| | Facilities within the Property |
Swimming Pool: Mas Pomona offers a gorgeous 15x4 metres salt water swimming pool, with sun loungers, shower and raised relaxation area. Available, there is also a summer kitchen with barbeque facility and fridge.
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Breakfast: David and Marianne personally prepare for you a hearty and delicious continental breakfast which satisfy all tastes. Our passion to provide excellent customer service as well as our facilities and good value are the hallmarks of this gorgeous "mas"!
Additional facilities: garden and orchard, boules area and private parking. |
| Property Facilities Summary: |  Private Parking | Shuttle To / From Airport | | Swimming Pool | | | |
 Cheval Blanc is a small village in the "Potager de France" surrounded by orchards and overlooked by the Luberon mountains. Cheval Blanc has two restaurants: The Auberge owned by a family, where Herve the chef, was one of Michelin's young chefs of the year. The other, affectionately known as "Chez Agnes", is a real french experience, and much used by the locals. The village has also a takeaway pizza, two bars, a mini-market, a grocers and three bakers. There is a friendly tennis club with two courts, plus a fishing lake.
Cavaillon is 5 kms away with many cafes, restaurants and bars. For shopping there is the choice of Avignon (35 mins) or Aix en Provence (45 mins). Both have many cultural attractions, art galleries, museums and palaces. The Mediterranean is less than an hours drive as are the Calanques at Cassis. We are ideally situated for seeing Provence.
Avignon (30 mins) is a beautiful mediaeval city with the Palais de Papes, university, numerous cafes and restaurants, and its famous unfinished bridge. In the summer months it has a festival which has become a very cosmopolitan affair with scores of street artists and activity.
Aix en Provence (45 mins) is a delightfully sophisticated university town. Sit beneath the plane trees on the Cours Mirabeau and simply watch the world go by or walk through the hustle and bustle of the cobbled streets of the ancient centre. There are many art galleries and various exhibitions. |
 St Remy de Provence (30 mins) at the foot of the Alpilles mountains is a charming small town made famous by Princess Caroline of Monaco. It is full of good shopping with a hectic street life. The roman ruins at Glanum are on the outskirts.
Les Baux de Provence (40 mins) on the other side if the Alpilles to St Remy is amazingly beautiful. One of the roads leading to it through the Val d'Enfer is credited with being the inspiration for Dante's Inferno. The village has been inhabited since prehistoric times and is well worth a visit. There are numerous restaurants and two which have big reputations, Oustau de la Baumaniere and Cabro d'Or. Below Les Baux is Maussane les Alpilles a pretty village frequented by French media stars, Charles Aznavour and Terence Conran have properties here.
Isle sur la Sorgue (20 mins) The Venice of France as the Sorgue river runs round it and through it. It is said to be the antique centre of France with over 400 permanent antique dealers plus a huge antique/brocante fair every Sunday. It attracts antique buyres from all over the world, tho Peter Mayle said "The only thing you can't get in Isle sur la Sorgue is a bargain". It has several bistros and many excellent restaurants.
There are many excellent golf courses in the area, the jewel in the crown being Pont Royal (15 mins) designed by Seve Ballesteros. There are two in Avignon, le Grand being the better of the two, one at Isle sur le Sorgue, a delightful nine hole at Les Baux, and close by another fine course at Mouries. There is also a good course close to the airport at Nimes which boasts a small chateau as a club house. Tee times can be reserved for those wishing to play.
There are also many music festivals during the summer months some of which are at fabulous venues like the Chateau de Maquis de Sade and the Abbaye de Silvacane.
There are three distinct wine growing areas in the region: Cotes du Luberon appellation covers some 3500 hectares. Production comprises 70% reds the remainder being whites and roses. Cotes du Ventoux slightly smaller area 80% red and 15 % roses. Finally one hours drive to the north brings you to the Cotes du Rhone with villages like Chateauneuf du Pape and Gigondas, a huge area with some of the finest wines of France. It is of course both possible and pleasurable to buy the wines directly from the producers/cooperatives.
There are a number of stables from which one can hire horses for rides in the mountains.
At Fontaine de Vaucluse (20 mins) it is possible to hire kayaks to canoe down the Sorgue.
At Joucas (30mins) it is possible to hot air balloon over the Luberon. There are many marked bicycle and walking routes in the area. Practically all nearby villages have their own market day so it is possible to visit a different market every day of the week. |
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