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Where to stay in France: La Madone

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Where to stay in France: La Madone in the heart of Provence.

At my friends Jean-Bernard's and Nathalie's wonderful bed and breakfast in Apt.

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La Madone is my favorite place. In fact it makes me happy jealous. I want to have it all to myself.

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They have six apartments to rent. Each one a work of art. Beautiful, charming, full of antiques, a slice of heaven… If you stay at La Madone you will NEVER want to leave. I am not joking.

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The hardest decision to make at LA Madone is to decide which apartment to stay in. Each apartment has its own style and personality… and a VIEW.

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At La Madone you can rent an apartment for a day, a few days, a week, a month…forever.

You can call me and I'll come and have dinner with you too.

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               Jean-Bernard and Nathalie are antique dealers. They have an Antique /interior design shop that I wish I could claim as my own.

In fact if you tell them I sent you they promised to give me a room of my own in their home.

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Photos from La Madone's Site…

a taste of the iceberg.

Next week I will be doing a photo shoot of their home and apartments.

Comments

41 responses to “Where to stay in France: La Madone”

  1. brocobelle

    Wow, how inspirational. I have an apartment in France and it looks nothing like this so I had better get busy. Amazing photos as always.

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  2. Julie Ann

    Wow, how lovely to wake up on a Sunday morning and the first pic I see is the bed we slept in last year. I agree it is a special place Corey. Doing the years budget at present… but hope to return !

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  3. Jeanne

    I love you my darling one……..
    The grass always looks greener but Heaven is always under our feet as well as the sky above.
    I love your home and all the love it contains.
    Kisses
    Love Jeanne

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  4. Jojo

    Corey, It is hard enough to decide where to go when visiting France, much less where to stay. La Madone looks incredible!

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  5. nicole 86

    Wonderful but ….. much too expensive for me !

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  6. Marcie

    Oh! How beyond wonderful. I “would” want to stay for a long, long time. What a fine place to come back to after a day at the flea market. I better check my lottery tickets!

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  7. luanne

    lovely . . . I went to their web site . . . just my kind of place! I see us there along with our friend couple (my friend that actually turned me on to you because I was sick of having the dreadful news as my homepage). Hopefully someday your friends will give you a room in their house when I tell them you sent me! Thanks for providing me with beautiful thoughts and sights each and every day.

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  8. nancy

    can’t wait to see their abode…
    nancyxx

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  9. Isa

    That first photo made my heart skip a beat!! I choose the “stay here forever” option, please!
    xo Isa

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  10. caren

    I’ll take any one of the apartments!! What a beautiful place in a beautiful country!

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  11. Denese

    I’m thinking a trip to France is sounding better and better. Actually these prices aren’t bad at all compared to even our local beachfront condo or N.O. Mardi Gras B&B prices.
    When’s a good time to visit? Dinner’s at what time?

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  12. Denese

    PS
    Incredible photos as usual.

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  13. Laura

    Ahhhhh….gorgeous!

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  14. Sheala

    WOW!!!!!!!
    I love it, did you help them furnish and decorate? I see your style all over the place. Some day (sigh) maybe!

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  15. Kris

    Oh Cory,
    How beautifully breathtaking. I can’t even imagine a visit to a retreat like this!!! It speaks to my heart and soul. If I could I would hop on the first plane to France and be standing at the door of La Madone’s.
    I will have to use my imagination and pretend that I am staying there. Any apartment will do just fine!

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  16. Ulla

    A room next to yours? Would we ever get any sleep? Can I stuff some of those French goodies into my suitcase? NEVER leave? Too darn tempting!!!

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  17. martina

    note to self…must win Lotto so can go to France..

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  18. Enzie Shahmiri

    What a charming B & B!

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  19. annie

    I could hardly tear myself away. I loved the room with the shuttered wall and sinks behind the bed.

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  20. Elaine

    Corey, there is indeed no way to describe the “being” at La Madone. I have never experienced such a place in my life…the warmth and happiness it exudes to your soul. I felt as if I had lived there my entire life. I can’t imagine ever staying anywhere else in the South of France. And your friends, they are beautiful. The most difficult part of La Madone is leaving. I cried so much, I felt as if I had to leave my home.

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  21. Elaine L.

    Ooooooo, now that would be a vacation! I have it bookmarked.
    Can’t wait to see pics of their home!
    ~elaine~

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  22. Vanessa

    Corey, I have something for you on my blog!

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  23. Tammy

    oh I would so love to go there and never leave and have tea and lunch with you…now that would be delightful…a heart can dream
    beautiful
    love and blessings

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  24. Mary

    Be still my heart – I can hardly breathe seeing “my bed” in that first photo, then several more of the Chanvre Apartment where we stayed last October!!! I still dream of La Madone – nightly I think – and how thankful I am that you directed us to Nathalie and Jean-Bernard’s amazingly beautiful home. I wanted to transport it all back here – instead I’m trying to add touches to my own home to remind me. Of course I did buy the pillow covers off the daybed, and the kitchen towels, from Nathalie, and seeing them brings back lovely memories of our stay in Apt.
    Yes, they are a fabulous couple, so talented and creative. Corey, I’m wondering if the photo shoot is for a magazine article perhaps? PLEASE tell them we said hello and think of them often – and I hope so much to return some day!
    Belated Happy Anniversary to you and Yann – lovely posts on your wedding.

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  25. Kim B

    Love the market in Apt, went when I was staying in Saignon, just up the hill . . .

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  26. Shelley Noble

    That’s the best hotel situation I’ve ever seen in my life. So many details that fill the soul. I would get on a plane for a place like that and only for a place like that. However, if I did, I’m afraid I’m not leave La Madone again.

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  27. Catalina

    I don’t know when, but we will go for sure! I will tell you! Great address!
    xoxo

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  28. naturegirl

    Having travelled in Europe this past summer it is always nice to bed down in a B&B as delightful as this one that you post! If I were staying there I’d request that pink room!
    looks like a place I’d never want to leave!

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  29. Dee/reddirtramblings

    Ooh la la, when Bill and I come to Provence (someday), we’ll stay there, and I’ll be calling you for dinner. Do you think we can eat somewhere dairy free, gluten free and vegetarian?~~Dee

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  30. susanna

    Beeeauuutiful! I’m pining away for the first room, especially for that architectural detail on the wall and for the industrial-looking coffee table. And what a great idea – those chandeliers hanging on either side of the bed! Your friends have very good design skills.

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  31. liannallama v

    oh, they’re gorgeous and I *DO * want to stay there! If only we could afford Europe–sigh! I adore the B&W art deco one!

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  32. fashion survivor

    Oh ma ga, I love. Would like to try to make my own place look like this in some small way.

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  33. anne

    Truly stunning, what a lovely place to stay, I have saved it to my favourites. Gorgeous, stylish and very affordable 🙂

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  34. Leigh

    I’m so excited you just posted this! I got online to look for places to stay in France and thought I’d check your blog first! We’re going to Zurich for 6 weeks starting in February and plan to go to France, among other places, so I’m looking for places to stay in various cities. If I’m able to book a room, I will let you know. Maybe we could go to a fea market too!! You could meet our new baby girl, Lois. I wonder what’s the best way to get from Zurich to Provence–TGV, Eurail? I will look into this, but if you have any suggestions, let me know. PS. I’m so sorry about your ring! I hope you find it soon.

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  35. amber

    It is a goal of mine to get there!
    🙂

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  36. Alina

    I definitely would not want to leave there. Now I have the travel bug big time!

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  37. Waltraud Gräfje

    a wonderful adress! Mostly all holidays we spend in France and the Provence is our favourite- I have visited their website and will probably make a reservation after the rest of my family has looked the photos.
    I know Apt and the surroundings very well- its al lovely place.
    Merci beaucoup pour cette adresse et meilleures salutations d`Allemagne,
    Waltraud

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  38. Kit

    I want to come over and visit now!

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  39. dkmp9293

    They finished the construction! I recognized it immediately from the first photo, and it still looks as amazing as I remember. What’s for dinner?

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  40. ken

    Hi Corey, Is this the Natalie that came with you to Boston that time or the one with the shop we photographed in.. I’m dying to stay at this place..I find it soo charming every time I look at the website!
    love
    Barjoles…
    °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°
    Hey Kenny Dear (Kenny is a fantastic designer friend. We worked together year’s ago.)
    Yes it is! There house, B&B, and shop are amazing. They said to say Hello to you.
    C

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  41. Country French Antiques

    FABULOUS!!!!
    Thanks for sharing 🙂

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