Long breakfasts, rosé by the pool, private chefs, and Provence lived — not rushed.
Imagine waking slowly in Provence — morning sun across the Luberon hills, lavender and rosemary in the air, and breakfast waiting in the shade. Fresh pastries, ripe summer fruit, coffee, local honey, and the quiet pleasure of having nowhere to rush.
Your private villa becomes home for the week: afternoons by the pool, chilled rosé at sunset, and candlelit dinners prepared by private chefs. A dedicated driver takes you through village markets, vineyard roads, and the hidden corners of the South of France — so the whole group can simply relax and enjoy. This is not a trip about rushing from place to place. It is about living Provence beautifully.
Each day reveals another layer of the region: the elegance of Gordes, the warmth of Provençal markets, private wine tastings, medieval Avignon, the stylish villages of the Luberon, a cinematic flight over the Côte d'Azur, and the wild beauty of the Camargue.
No one needs to drive. No one needs to plan dinner, translate menus, or worry about logistics. The driver knows the roads, the chefs bring Provence to the table, the guides unlock the villages — and the villa is always waiting.
Sam Newman has stayed in this house. So have a lot of people who simply wanted a quiet week.
A restored stone mas with red shutters, set in two hectares of mature parkland on the banks of the Sorgue River. The lawns run down to your own stretch of water, where kayaks and paddleboards wait.
Inside, the proportions are made for a group: beamed ceilings, stone walls, two sitting rooms, a library, and a dining table long enough that nobody sits at a second one.
Mas des Reflets, at L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue — the house reserved for the 2027 departure.
Eleven bedrooms and eleven bathrooms, across the main house, two cottages and a pool house. At fourteen guests everyone has their own room and their own bathroom, and the week takes up to eighteen.
Two hectares of mature parkland with direct frontage on the Sorgue River, which runs clear and green out of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse. Around 700 sqm of house inside it.
A heated saltwater pool, seventeen metres by five, with sixteen loungers and several covered terrace areas around it.
A La Cornue range, three dishwashers, four fridges and a bean-to-cup machine — and a separate professional kitchen behind, which is what makes six chef dinners feel effortless rather than improvised.
One indoor table that seats the whole group, and an outdoor table that seats twenty-two under the plane trees. Nobody has to sit at a second one.
Air conditioning throughout, fibre Wi-Fi, a projection screen in the living room, and a lift. Two of the bedrooms are step-free.
Pétanque, a giant chessboard, a sauna, badminton, pool volleyball, a four-person kayak and two paddleboards on your own stretch of river.
Private gated parking and an electric car charger — and free use of a tennis club in its own park, five minutes away.
Arranged around the pace of the region rather than the length of a list. Two of the eight days have nothing scheduled at all, and that is deliberate — it is rare, in travel, to have a day that is both luxurious and unplanned.
Six of the seven dinners are cooked in the villa's own kitchen by Gérald, who came to private cooking after years holding senior positions in gourmet restaurants across Europe. He is also the chef who walks the group through the Gordes market on the Sunday.
Dave meets the group and brings everyone to the villa, where the pace immediately softens. Bags taken care of, rooms settled into, and the first afternoon left beautifully open — swim, wander the grounds, or take in the view with a first glass of chilled rosé. As the sun lowers, a welcome apéritif by the pool, then the first chef dinner around the long table.
Welcome apéritif · dinner at the villa
Sunday belongs to the market. You wander the stalls near Gordes with our chef — tomatoes, herbs, olives, goat cheese, peaches, local oil — while he explains what to look for and chooses what the day will be built from. Then to his workshop, where the morning's finds become lunch at his own table. A scenic stop at the Abbaye de Sénanque on the way back.
Breakfast under the trees · lunch at the chef's table
A full day given to Provence through the glass. The drive alone is worth the morning: rolling vines, cypress trees, old stone villages. Two estates open their cellar doors privately — glasses poured, stories shared, a walk through the vines — with a refined vineyard lunch between them.
Breakfast under the trees · lunch among the vines · dinner at the villa
Nothing is scheduled. Swim, read in the shade, take a kayak out on the Sorgue, play pétanque before lunch, or simply lose track of the hour. If the group wishes, Dave can take everyone on a light nearby outing — a pretty village, a café terrace, a relaxed countryside drive. Dinner is at the villa again, so no one has to go anywhere.
Breakfast under the trees · lunch as the mood takes you · dinner at the villa
A private guided walk through the historic heart of Avignon, with entry to the Palais des Papes, its gardens and the Pont d'Avignon. Then out to the countryside, where a gourmet picnic is set properly under the trees — tables, linens, local produce — with someone else doing the serving. The afternoon is Lourmarin: shaded lanes, cafés, galleries and village squares.
Breakfast under the trees · a picnic in the countryside · dinner at the villa
The day is deliberately left open — wake late, linger over breakfast, swim, play cards in the shade. At the scheduled hour, a one-hour scenic flight along the Riviera: the glittering Mediterranean, the curve of the coastline, St-Tropez and Cannes below. Because it is only an hour, it becomes a highlight woven into a slow day rather than taking it over.
Breakfast under the trees · lunch at leisure · dinner at the villa
A completely different south of France: wild, open and poetic — white horses, black bulls, flamingos, salt flats and wide skies. A working manade where the horsemen work the bulls much as our own stockmen do, a stop at Aigues-Mortes, and a regional lunch. Back to the villa for the most special dinner of the week: candlelit, generous, unhurried.
Breakfast under the trees · lunch in the Camargue · the farewell table
One last breakfast at the villa. Coffee, pastries, packing, final photographs, a last look at the hills. Dave handles the transfers onward, whether you depart from Avignon, Marseille or Nice, or continue elsewhere in France.
One last breakfast under the trees
Beautifully all-inclusive on the ground — from the welcome apéritif on arrival to the last breakfast under the trees.
Our local partners. Your market, cooking, wine and Camargue experiences are crafted with our trusted Provence partners, with privileged access to growers, winemakers and village life across the Luberon.
per person, twin share · based on fourteen guests · plus international flights
Fourteen guests · the house takes up to eighteen
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Elsa is a French national who divides her time between Australia and France. She brings the local understanding, language, culture and savoir-faire that make the week feel authentic and properly connected to the region — and, having lived between both countries, she knows what Australian travellers value most: ease, comfort, personal service, good food, beautiful places, and a trip that feels special without ever feeling stressful.
Dave is with the group as private driver throughout, making each day smooth and relaxed — from markets and villages to wineries, scenic drives, airport transfers and villa evenings.
Between them: local knowledge, warm hosting, careful coordination, and the reassurance that every detail is being looked after.