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The house is built around the sheltered, stone-paved central courtyard in the typical Provence manner, with garden and pool to the rear of the property.
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The house sleeps 10 people in 5 bedrooms, with 5 bathrooms. One bedroom is on the ground floor, the others are upstairs. Beds and bedlinens are all high quality.
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The house is set round the inner courtyard, sheltered if there is wind, a place to eat by the olive tree and the fountain, and atmospherically lit up at night. The courtyard is like an outside room, the other rooms open onto it, and the living room has a wall of glass doors along its length.
Beyond the courtyard to the back of the house is a shaded terrace with seating and dining table, as well as a BBQ. Through a wooden gate is the lawned garden and pool.
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The pool is non-chlorine and heated when needed from May to October. The pool measures 10m x 4m (33 x 13ft) and has an alarm for security. By the pool are sunloungers and the shade of mature oak trees.
Beyond the pool, through another wooden gate the garden turns to meadow and exploration, with a view of the Luberon mountain. The land is expansive and planted with pines and olive trees, truffle oaks, fig trees and lavender. There are no neighbours to see or hear.
The house has gated entrance and secure parking for several cars.
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St Hilaire is 3 miles from the village of Menerbes.
Menerbes is a perfect Provence village – picturesque, perched above the vineyards with terrific views all around, and blessed with good restaurants, bar and small food stores, as well as the seasonal market on Thursday mornings. Peter Mayle came here to write ‘A Year in Provence’, he left long ago but everything that delighted him and his readers is still in place. Art expos and a classical music festival give Menerbes a gentle buzz in the summer.