Villa Iris: Location (cont'd)
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
(15 min. from our house)
Avignon: Palace of the Popes
(30 min. from our house)
The region has many cultural attractions, from the well known summer festivals of Avignon, Vaison la Romaine, Orange and Aix en Provence to the bullfights in the Roman arenas of Arles and Nimes. We are only 30 minutes from the famous Pont du Gard and the Ardèche Gorges. But there are also many lesser known yet very charming goings on in the smaller historic towns and villages. Have you ever heard of Liszt en Provence; a concert series in a winery 15 minutes from Cairanne? Jazz festivals, choir festivals, writers' symposiums...... the Provence is truly one of Europe's premier vacation and cultural regions, spring, summer and autumn. But you will always find a quiet spot to rest and reflect. For more information on the region click here.
Lavender Field
(15 min. from our house)
Chateau de Grignan
(20 min. from our house)
How to get to Cairanne:
Closest airports are Marseille, Nimes, Nice (2 1/2 hours) and Lyon (2 hours). From the US British Airways with a change of planes in London is always a good bet in terms of availability and price. Check Marseille, Nice and Lyon for best BA prices and availability. From within Europe check the discount airlines Ryanair, EasyJet and Brussels Airlines for flights to Marseille, Nimes, Montpelier and Nice. Flybe offers low cost flights from Exeter and Southampton to Avignon from March/April to October.
TGV high speed trains stop in Avignon. They take roughly 2 1/2 hours from Paris and about 5 1/2 hours from London. Worth the experience, wonderful!
The A7 "Autoroute du Soleil" runs 15 min. west of us from Lyon to Marseille.
We will e-mail you detailed directions to the house 3 weeks before arrival date.