Le Mas d'Artigny is part of the prestigious “Grandes Etapes Françaises” a group with eleven luxurious hotels/chateaux. This one in particular, is quite unique, it was built in the 1970’s by Monsieur Rene Traversac, the founder of the group, who wanted to have something different from all the prestigious chateaux he owned: Le Prieure, Esclimont, Artigny, Gilly, Isenbourg, etc. He bought 16 acres of beautiful park land in one of the nicest areas of Provence-Cote d’Azur. In those days, the cost of land was only 20 cents (US) per square meter and taking advantage of this, he built a wonderful hotel designed by him and the famous architect Fernand Pouillon, with lots of space everywhere. 34 spacious rooms and suites in the main building all with very nice views, 21 apartments surrounding this main building, each with its own private swimming pool and two full baths, and three villas which can accommodate up to fourteen people in a villa. An indication of Monsieur Traversac’s concern for space and comfort are the showers in the apartments, double in size of what is usually found in most hotels.