The chalk board menus and check-cloth tables outside the restaurants and cafes of Mausanne-les-Alpilles, territorially divide the village's main square, with its trickling fountain, shady plane trees and ancient stone steps.
Located along the Via Domitia, the ancient Roman road linking Arles to Aix-en-Provence, Maussane is a lively and charming village, one of several to be found across the surrounding Les Alpilles National Park. A weekly farmer’s market sells the best locally sourced produce, and on Fridays artists gather to showcase their work.
Within a half mile of Mausanne is the villa Isa, a spacious and contemporary villa built using traditional materials and methods including oak-beamed ceilings and dry-stone walling.
