Gîte Au Coin des Cerisiers

The 50 m2 vintage-style gîte offers everything needed for a pleasant stay for 4 people.

The 50 m² vintage-style gîte offers everything you need for a pleasant stay for 4 people.

The 28 m² living room/kitchen has a seating area with a two-seater sofa and two armchairs, and a small dining table with four chairs. The corner kitchen is equipped with a fridge, a dishwasher, a combination microwave and a 4-burner gas hob; a washing machine is also available for use. There is satellite TV (Canal Digitaal) with Dutch, Belgian, French, German and British channels, as well as 4G Wi-Fi.

The two bedrooms each have two box-spring beds measuring 80x200 cm. A camp bed can be added for small children if required. The bathroom has a spacious walk-in shower, a toilet and a washbasin.

All windows are fitted with fly screens and the patio door has a pleated fly screen. There are two fans for when it gets very hot, but as the gîte is timber-framed, it stays cool. This is because wood does not retain heat, unlike stone and concrete.

Outside, you can relax on two private terraces. A large terrace with a dining table and four chairs, various (beach) chairs, a parasol, a Weber barbecue and a stunning view of the surrounding hilly landscape. For when the sun is beating down or not shining at all, there is also a covered terrace with a large table where you can enjoy a drink, a meal or a game.

You can play the most French of all games on the clapicette (crushed limestone) of our very own jeu de boules court.

And for a refreshing dip, there’s of course the 8 x 4-metre swimming pool. On the terrace, you can sunbathe, read and relax on sun loungers and deckchairs, either in the open air or under a parasol. There’s an outdoor shower and a picnic table, which is perfect for an ‘apéro à la piscine’.

Creative types, or those who aspire to be, can indulge themselves in our ceramics studio, Studio Neele. You can take part in a Raku workshop or a Chaîne Déco workshop. You can find more information about this at www.aucoindescerisiers.com

The hills with their forests, vineyards and lavender fields are a feast for the eyes. But there are also the Pont du Gard, the Gorges d'Ardeche, the waterfalls of Sautadet, les Concluses, the caves of Aven d'Orgnac and, last but not least, the grotte Chauvet with magnificent prehistoric murals. Even a day at the beach is possible in la Grande-Motte or le Grau-du-Roi.

Nearby, you will find lots of interesting places that are well worth a visit. Avignon, Nimes, Montpellier and Orange are the somewhat larger places, Montclus, Barjac, Uzes, Lussan, Goudargues, la Baume, Balazuc, Vogüe and Aigueze the smaller ones.

Ceramics is our passion. You can sign up for a Raku workshop in which you make your own holiday memory under supervision and perhaps discover a new hobby. Lovers of ceramics can indulge in the many studios and galleries in St Quentin de la Poterie and Dieulefit and in the many pottery markets held in the region during the summer.

From 1993 to 2008, the famous German artist Anselm Kiefer lived and worked in Barjac, where during those years he transformed a former silk factory into La Ribaute, a 35-hectare studio. La Ribaute has been open to the public since 2022. Accompanied by a guide, art lovers can marvel at the most fantastic works of art and installations.

No place so small or there is a weekly market, especially in the summer season. Barjac (5 km) has a large and busy weekly market on Friday mornings. Uzes (40 Km) tops that on Saturday mornings but the agricultural market on Wednesday mornings is a bit less crowded and also very much worth a visit. In Les Vans (30 km), it is the hippies from the Cevennes who add a special ambiance to the market on Saturday mornings. Pont St Esprit (20 km) also holds its weekly market on Saturday mornings with a distinctive North African signature. And then, of course, there are numerous bric-a-brac markets and vides greniers throughout the summer. The semi-annual antiques and brocant market in Barjac during Easter and Assumption Day is one of the largest in France with 400 exhibitors.

Love cycling? Au Coin des Cerisiers is a perfect base for your own Tour de France through the hills and valley of the Cèze and the Ardèche. A ride through the Gorges de l'Ardèche is a real challenge with more than 1,500 metres altitude. And by car, you will be at the foot of the famous Mont Ventoux after 1.5 hours for a 21 km climb! Upon returning home from a beautiful drive, a cooling splash in the pool awaits.

France is known for its many hiking trails. In the area around Au Coin des Cerisiers you can make beautiful trips and you can canoe on the Cèze and the Ardèche.