Le Jardin D'Eden
About This Villa
Just outside the historic town of Sommières, this beautiful house is set in a wonderful garden with its own private swimming pool and a rural outlook towards the surrounding countryside of southern France.
Once a dairy farm, Le Jardin D’Eden is an attractive family home with modern interiors alongside an abundance of charm. It’s hard to believe that the stylish salon and open-plan kitchen-diner used to be the cowshed – nowadays elegant doors open straight out to the picturesque terrace and garden.
There are four double bedrooms upstairs (including two with king-size doubles) as well as a twin room, a single room and a TV/playroom with single beds ideal for kids, allowing Le Jardin D’Eden to sleep up to 12 guests. If additional space is needed, the separate garden studio has a sofa-bed (for extra two guests, on request) and a shower room.
Outside, dine in the characterful surroundings of the summer kitchen with its Weber barbecue, no doubt creating a feast from all the seasonal delights bought from nearby markets (including Sommières’ own Saturday morning market which dates back eight centuries!). The salt-water swimming pool is a delight, with integrated steps and safety cover, set within the spacious and verdant garden.
Set by the edge of the town, the heart of Sommières is less than 2km away, home to a variety of shops, restaurants and bars. Admire the town’s old bridge dating back to the first century and visit Château de Sommières where wooden games are set out in the castle’s courtyard in the summer months.
Watch locals by the town’s river beach in the height of the summer, canoe or kayak along the Vidourle, enjoy riverside walks or hire bikes to follow the voie verte passing vineyards and pretty landscapes as far as Caveirac (and onwards towards Nimes).
Spend days out visiting the Roman sites of Nimes, Le Pont du Gard and Arles, soak up the ambience of the colourful twice-weekly market in Uzès, shop to your heart’s content in Montpellier or you could even venture to the beaches of the Mediterranean with La Grande-Motte and Le Grau-du-Roi just over half an hour away by car.