Discover southern France’s mer et montagne during your stay at this contemporary holiday villa in a traditional village close to the historic city of Nîmes.
Villa Cezane is an attractive home sleeping up to 6 guests. The open-plan living and dining space is ideal for a sociable group of friends or family with its modern kitchen, dining table and comfortable lounge facing the TV. Sliding doors lead to a decked terrace for relaxing in the sunshine with an evening aperitif.
The master bedroom is on the same floor with a king-size double bed, terrace access and en-suite bathroom with a bath and Italian shower. Upstairs there are two further bedrooms, both again with a king-size double, sharing a stylish shower room. All three bedrooms feature a TV and are air-conditioned – décor is minimalist and chic with small touches of bold character.
In the summer months there is a square swimming pool ideal for cooling off from the sun alongside a superb summer kitchen with a plancha and decked terrace for dining accompanied by the sound of the cicadas. The terraced grounds also offer boules, a lazy hammock and a kitchen garden where you will usually find courgettes and aubergines ready to pick in late June to early July.
In a suburban setting, it’s lovely to be able to stroll a couple of minutes to the charming village centre with its pretty old houses – come across the boulangerie, grocery store and pizzeria en route. Hire bikes during your stay and join the voie verte that runs from the nearby village of Caveirac (4.5km) to historic Sommières passing vineyards, orchards, olive groves and typical landscapes of the Vaunage plain. Look out for the wonderful weekly market in Sommières and its impressive château.
You will of course spend time in Nîmes, home to some of the most fantastically preserved Roman sites in France including the amphitheatre, Maison Carrée and Temple of Diana. Le Pont du Gard, a UNESCO World Heritage site, can be reached within a 45-minute drive for canoeing/kayaking, riverside picnics or paddling in the Gard whilst the historic towns of Uzès, Arles and Aigues-Mortes are also not to be missed.
Then there’s the Cévennes mountains for hiking trails, picture-perfect villages and stunning scenery – Anduze and Alès are within a 45-minute drive. Or venture south towards the sandy shores of La Grande-Motte and Le Grau-du-Roi, both appealing Mediterranean seaside resorts on the edge of the Camargue, yet another brilliant day out in the Gard region of southern France.
