-France south – Provence – Viviers sur Rhône -15 minutes from the Motorway A 7- Sun and absolute quietness - a 3 stars *** house for hire. In the center of a middle ages city : spend rare holidays in our family house an old-times genuine house built since the XII century in a city from the middle ages. Viviers was (and is still) the place of the Bishop lives; it was a fortified castel built between years 1000 and 1800. La Viguerie was the house of a canon near the bishop. The house called “La Viguerie” : Living, 4 bedrooms, 8 people possible. Well come to child and children. ) No accommodations for handicaps, sorry). - a large living room that opens on a terrace which dominates the garden and the city - a suit for parent : bed rom and bathroom - modern kitchen with all equipments, electrical oven, dishwasher, fridge, freezer. - room for storage and washing machine, toilets, lavatory - on the first floor : 2 nices bed rooms , and a shower room with toilets - in a separate part of the house, and directly open on the garden : a nice bedroom, living, kitchnette, and a nice bathroom. The garden is closed by high walls, that gives you complete privacy. Plenty of sun, complete quiet, no noise, no motor way. Wonder full point of wiew. Swimming pool : above ground pool of 5 x 3.5m , not large enough to swim, but to take pleasure of water when it is hot (in summer time only: the pool is not heated in half season). Outside sun heated shower. Immediate things to see : -- Viviers is a very picturesque city build in the middle ages with many historical monuments, narrow streets, cathedral, palaces, historical houses. -- In Viviers, you will find shops for all that is necessary : minisupermarket, baker, butcher, cafes, restaurants, bank, garages, gasoline, doctors, chemist, cash machine …. Swimming pool municipal with sunny beaches or trees shadows to rest . Further on : At half an hour by car : -- several old villages, build on rocky pics -- swimm in Ardèche river, or in a lac in Pierrelatte -- savages and sunny valleys with small rivers to leave the children play -- walk or bicycle along the Rhône river : the ViaRhona is a special path way that goes from Switzerland to the Meditarrean sea (800km !), along the Rhone, done for walking, crosscountry and bicycle. -- market places where peasants sell their products directly, where you can find local artisanal creations. -- discover wines from the Rhone valley, the famous « Côtes du Rhone » or Ardèche Wines Between 30 to 100 km --the river Ardèche, a famous canyon, where you can swimm rent canoe, or do canyonning (-one day trip, rents of canoes) -- discover famous cities of the french Provence : Montelimar (Market place, supermarkets, shops, souvenirs…), Dieulefit (Pottery), Nyons (olives), Vaison la Romaine, Orange ( Roman buildings), Arles, Saint Rémi, Baux de Provence… -- Festivals : Orange Avignon, Grignan, Avignon, Aix en Provence, The wellknown Mont Ventoux, and Dentelles de Montmirail rocky climbs -- Paleontolgy : at one hour, the most fashionable paleolithic cave in the word, with paintings of 35.000 years old : la Grotte Chauvet - others faboulous caves to visit