What to see and what to do
Historic villages and sites
The village of Bargemon (5 minutes by car) abounds in fountains, shaded squares and restaurants where you can sit outside and enjoy the atmosphere. It has a small weekly market, a boulangerie, a small supermarket, a butcher, tabac, pharmacy, a greengrocers, a gift shop and several art galleries.
You can also find a post office, bank, doctor, etc.
Close to Bargemon are the picturesque villages of Claviers (10 minutes), Callas (10 minutes), Seillans (15 minutes) en Fayence (25 minutes).
Somewhat bigger are Provencal Draguignan (20 minutes), Cannes, with it’s well known Croisette boulevard (40 minutes), perfume city Grasse (55 minutes) and Nice (75 minutes). Nice Cote d'Azur airport is about one hour by car.
Several historic sites, like Gorges du Verdon, the Lac St. Croix, the Abbaye of Thoronet and the Arena of Fréjus are also within 1 hour distance .
Sea and Beach
A car journey of approximately 35 minutes will bring you to the nice and beautiful beaches of the Côte d'azur, like Théoule sur Mer, Les Issambres and St. Maxime to name a few.
Golf
There are two championship courses within 30 minutes travelling time at Fayence and La Mott.
Other beautiful courses are Domaine de Terre Blanche and Saint Endreol.
For the most beautiful courses see:
www.terre-blanche.com
www.st-endreol.com
www.barbaroux.com
www.chateau-taulane.com
Skiën
In de winter kan er geskied worden in twee ski-oorden: Greolieres les Neiges (op 50 minuten rijden van het huis) en in L'Audibergue (ook ongeveer 50 minuten rijden).
Deze twee ski-oorden zijn de meest zuidelijk gelegen Franse skiplaatsen, bij helder weer is er op de piste zicht op de Cote d'Azur en Corsica!
Voor meer informatie over de Provence, zie www.provenceweb.fr