Municipal Beach on the Gardon River
• Water Sports: Yes
• Fishing: Yes
• Walking: Yes
• Cycling: Yes
• Horse Riding: Yes

Owner Details

Please contact Joe Lillard using contact details below.

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• Contact: Joe Lillard
• Languages Spoken: English
• Phone:(1)7195976553
• Phone:(1)
• Fax:(1)7195976553
• Mobile: (1)7194403187

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Property Description

The house is in the small, picturesque Provencal village of Vers Pont du Gard, which is 25 km northeast of Nîmes and 25 km west of Avignon. The village has a bar/café, a boulangerie, a boucherie, a mini mart, a Tabac and a restaurant, all within a short walk. A large supermarket is less than 10 minutes away.

It's only a 10 minute drive to the fairly large town of Uzes, which has all shops and services, twice weekly markets - the Saturday market is one of the best open markets in southern France. There are also beaucoup de festivals and events year-round.

A 5 minute drive, a 15 minute bike ride or 30 minute walk will take you to the Pont du Gard, the beautiful Roman aqueduct. It’s possible to visit the stone quarries - right in Vers - that provided the stone for the Pont du Gard in the first century A.D. The quarries are still in daily operation providing stone for construction projects and decorative objects throughout France. The fabulous French Riviera towns and beaches are only an hour and a half away by autoroute.

Living Area

The salon - This large room has the cooperage's original 18th century beamed ceiling - complete with stains from the smoke of burning in the barrels - tile floor and large windows that provide wonderful Provencal light. The authentic stone fireplace is great for occasional chilly nights in spring and fall and super comfy for winter. A large wrought iron sofa and comfortable armchairs make a great gathering place for conversation enjoying the local Cotes du Rhone wines. Our dining table and chairs came from older homes in the region and add an undeniably country French look. One bedroom boasts a queen size bed with bedside tables and lamps. An armoir is provided for hanging clothes and storing luggage. A writing/working table overlooking the neighborhood creates a perfect place to catch up on your notes or postcards either the old fashioned way or using your laptop. High-speed internet with wireless connectivity is provided. The second bedroom room has a full size bed with bedside tables and lamps. A large closet area is hidden behind a linen curtain - perfect for hanging clothes and hiding luggage.

Kitchen Facilities

Our kitchen - cuisine - has been completely redone. New kitchen units, new gas stove, refrigerator with freezer, butler's sink and dishwasher are ready for use. The fireplace, once used to heat and oil the cooper's tools, is no longer useable, but still quaintly decorative. Open the shutters each morning to let in the day.

Outside

Our cour or courtyard is off the salon. What a peaceful place to spend a hour or two reading and sipping a cool glass of rose. Lunch or dinner are perfect in this outdoor setting as well. The table seats six easily. Go ahead, invite some new friends or neighbors for a cocktail, or dinner under the stars. Stack some charcoal or wood in the BBQ and get ready for great steaks or burgers. Add some fresh, local veggies and you've got a fabulous meal to accent your holiday in Provence. The BBQ is also great for making pizza on the grill, a favorite of ours. You can scrub up the veggies in the authentic old stone sink against the north wall of the courtyard. It's also great for reviving the bouquets you picked up at the market. The courtyard was laid out by the former owner who did all the original work to transform the house from the tonnellier or cooperage that it was to a vacation retreat.

Suitability

Local Activities

Vers offers several shops including a bakery, an excellent butcher, a Tabac, and a very small grocery store - Proxi.

The bakery - boulangerie - makes a great baugette and some yummy ham and cheese croisants. Be sure to try my favorite, pain au chocolat. They are open from 7 to 12:30 and 4:30pm to 7:00pm.

The butcher shop - boucherie - is excellent. Be sure to try the fresh sausages. The butcher will cut you a really nice steak if you like. For ham sandwiches, his jambon blanc (essentially boiled ham) is the best. Jambon blanc and butter on one of the bakery's baugettes is outstanding.

The Tabac carries many daily newspapers, including the Herald Tribune, several London dailies or any of the French national papers. Midi Libre - the regional newspaper is available as well. The Tabac, always friendly and bustling with customers, has touristy stuff and snacks too. This is where to by phone cards for long distance calls.

There is a convenience store, Proxi, ready to provide you with a few essentials - perhaps, some wines and liquors, soft drinks and canned/packaged foods you may have missed at the supermarches in Remoulins or Uzes - both about 10 minutes away.

Your best wines are purchases directly from the producers or in wine shops in Uzes or Remoulins. Of course our favorite is La Gramiere in nearby St. Quentin la Poterie - our daughter and son-in-laws label. Check out www.lagramiere.com

Every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday there is a green grocer who sets up a mobile shop. The produce is fresh from the farm. There are also pizza-mobiles several nights a week. The pizzas are quite good.

Other Information

A thirty minute walk or a five minute drive takes you to the world famous Pont du Gard, the 2nd most visited tourist site in France. Though it looks like a bridge, and was long used as one, the Pont du Gard is an aqueduct completed in the first century A.D. by the Romans to provide water to the ancient city of Nimes. The engineering of this marvel is so precise, that modern computer aided design could not improve on the construction.

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