luxury bastide for sale Costebelle-Mont des Oiseaux, France

A renovated house with a swimming pool and sea views on 2 hectares of land in Provence, opposite the Îles d’Or islands and at the foot of the Massif des Maures mountains, in a dominant position. The property’s gates appear after a bend on a road that rises up the hillsides. They open onto a driveway of approximately 100 metres, lined by evergreen oaks, that leads up to the property and its grounds of more than 2 hectares. The house stands on a flat outcrop of more than 3,300 m². Facing the drive is the eastern façade, to the side of which there is parking space for two vehicles. Behind a dry-stone gateway, there is a shady inner courtyard through which the swimming pool can be reached by going round the house. This three-storey, 225-m² house was built in 1968 and is made up of a succession of living spaces bathed in light. The buildings are set around a half-enclosed courtyard to the north, which is an ideal place of refuge in the summer thanks to the shade and coolness it provides. The upper floor can be reached from the inside but also the outside, where a stone staircase with a wrought-iron guard-rail adorned with spiral patterns provides the potential for independent access. The gable roof is made of half-round tiles and boasts a triple Génoise corbel. Along with the pink, ochre coloured rendering of the façades and the bullseye windows, this gives the building a typical Provence feel. A modern and fluid touch in the main living rooms is provided by the large full-length windows. To the south, the property boasts a vast expanse of wooded terraces stretching over 1.5 hectares, which is home to several horses and their paddocks, shelter and dressage arena. Over a landscape of woods and vineyards, the property offers sweeping views of the Mediterranean Sea in the distance.