Saturday, May 25

You can't there from here...

 So by now you should have received the large envelope we mailed to you with your Tour Voucher, (if you haven't received this yet, you should within the next day or so) which includes turn by turn directions to get you to the Villa from either of two directions: from Avignon for those of you taking the train down from Paris, and alternately, from Marseille for those of you flying into MRS (the Marseille Provence Airport) . We'll also include them at the bottom of this post.

We've attached a video below of the driveway and the approach to the Villa to give you just a bit of an idea as to how large this estate really is...  And lastly, notice that although you're already in the mountains of Provence, you're not just going down a long private road, you're climbing over 1200 feet of vertical ascent!  This hilltop setting gives The Villa just outstanding views out over the Provençal Countryside and of our nearby homebase village of Venasque!  Enjoy!

you'll want to turn your volume on and consider going full screen for this



Just a reminder; we’ll have cleaning staff working to prepare for your arrival, and you won’t be able to access the Estate until 4pm on Saturday arrival day.
Most of you have told us you’re coming from either Marseille Airport, or coming down from Paris on the train into Avignon.   In either case, set your GPS or Google Maps to arrive at : 
Ferme St. Martin
Chemin de Saint-Martin
84210 Venasque, France

Also in Europe, they use what's called Plus Codes; it's the digital version of a street address... so you can just type the plus code into "maps" and it will give you the exact location!  The Plus Code for the Villa is:  246X+CM Venasque, France


From Avignon
  • If you’re coming in from Avignon, we suggest D942 to D235, to the D4… the driveway to the Villa is a left turn off of the D4 approx 100 feet south of its intersection with the D77 
From Marseille
  • If you’re coming in from Marseille, we suggest you take the A7 north, get off near Cavaillion, take the D938 north, to the D31 north, turn right onto the D28 toward Pernes-les-Fontaines and follow D28 until you get to the D4, turn left onto the D4 and the driveway to the Villa will be approx 1500 feet up on the right.
  • If your rental car has GPS, you'll want to make sure the audio is set to "English" before you leave the rental car agency. (if it's not, you may want to ask for assistance before you leave their parking lot ~ it can sometimes be very difficult to figure out how to do this)
  • (You’ll see our Adventures To Provence banner at the driveway entrance)
  • Also next week, Terese will send you a “pin” of the Villa’s location with the Google Maps driving directions… This pin will come to you on WhatsApp, so if you haven’t downloaded WhatsApp (from The App Store) you should do it now.  All communications from us while we're in France (June 8th on ward) will come via WhatsApp. It’s free!
  • Please plan to arrive at The Villa no earlier than 4pm with a full tank of gas! And if you're going to be later than 6pm, please send us a message on WhatsApp with your approx ETA.
if you're not familiar with "pins" check out this shot video




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