The story: City-weary lovers of beautiful landscapes, welcome to one France’s favorite villages! A stay blissfully free of heritage tourism overload awaits the moment you pass through the wrought-iron gates of Les Milles Roches. Clinging to the slopes of the Vaucluse mountains, this property (once owned by Flemish painter Pol Mara) is Provence in all its glory, with terraced gardens threaded with vines and olive trees, plus picture-postcard views over some the most beautiful villages in the area, like Gordes, Bonnieux and Lacoste. At the heart of it all sit two guesthouses, freshly renovated by owners Natalie Millies-Lacroix and Michel Rochereau, who channel a distinctly 70s take on hospitality with an effortless indoor-outdoor feel (Saint-Pantaléon stone floors, pocket shutters, glass-paneled doors) and ever-shifting natural light. A little further off stands a gîte for up to six lucky guests, set inside the artist’s former studio and still boasting its soaring original volumes. This is the kind of stay you’ll remember in technicolor! Guest rooms from €160 per night, gîte from €1,850 per week. · Eddie Muffin

Toiletries: L’Ocrillon shampoo and body wash, from nearby Roussillon.

Breakfast: Included, with local products across the board: hot drinks, fruit juice, granola, breads of every kind, jams, cheese (best topped with a drizzle of olive oil, including the estate’s own) and homemade pastries baked fresh each day.

Little luxury: Take a splash in the swimming pool which, unlike so many of its flashy Provencal cousins, was designed as a simple, rustic bathing basin with zero fuss.