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Scott Dunn Villas, the South of France

Scott Dunn Villas, the South of France
Photo/Rich Roberts
The stone exterior of Bastide des Virettes frames its swimming area.
In the glittering summer sunlight of Provence, embraced by a lawn chair, a glass of rose in one hand, a Montecristo in the other and the Mediterranean in distant view, life is good. This level of bucket-list luxury doesn’t happen on its own, but Scott Dunn Villas may make it seem that way. The company has been providing seamless vacations for families, couples and buddies for 30 years. Each villa comes in the form of a fully-staffed home, with host, chef, housekeeper and a nanny if necessary. A recent experience in the south of France makes the point with an exclamation. Villa Constantins is in Opio, a few kilometers to the north of Nice and in the foothills of the Les …
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