Villa Le Reve

The Villa where Henri Matisse lived from 1943 to 1949 offers an exceptional setting for artistic inspiration.
The villa with its 2500m² garden with flowers and trees, is situated in a calm part of town with sun shining all day and view of the historic city of Vence and the sea. The accommodation is simple and basic, but the atmosphere is of light and air, with 3 original painting studios which Matisse used, this is the perfect place to paint, out in the garden or in the Matisse’s very own original studios with sea views.

On the second floor (no lift) are 2 toilets and the studios : 3 big rooms with tables, chairs, water point, easels, drawingboards, frames that you can use for stabbling your canvas. The view of sea and old town of Vence is visible from 2 of the studios.

There is no air conditioning at the Villa but there are plenty of vans for the hotter months to keep everyone cool.

Address

261 Avenue Henri Matisse, 06140 Vence, France

Directions

The International Airport of Nice Côte d’Azur is at 15 km, around 30 minutes drive.
Nice train station is around 45 minutes drive. Antibes train station is 20minutes drive.

Parking

Parking for multiple cars is available at the villa

Accommodation

We have 7 bedrooms available at the Villa.

On the 1st floor (no lift) is the “accommodation” part :
kitchen, dining-room, 4 shared toilets, and 7 bedrooms
– 4 single rooms with 1 single bed, meant for 1 person ;
– 3 double rooms with 1 big bed and 1 small bed, meant for 1 couple or 2 friends sharing

The rooms number 1 & 3 have view of the garden.
Matisse’s bedroom has a balcony with view of garden.

The rooms N° 4,5, have view of a small garden on the East part of the villa (very calm and cool in Summer).

The rooms N° 6, 7 have a french window with view of a small garden on the East part of the villa (very calm and cool in Summer).

The room N° 8 has view of the garden and terrace for meals on the West part of the villa.

Rooms N° 2, 6, 7 and 8 have a french-window going out on balcony or garden.
Each bedroom has a shower and a washbasin.