Le Mas Blanc - the Auditorium

Le Mas Blan exists for almost 800 years and is originally a Benedictine Monastery. It is a mythical place, beautifully situated in a nature reserve on the border of Provence and the Cevennes. The renovated monastery is overlooking the surrounding hills and the 40 hectares of private forests, terraces, and hiking trails along our own waterwells. The heated swimming pool is not far from the beautifully restored accommodations. Are you looking for a holiday home in the South of France or better still a holiday home with swimming pool in Provence or Cevennes, then you have come to the right place.

the Auditorium

This 4 to 5 person apartment is located on the ground floor. Our orange and lemon trees are the first things you will see of the many plants and flowers in the courtyard. You step up two steps along the nice bell to go to your apartment. Right after the entrance you will find three doors. On your left, behind the first door, you enter the kitchen. The adjacent bedroom with twin beds (1 bed box with two mattresses of 80 x 200cm) also has a window on the west. In the evening a beautiful flood light enters through this window, illuminating the copper chandelier, the old mirror and the softly painted wardrobes. The seat with comfortable rattan chairs complement this bedroom.

Through the middle door you enter the bathroom.

Behind the door on your right is the 2 to 3 person bedroom with double bed (160 × 200). This room is so spacious that we often install an addional bed. The niche behind the bed was a passage to the convent chapel, in earlier days. The wide cevennes chairs with a wicker seat, the wooden wardrobe and the mirror make this a sturdy, light room.

From this room you step outside on your private terrace. The view from the west, north to the eastern horizon never gets boring. The spacious table with 5 chairs invite you to have breakfast in the morning sun, gaze in the distance and completely relax.

Welcome to this great holiday stay !

Entrance

You reach your holiday home through the original monastery gate, giving access to the courtyard.

Kitchen

The kitchen, with a round table, enough chairs, and a splendid view to the east, will easily become your favorite spot.

Bathroom

Through the door in the middle, right behind the entrance, you will reach the bathroom with sink, shower and toilet.

Bedrooms

One of the bedrooms of the Auditorium, with access to your own terrace.

Nature: The Mas Blanc is located in the specific surroundings where the Provence and certainly the Cévennes are known for. Rest, swimming in the heated pool and the many rivers, will offer you the relaxation you are looking for.

Activities: In the immediate vicinity you can make large and small walks and bike rides from the former monastery. We have prepared routes for this purpose. The same applies to people who prefer to explore the area by car. But a canoe trip on the Cèze or Ardèche is often on the program. For the larger children there is an adventure park within walking distance where they can climb in the trees. 

Cities and Villages: Are you interested in the culture of the region? Then you will enjoy yourselves in the cities of Avignon, Uzès, Nimes en Montpellier. “Les 5 plus beaux villages de France”) are so close, that you can visit them in one beautiful day trip by car. 

Direct surroundings: The Mas Blanc is ideal for exploring the southern French Cevennes, Ardèche and Provence. Saint Ambroix is ​​only a few kilometers away. On Tuesday morning the people from near and far come together for the weekly market. 

Day trip: The river Cèze offers many opportunities for swimming, fishing or canoeing. But also the beach is an easily accessible destination for a day trip. 

Museums: We name 10 of them, but there are many more.  
Pont du Gard   
The silk museum    
Saint Quentin la poterie    
Un siecle de roulottes    
Le musée 1900    
Prehistorama    
the fossil forest    
Les Baux – de- Provence    
Sweets museum Haribo    
The Mining museum.   

Caves: In the immediate vicinity there are 4 caves to visit. Very exciting and current is the “Grotte de Chauvet”. He has been opened for the public just recently. This, now world famous, cave discovered by chance just in 1994 . The cave was inhabited more than 30,000 years ago (in the stone age) by the inhabitants of this region. Hundreds of drawings of animals whose existence was not yet known have been found . Only scientists and honored guests can visit the real cave, which is on the Unesco World Heritage List. But the French authorities have built a replica for a total cost of 55 million euros, that can not be distinguished from the real one. From the location of your holiday home on the Mas Blanc, this cave can be reached within 45 minutes.