For several (fun) reasons I have been visiting the Chateau des Demoiselles in La Motte recently - and what a beautiful place it is!
First of all because of the art they have on display - I'll come back to that later - and secondly the location... It is the most peaceful, beautiful spot in Provence you can imagine! Crickets and birds, are the only "noise" you hear over there... And as far as the eye can see: soft faraway hills, misty in the morning -and loads of vines on the red soil...
And thirdly: Chateau des Demoiselles is a magnificent domaine of 300 hectares, well known for its feminin and expressive wines. You can taste them 7 days a week, for free. Visit the cave from Monday to Friday and have a picnic on the terrain... There is no better way to spend your day in the Provence... Demoiselles also have a very stylish "maison d'Hotes". And as I said before a lot of art to admire, right now an exhibition of a Belgian Sculpturer and from tomorrow onwards, a certain Marina will show her aquarelles... I'll keep you posted... 
First of all because of the art they have on display - I'll come back to that later - and secondly the location... It is the most peaceful, beautiful spot in Provence you can imagine! Crickets and birds, are the only "noise" you hear over there... And as far as the eye can see: soft faraway hills, misty in the morning -and loads of vines on the red soil...
And thirdly: Chateau des Demoiselles is a magnificent domaine of 300 hectares, well known for its feminin and expressive wines. You can taste them 7 days a week, for free. Visit the cave from Monday to Friday and have a picnic on the terrain... There is no better way to spend your day in the Provence... Demoiselles also have a very stylish "maison d'Hotes". And as I said before a lot of art to admire, right now an exhibition of a Belgian Sculpturer and from tomorrow onwards, a certain Marina will show her aquarelles... I'll keep you posted...
RHF's office in the Provence has signed up a
The beauty of this house is the location, close to the Arc de Triomphe. As Elayne from our Luberon office told me "already the house is worth every centime,but in the year 2011, the town of Orange are planning a revamp of the Arc de Triomphe site. They want to make it far more attractive to tourists and the value of the bastide will then rocket!!!" She also mentioned that the current owner (a dutchman by the way) has people lined up that would rent on a yearly basis. To quote Elayne once more: "it's worth its weight in gold!!" The weight is then 922.200 kilo's I guess - but kidding aside, it sounds to me like a terrific investment opportunity - and I know that some of my readers are looking for something like this!!So, in the coming time, as a service, I'll introduce you to the interesting history, the beauty and the loveliness of Orange - with the help of Elayne and mixed with my own memories.....
Ze vertelde ook nog dat de huidige eigenaar (een Nederlander overigens!) een lijst met mensen heeft die het op jaarbasis willen huren. Kortom, om Elayne nog een keer aan te halen: "het huis is z'n gewicht waard in goud!!". Het zou dan dus 922.200 kilo moeten wegen - maar, serieus, het lijkt mij een van de betere investeringsmogelijheden - en ik weet toevallig dat sommige van mijn lezertjes naar zoiets op zoek zijn!! Dus, binnenkort, als service aan jullie, zal ik jullie een introductie geven van de interessante geschiedenis, de schoonheid en de liefelijkheid van Orange - met de hulp van Elayne en vermengd met mijn eigen herinneringen...





