Location & How to Travel Here
Clos d'Embertrand is located just outside Ville Mougins in the Mougin region on a breathtaking hillside not far from Grasse, Antibes and Cannes near the village of Val du Mougin. It is a 25 minute drive from Nice Airport.
It has local amenities nearby, you can take a morning stroll for freshly made bread or croissants (which are simply sensational), or to visit the fabulous restauraunts, galleries or museums.
Getting to the House
Take exit 42 off A8.
Follow green sign in direction of Grasse. This should bring you onto the “Voie Rapide” N85.
DO NOT take the first exit to Mougins. I repeat . DO NOT take the first exit to Mougins.
Take the 3rd exit for St. Martin /Mougins exit which is the N2085.
Continue for about 200 metres until you come to a roundabout.
This is where everybody goes wrong. Go around the roundabout and COME BACK ON YOURSELF except when you come to the fork take the left hand exit to St. Martin/Mougins not the Right Hand Fork which goes back to the Voie Rapide and the A8.
You will immediately arrive at a roundabout which you go straight across (not literally) through Tournamy.
After 500 metres you will come to another small roundabout with an Olive tree in the middle (Just before a little village called Val du Mougin), turn right into Avenue Juyette.
After 350 metres you will come to a Stop Street. Turn right into Chemin St. Bartholemy.
Follow this twisty narrow road for 600 metres. You will arrive at an 11th Century Chapel. (It looks like an old hut).
Take the right hand fork down Chemin du Clos d’Embertrand. This Road twists and turns with a hairpin bend.
We are the last entrance on the left, big Green Metal gates, No. 633, before you reach a T-Junction at Chemin Jylloue. If you turn into Chemin Jylloue you have gone too far.
A Google Map is available by clicking here. The house is on the coner of Chemin Jylloue and the LHS of Chemin Clos d'Embertrand. (You can see the Pool and the Tennis Court) and a Private Forest that the house backs on to zoom out to get directions.
Getting to Mougins from Cannes
By TaxiCab:
Ask the driver for a location within Mougins. (It is wise to agree on a fare at the beginning of your journey).
By (Hire) Car:
Take the N85 North either from Cannes or from the Cannes / Mougins junction of the A8. From this point, Mougins is clearly signposted via the D3 (or see above). Mougins is signposted after a few miles turning to the right.
Flights from Europe:
Private Jet to Mandelieu Ariport (15Mins)
25 Minutes from Nice Airport
20 Minutes from Cannes, Antibes, Valbonne, Vence, St. Paul de Vence
45 Minutes from Monte Carlo and Eze
45 Minutes from Italy.
90 Minutes from St. Tropez.
5 Minutes from Mougin Village, Val du Mougin or Mouans Sartoux
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Major Airlines to Cannes:
Easyjet fly from London, Liverpool, Paris or Geneva to Nice.
Fly Air France to France - The French national carrier flys to over 180 destinations in over 100 countries worldwide. It's well worth checking out the 'best fares' section of their site for very competitive prices for flights from the States to destinations in Europe.
Fly British Airways to France - Brtiish Airways flys to over 100 countries worldwide and has extensive trans-Atlantic and European flight networks. Take a look at the 'special offers' section of their site for current deals.
Fly Excel Airways to France - Excel Airways is a British Based airline that flys to about a dozen, European (predominantly sunshine-orientated) holiday destinations. They advertise some great fares and provide some of the luxuries you'd only be expecting to get if you were paying more. Economy with the little extras!
Fly flybe to France - flybe is another player in the UK budget airline market. They fly to a number of European destinations from Ireland to the Czech Repuiblic. A simple to use website and remarkbly competitive prices make flybe well worth a look.
Fly KLM to France - Carrying more than 17 million passengers each year the Dutch national airline is the fourth largest airline in Europe. Take a look at the 'special fares' section of their site for great fares to a range of worldwide destinations.
Fly Singapore Airlines to France - Singapore Airlines is one of the most respected names in the aviation business. While they specialise in South East Asian travel, they also provide a number of long haul routes to Europe and the States.
Local Amenities
Cannes, Nice, Antibes, Grasse, Valbonne, Vence, St. Paul de Vence are all approximately a 20 minute drive from Clos d'Embertrand, 45 Minutes from Monte Carlo, Eze & Italy, 90 Minutes from St. Tropez & 5 Minutes from Mougin Village, Val du Mougin or Mouans Sartoux.
There are dozens of other historic quaint French towns nearby such as Biot, Pergomas & Draguignan.
Slightly further afield is Marseille and Aix-en-Provence (both less than a 2 hour drive from the *mas).
Places to Visit
- Picasso Museum
- Mergue Fondation
- Automobile Museum
- Cezanne's house
- Matisse Museum
- Casinos of Monte Carlo
- Grimaldi Palace
- Potteries of Vallarus
- Rothschild Villa in Cap Ferrat
- Glass works of Biot
- Perfumeries of Grasse
- Chateau at La Napoule
