Domaine de la Vène was discovered by our family in 1999, long before it became the house it is today. At the time, it was little more than a ruin, but soon this was to be our family home.

Part of the appeal of the South of France has always been the pace of life, where days unfold more slowly and are shaped less by schedules and more by the landscape.

The Tour de France, one of the world’s most prestigious bicycle races, passes close to us this year during Stage 4, between Carcassonne and Foix.