Le Mas des Serres — A Stone Farmhouse in Saint-Paul-de-Vence

The Mas

A centuries-old mas, gently reimagined.

Mas des Serres sits on the Route des Serres, the road that winds up to Saint-Paul-de-Vence — the village that became, in the mid-twentieth century, an unlikely home to some of the era's most significant painters. Parts of the main house are thought to be more than three hundred years old, from a time when animals were kept on the ground floor and the family lived above. Today the estate is a main house and three dependencies: a bungalow of four independent rooms, each with its own door onto a private terrace; a self-contained two-bedroom apartment; and a caretaker's cottage.

Said to have been one of the first auberges in the Saint-Paul-de-Vence area, the property has welcomed guests for generations. Today, under the same ownership as Château Fengari, it is being restored room by room, with each guest space named for a painter who once called this village home.

Stone facade of the main farmhouse at Mas des Serres, with green shutters

Covered outdoor terrace with dining at Mas des Serres

Arched loggia with a view over the hills at Mas des Serres

Stay

Two ways to stay.

The Bungalow holds four ensuite bedrooms — each named for a painter tied to Saint-Paul-de-Vence — bookable on their own or all together. Maison Braque is a separate two-bedroom apartment, with its own kitchen and living space.

The exterior of the bungalow at Mas des Serres, home to the four ensuite rooms — The Bungalow — four independent ensuite rooms, each with its own door onto a private terrace.

Chambre Matisse, second bedroom view onto the terrace

The Bungalow · Room 1

Chambre Matisse

"The Nice period, brought south again."

Ensuite, with its own front door and private terrace onto the garden. Named for Henri Matisse, whose decades on this coast and work nearby at the Vence chapel left their mark on the whole region.

Sleeps 2Ensuite bathroomPrivate terrace

From €250 per night · low season

Meublé de tourisme — N° d'enregistrement : 06128000463RY

The Bungalow · Room 2

Chambre Léger

"Bold shapes, quiet mornings."

Ensuite, independent entrance, private terrace. Named for Fernand Léger, part of the circle of painters whose work still hangs at Fondation Maeght, a short drive from the door.

Sleeps 2Ensuite bathroomPrivate terrace

From €250 per night · low season

Meublé de tourisme — N° d'enregistrement : 06128000464JH

The Bungalow · Room 3

Chambre Modigliani

"Long lines, warm light."

Ensuite, independent entrance, private terrace. Named for Amedeo Modigliani, whose elongated, unmistakable figures remain among the most recognised of the early twentieth century.

Sleeps 2Ensuite bathroomPrivate terrace

From €250 per night · low season

Meublé de tourisme — N° d'enregistrement : 0612800046517

The Bungalow · Room 4

Chambre Soutine

"Ten years up the hill, in Vence."

Ensuite, independent entrance, private terrace. Named for Chaïm Soutine, who lived and worked in nearby Vence for over a decade — the most raw and expressive of the four namesakes. Configured with three single beds, it sleeps up to three.

Sleeps 3Ensuite bathroomPrivate terrace

From €250 per night · low season

Meublé de tourisme — N° d'enregistrement : 0612800046601

The exterior of Maison Braque, the two-bedroom apartment at Mas des Serres — Maison Braque — a separate two-bedroom apartment, with its own kitchen and living space.

The Apartment

Maison Braque

"A house of one's own, for the group who need it."

A self-contained two-bedroom apartment with its own kitchen and living space — the estate's only self-catering unit. Named for Georges Braque, whose pool and stained glass windows can still be seen at Fondation Maeght.

Sleeps 62 bedroomsOwn kitchen

From €600 per night · low season

Meublé de tourisme — N° d'enregistrement : 061280004676F

Nightly rates shown are low-season starting prices and vary by season. The whole estate — the Bungalow and Maison Braque together — is available for exclusive use, weddings and events on request.

Retreats & Workshops

Made for gatherings — retreats, workshops, weddings.

Book the four bungalow rooms together, or the whole estate — the bungalow and Maison Braque — for a larger group of up to a dozen. The gardens and the twenty-metre heated pool are shared between guests, and the main house remains the owners' private residence.

Yoga and movement retreats, with the pool and garden as the shared space between sessions
Photography workshops, using the village and the surrounding hill villages as a working studio
Small art retreats and painting weeks, in the same light that drew painters here a century ago
Weddings and celebrations, with the gardens and pool as the setting and parking for up to ten cars on site

Outdoor lounge at Mas des Serres, suited to group retreats

Location

Minutes from the village, worlds from the coast road.

Mas des Serres sits on the Route des Serres, the road up to Saint-Paul-de-Vence — five minutes away by car, or twenty on foot. The village is one of the most visited on the Côte d'Azur, and still home to the Fondation Maeght, one of the finest collections of modern art in Europe.

Nice airport is about fifteen minutes by car and the Polygone Riviera shopping centre just five, with Cannes and Monaco both within reach for a day out.