Maison and Village - France NZ

Maison and Village - France NZ Open now - Village Stays in Quarante 🇫🇷 airbnb.co.nz/h/maisonquarante & Nelson 🇳🇿 on airbnb.co.nz/h/maisonandvillage . Open for stays from June 2026.

Download a Free local French Market Guide here: https://canva.link/maisonandvillageguide . Coming in 2025 - Our petite French maison (village house) in Quarante, (near Narbonne) in the South of France. We'll share our new booking website from June 2025, or email with your interest. [email protected]

One of our favourite little details inside the house in Quarante is the central terracotta staircase.This makes every tr...
20/05/2026

One of our favourite little details inside the house in Quarante is the central terracotta staircase.

This makes every trip upstairs feel slightly cinematic.
Worn curves, timber and tiles. Small details you notice on each ascension.

We found a ferronnier in the village - to add a hand rail.

Maison & Village — Quarante, South of France

A cosy spot and a good book. Mr B and I are still working on our lovely Air BnB but on these chilly village nights, fire...
18/05/2026

A cosy spot and a good book. Mr B and I are still working on our lovely Air BnB but on these chilly village nights, fire on, we are surrounded by stories, nothing better. N+J

Sabah al-Ful 🌿💮✨صباح الفل | When we lived in Qatar and in many parts of the Arab world, a simple "good morning" isn't e...
15/05/2026

Sabah al-Ful 🌿💮✨صباح الفل | When we lived in Qatar and in many parts of the Arab world, a simple "good morning" isn't enough. Instead I wish you a "Morning of Jasmine."

25/04/2026

Morning bells and vintage attic lace. There is something so grounding about the sound of the village waking up while we uncover the quiet history of the house over breakfast coffee.

23/04/2026

It's magical the way the morning light hits the rooftops viewed from our bedroom.
It fill me with optimism for what the day holds and
I'll never tire of savouring what the local brocantes have waiting for us.

The art of the flâneur.To wander without a destination, to observe, and to simply exist in the moment—a classic French r...
21/04/2026

The art of the flâneur.

To wander without a destination, to observe, and to simply exist in the moment—a classic French rhythm that feels utterly in harmony with these iconic seats at the Jardin du Luxembourg.

Finding stillness in the city.

Warm clementines in crates. Spring in the Languedoc means a stone’s throw to the Friday market in Quarante. Eight stalls...
18/04/2026

Warm clementines in crates.
Spring in the Languedoc means a stone’s throw to the Friday market in Quarante. Eight stalls, familiar faces, and everything fresh from the grove.

The luxury of shopping local.

This is the sitting room at Maison and Village Quarante. Cosy and lived in. The desk and lamp were inherited with the ho...
16/04/2026

This is the sitting room at Maison and Village Quarante. Cosy and lived in. The desk and lamp were inherited with the house. The ceramics came from dealers at the Pézenas antiques market — twice a year it spills onto the streets of the old town; beyond bliss.
Everything else is still being found.

The square in our village, Quarante. Boulangerie run done.Saturday morning the entire square fills with the fragrance of...
14/04/2026

The square in our village, Quarante.
Boulangerie run done.
Saturday morning the entire square fills with the fragrance of freshly baked bread.
Back here in September — a few dates still open.

New - Local French Market Guide in the Bio.

05/04/2026

We booked our flights back to France on Friday.
September in Quarante — the village square, the olive trees, the particular quality of light that makes you just want to sit awhile.

M&V Quarante is open for bookings now.
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Nelson NZ & Quarante, France
Wellington
7010

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 2pm

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