OccitanieFrom the Vineyards to the Mediterranean
A week after which the South of France stays with you not as a list of places seen, but as a place you lived in for a while.
- Duration
- 7 days / 6 nights
- Price
- From 2 600 €
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FRANCE INSIDE
Personal journeys through the South of France
A house and dinners together, people and places, wine, antiques and the sea. We weave them into a journey that moves at your pace.
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Living in the South of France
A chance to experience life as we do: slowly, beautifully and with a real sense of pleasure.
You arrive not as hotel guests, but as people we have been looking forward to welcoming. We pour you something chilled, then settle into our usual rhythm: Saturday markets for food and vintage finds, lunch by the river, a siesta beside the saltwater pool, and dinner under the stars with a glass of local wine.
You can stay in our house or arrange accommodation nearby. Only the place you sleep changes; we share the rest of the experience.
The FRANCE INSIDE philosophy
This is the South of France as we know it. Here, they call it art de vivre.*
The winemakers, antiques dealers and places in each itinerary are part of our own life here. The produce and recipes are what we choose for our table. That is what we want to share with you.
* art de vivre: the French art of living, and the pleasure found in everyday life.
The real South of France is not somewhere you simply see. It is something you live.
Three ways to travel with us
Signature Journeys
An itinerary designed by us
Choose one of our journeys, with its route, rhythm and character already carefully shaped.
Private Journeys
Our itinerary · just your group
Enjoy one of our signature journeys privately, as a couple, a family or with friends.
Bespoke Journeys
Created from the ground up
A completely original journey built around your interests, preferred pace and dates.
Occitanie · up to 6 guests
Our journeys
Our house
The house is part of the journey
Two guest rooms, an old stone house, terraces, a garden and a salt-water pool. Here the house is not a backdrop but part of the journey: the place we return to after the day's drives, cook dinner and carry on with conversation.
You can stay in the house or choose a place nearby: breakfasts, dinners and conversations are shared either way.
Rooms
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Patio
2 guests · private entrance
On the ground floor. A private entrance, private bathroom and a terrace with a white wrought-iron table under the olive tree.
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Province
2 guests · private bathroom
Double bed. Toilet, shower and bath. Direct access to the terrace and pool.
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Children’s room
An additional room with four beds for children.
The house, in detail
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About us
Natacha and Slava
Natacha
An eye for beauty, antiques and atmosphere
An art historian with more than twenty years of experience in decoration and antiques, Natacha searches the brocantes every Saturday. She shows you where to look, how to recognise the age and character of an object, and which one of forty brooches is truly worth taking home. While Slava cooks, she sets the table and creates the atmosphere around it.
Slava
Good food, good wine and the art of hospitality
Slava spent fifteen years in construction before moving into restaurants, where he discovered that a house and a dinner are made in much the same way: with precision and care for details that guests may not notice, but always feel. Today, life means a mas in the South of France, a pool, the vineyards of Corbières and the guests for whom he cooks. Epicurus would have chosen friends, a garden and simple food; Bacchus would have added wine. Slava agrees with both.
Projects
A glimpse of our life here
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A different way to travel
What to know before you book
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Where you stay
In a genuine country house, a mas, around two hundred years old.
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Your hosts, not tour guides
No flags or headsets. We are with you throughout the day, from breakfast to the final glass of wine.
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Places we know personally
The winemakers, market traders and antiques dealers are people we visit and buy from ourselves.
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Two or three experiences a day
Lunch may last three hours. Slow living is not a slogan here; it shapes the day.
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Thoughtful details
We take account of dietary needs, personal preferences, children and pets.
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Room to be spontaneous
We can adjust the itinerary and timing together, according to the weather, the mood and your pace.
Plan your journey with FRANCE INSIDE
Travel as a couple, a family or a group of friends, on dates and for a length of stay that suit you. Tell us what you love to eat, drink and discover. We will shape the days around your interests and share the itinerary before you book.
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