la maison dans l'herbe
Cadenet is a living village and has several shops, restaurants and a bi-weekly market. All 5 minutes walking distance from the house.
Other surrounding villages offer supermarkets, butchers, traiteurs, and market days. Lots of local wineries for wine tasting.
If you are a classical music fan, the august piano festival of La Roque d'Anthéron is one of the biggest in the world and is only 10 minutes away.
Nearest beach is at Cassis, a great small fishing port, about 1 hours drive. Marseille and it's calanques are also about 1 hour drive. There is also a lake nearby.
Port Royal golf course in Mallemort 35 minutes drive.
If you are travelling from outside of Europe, the best way to get to Cadenet is flying to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport where there is a direct connection by high-speed train TGV either to Aix-en-Provence TGV station (30 mins drive) or to Avignon TGV station (1 hour drive).
If you are travelling from Europe, the closest Airport is Marseille (45 mins drive).
Use of car is essential to fully enjoy the region.
Cadenet is extremely well located to visit the region. You can reach Aix-en-Provence in 30 minutes and Avignon in 1 hour. The Cote d'Azur and Camargue is 1.5 hour away.
Some of the prettiest and most popular villages in France are within a stone throw. Lourmarin, Cucuron and Ansouis are 5 minutes away. Gordes, Roussillon, Lacoste, Bonnieux are 25 minutes drive away.