Manosque, France
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2017The member has not specified any exchange dates
Peaceful house in « Provence »
Our house in situated in a small city called "Manosque". We are in a countryside place very calm. Manosque is sunny every days during the Summer but not too hot. The sunlight is amazing and lot of painters like Paul Cézanne appreciated these lights.
We live in a house with one floor. At the ground floor there is a kitchen with an big living room, one WC and an access to our garage where you could find washing facilities.
On the floor : 3 bedrooms ( 2 double bed + a single one), a bathroom and a WC.
We have a garden with a terrace, a small swimming pool for kids and we have a barbeque / grill :-)
At ten minutes of Manosque by car there is the famous Valensole plateau and the lavender fields all around. In this place you will find also honey producer to test several food products.
Keep going in the national park of the Verdon you will find the marvelous Gorges du Verdon with the biggest Europe canyon. You will discover "Moustiers St Marie" village and its earthenware know-how.
You could enjoy the Nature (small walks or hiking) in Luberon park and Esparron lake to refresh during hot Summer (35 minutes by car).
In Manosque there is also "Les Vannades" which is lake equipped for have a good time with family (lake, pic nic area, games for young children and treetop adventure course).
On Saturday in Manosque you can visit the historic center and buy some regional products to the local market (food and clothes) located on 3 places where you will find small producers of local foods and organic foods too.
Only in Manosque you could visit the company l’Occitane, a very famous Cosmetics brand which was created 40 years ago in Manosque. If you want to discover the factory you can book the visit tour and finish with the factory shop to bring back souvenirs of Provence.
If you prefer discover big cities you can also visit Aix en Provence or Marseille ( 35 minutes / 60 minutes by highway). You can also spend a day to enjoy the beaches and swim in the Mediterranean sea (1 hour).
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 2 Children
- 6 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Guillaume is Purchaser in Cosmetics company
- Virginie is Sales Manager in a small company
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 1
- Environment: In a small town
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Sleeping Capacity: 5
- Living Area: 80 m2
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Air conditioning
- Central heating
- Baby equipment
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
- Guitar
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- BBQ
- Garage / private parking
- Bicycles: 3
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
- Car necessary
- Use/Exchange of car
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- Brazil
- Japan
- Iceland
- United States
- Canada
- Denmark
- Norway
- Ireland
Spoken Languages
- English
- Français
Our Neighbourhood
Nearest Airport: MARSEILLE / PROVENCE - 55 minutes
- The ALPES big mountains (84.5 km)
- lake with play ground for kids (7.5 km)
- 1 sandy beach (5.5 km)
- Beautiful place to swim (70.1 km)
- Lend a electric boat or pedalo (70.0 km)
- MEOUGE river (45.8 km)
- Pinus forest (5.6 km)
- small shops city center (2.3 km)
- Golf (10.4 km)
To come in Manosque you could take a plane. From the airport you could pick up our car or if you prefer tthere is a bus which could bring you back to Manosque station in 1 hour.
In Manosque you could travel in the city with Free bus and we lend you 2 bicycles + our car Peugeot 2008.
In our region you could do discover lot of things : our house is well located between Sea and Mountains ! We will provide you a folder where you could have all information you need : place to go, time to go by car, free entrance or price for each things.
Big cities like Aix en Provence, Marseille, Avignon are well connected by car, train or buses.
For instance in Aix en Provence : you could visit lot of museum of arts (Pavillon Vendôme, musée Granet, fondation Vasarely). Marseille : by boat see the Calanques or Museum called MUCEM.
Here I propose you to check this web site very interesting if you want visit companies near Manosque :
https://www.routedessaveursetdessenteurs.com/l-itineraire
You could also visit small cities like Sisteron (with a fortress) and Banon ( with a big bookshop, amazing place http://www.lebleuet.fr/ )
Occupation
- Guillaume is Purchaser in Cosmetics company
- Virginie is Sales Manager in a small company
Children
- Girl - Age: 3
- Boy - Age: 9
Pets
- We do not have pets.
Lifestyle
As we work during the week, we like enjoy weekend with our children : swimming pool, small walks in the forest, “marché” Saturday morning, shopping in Aix en Provence, etc...
We have few families and they live in East of France and near Marseille.
We like to go to Vegan restaurants or small "bistrot" ( simply cooking but good)
We try to buy local foods and if possible Organics.
We love each year do a home swap to discover new countries.
References
This member has completed 6 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Helsinki, Finland
FI1015520Erittäin mukava perhe ja koti vastasi hyvin esittelyä. Oli mukava tavata ihan livenäkin, kun lennot osuivat sopivasti
Salisbury, Great Britain
GB091576Cambridge, Great Britain
GB72334Rhenen, Netherlands
NL9899Prettig contact. Veel contact via Whatsapp, ook videobellen. Hun huis was schoon en gastvrij, met handdoeken, beddengoed en eten voor een eerste dag. Hun huis is juist weergegeven.