THE SITUATION

France is a large country and there are many different areas which attract the visitor, but when we talk of holidaying in France, the first word that always springs to mind is 'Provence'. Peter Mayle, through his recent books, has re-emphasised the attraction of the area which has always been very popular, particularly with those who are searching for sun, scenery and a relaxed way of life.

Golf Rouvede is situated 3 km south of the village of Flassans sur Issole in Var, on the road to Gonfaron (7 km). The farmhouse is adjacent to a quiet road and faces South with a view across a meadows, fields and wooded hills to the Massif des Maures mountains. 20 mins to the West is the large town of Brignoles with access to the Autoroute. The coast is about 30 mins away, with Toulon about 40 mins. To the East is Le Luc and Le Muy, with a short run down to Frejus and St. Raphael. Cannes and Antibes are next and Nice is about an hour and a quarter by Autoroute. Aix en Provence and Marseilles are both less than an hour away.

The view below, shows the position of the house overlooking a vast area of forest, heath and meadowland. One of the vineyards can be seen towards the bottom left hand corner. The house (arrowed in red) looks out over the meadows and woodlands and one of the Domaine vineyards is visible in the L.R.H corner of the largest meadow.

Flassans has a very useful website(in English) here which also has links to neighbouring villages, each of which has links to neighbouring villages... etc... etc... which probably means that, at least, the whole of Var is covered -- I don't know - I haven't got that far yet!

Amenities close by include

Golf about 4 miles at Golf Barbaroux.

Riding about 3 miles just past Gonfaron

Bicycle hire at Brignoles.