Alban and Jane are a French-Australian couple who will share, in English or French, their twenty-five years’ experience discovering the Gulf of St-Tropez and Provence – beauty spots, panoramic views, delicious affordable restaurants, magical excursions, and more. Do you have an craving to learn new skills or open your mind to different experiences? Choose from courses on offer on our Friends in Provence programme: golf, yoga, painting, Provencal cookery, herbalist creams and remedies, and Mediterranean culture. Lessons are given by qualified, experienced experts either at Villa Fontane or in local premises.

La Villa Fontane Cottage, in the woods between La Garde Freinet and historic Grimaud, is the ideal place to relax before and after your excursions in Provence - a large heated swimming pool set in shady grounds, a private garden and terrace for outside meals. The cottage has three bedrooms and two bathrooms (with showers), a fully equipped kitchen, open dining/living area and two terraces with a bbq and plancha. Your beds are made for your arrival and we also provide the following services: - Professional cleaning before your arrival (once a week for longer stays) - Daily maintenance of the swimming pool and surrounds - Morning delivery of croissants and bread (during high season) - Strongbox safe - Personalised tourist information Villa Fontane is centrally located to visit the jewels of Provence: Saint-Tropez, Port-Grimaud, Ramatuelle, Gassin, Pampelonne, Gigaro, L'Escalet, Chatreuse de la Verne Monastory, Thoronet Abbey, Verdon Gorges, Cotignac, Roussillon, lavender fields of Luberon, Aix-en-Provence, Orange, Arles, the Camargue, Toulon, Marseille, Cape Esterel, Cannes, Nice, Monaco, Menton and on to Italy.

Villa Fontane is at the heart of Mediterranean Provence and its renowned treasures: Saint-Tropez, Port-Grimaud, Ramatuelle, Gassin, Pampelonne, Gigaro, Chatreuse de la Verne Monastory, Thoronet Abbey, the Verdon Gorges, Cotignac, Roussillon, lavender fields of Luberon, Aix-en-Provence, Orange, Arles, the Camargue, Toulon, Marseille, Cannes, Nice, Monaco, Menton and on to Italy. Villa Fontane is close to sandy beaches, water sports, hiking trails, perched villages and offers you new horizons.