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Carolyn Boyd, the British travel journalist, has just been to stay with us.  Carolyn writes for, amongst others, The Independent, The Times, Lonely Planet, The i newspaper and…

Annual Chestnut Fair in La Garde Freinet Sunday 20th October and 27th October Come and join in the fun – a variety of local products…

  All set for the 20th anniversary! Every late summer,  passion revives the famous Var port with the prospect of a week of exceptional sailing.…

Colour in Provence :    The Foundation of Colour With Seran Kubisa Tuesday 26th May – Tuesday 2nd June 2020 Paint          …

Villa Fontane opened a year ago – our first guests were on a family holiday in Provence and they were happy in our self-contained 3…

– 20% between the 23rd April and the 14th June   This is the beginning of the holiday season – first the Spring break, then…

Mimosa is a fast-growing evergreen tree which can reach 30m in height. Typically it is one of the first species to appear after a fire,…

Between 1st December and 3rd February La Garde-Freinet displays an annual Santon exhibition.   Nearly 4000 Provençal cribfigures, hand-made and painted, come to life in…

Even in the South of France winter has arrived.  This year we’ve had torrential rain and the natural waterfall is back in action!  Villa Fontane…

Villa Fontane is currently closed for renovations. We’ll reopen on the 1st March 2019. In the meantime please make a reservation through   contact@villafontane.fr Looking forward…