Villa Bellevue can be hired privately for seminars, business meetings, receptions and family celebrations. The south terrace takes up to 120 guests and the indoor reception hall 40 to 50. The villa belongs to Château Calissanne, a wine and olive oil estate in Lançon-Provence, between the Étang de Berre and the Sainte-Victoire mountain.
Seminars and company events
The indoor hall is fully equipped for meetings, with WiFi, air conditioning and an elevator. An interpreter booth is available, which is rare in a venue of this size and useful for international teams. A meeting day can be paired with a wine and olive oil tasting, a wine course or an evening on the terrace. The estate also runs its own program of afterworks, brunches and food truck evenings at the villa, which gives a sense of the informal formats it handles.
Weddings and receptions
The estate offers the villa for receptions, weddings and private parties. The terrace is the natural setting for a drinks reception or a dinner in summer, with the indoor hall as a fallback. Services can be added on request: a caterer, decoration, music, a DJ and extended hours.
Rooms and capacities
The south terrace covers 300 m² and holds up to 120 people. It has an open view that runs from the Sainte-Victoire to the Étang de Berre. The large reception hall indoors holds 40 to 50 people, and the indoor area totals about 270 m². There is also a tasting area with a wine cellar cabinet. Parking is private and on site.
Catering
The villa does not run its own kitchen for private events. A caterer can be arranged as part of the hire, and tastings of the estate's wines and olive oils can be booked for groups. Ask the estate which caterers it works with when you send your brief.
History and setting
The villa was the estate manager's house in the nineteenth century and has been renovated for meetings and family events. It dates from the Nabi period, roughly 1888 to 1900, and keeps a painted frieze inspired by a work of the painter Paul Elie Ranson. Château Calissanne produces wines, sparkling wines and olive oils, and keeps a shop on the same road.
Getting there
The villa sits off the RD 10 between Saint-Chamas and La Fare-les-Oliviers. From Saint-Chamas, drive 900 meters past the Calissanne shop and turn right between the red and white posts onto a dirt track that leads to the car park. From La Fare-les-Oliviers, pass the large bend and the first Calissanne sign, then turn left at the same posts. Aix-en-Provence and Marseille Provence airport are both within reach by car, so most groups arrive by coach or private car.
