luxury bastide for sale La Crau, France

A renovated house with swimming pool in a prominent position in Provence, next to the foot of the Maures mountains and with a view of the Golden Islands and the sea. As the road winds up the hillside, after a bend, the iron gates of the estate come into view. They open onto a driveway of about 100 m lined with holm oaks, leading to the house set on a flat outcrop of more than 3,300 m². First, the eastern façade of the building can be made out, with a parking area for two vehicles alongside. Behind a narrow dry-stone porch, a shaded inner courtyard leads to the swimming pool, just around the corner at the back of the house. Built in 1968, the three-storey house with a total floor area of 225 m² is arranged in a succession of light-filled living spaces. The complex is built around a semi-enclosed courtyard facing north, an ideal spot during the summer months as it provides shade and coolness. The upper floor can be accessed from both indoors and outdoors, as an exterior stone staircase secured by a wrought iron balustrade with decorative scrolls leads upstairs, so that this level could potentially be used independently. Topped with a gable roof clad with monk-and-nun tiles and bordered by a triple cornice of shortened tiles, the facades with pink ochre rendering and oeil-de-bœuf windows lend the building its typical Provence charm. Large windows and doors in the main rooms add a modern, fluid feel to the property. Finally, the landscape to the south includes a vast area of wooded terraces, offering a sweeping view of woodlands and vineyards, with the Mediterranean Sea on the horizon. An adjoining plot of more than 1.5 ha, which is sold separately, is home to several horses and features paddocks, a shelter and a dressage arena.

A late 18th century bastide to be renovated set in 4 000 m² of land planted with trees in a very quiet location close to the sea, in the Cap Brun district of Toulon. The almost 4 000 m² plot is fully enclosed, virtually completely flat, rectangular-shaped and faces north-south. The country house, with around 250 m² of living space, also known as the 'campagne' in the region, is in a central position and is bordered on both sides by old terracotta terraces. Linked to the entrance gate by a stone path laid out in “calade” style, it is enhanced by the various species of majestic trees that border it and occupy the northern part of the grounds. The southern part, which does not have any trees in the centre and is structured by wide, low terraces, would be particularly suitable for a large swimming pool. The central part of the bastide is two storeys high above a garden level, with three rows of windows on the first and second floors, and two lower one-storey wings. The three roofs are gabled with canal tiles and the ridge lines are roughly on the same line. Two rows of white painted spandrels adorn the roofs. A single-storey extension has been built in the north-west corner to house a painting studio topped by a beautiful paved terrace, which is accessible from the first floor. The rectangular windows are protected by green-painted shutters. Several balconies, gazebos, overhangs and an external staircase brighten up the south facade. Finally, the outbuildings are grouped together along the western boundary of the property, and include a shed, two garages, a cellar and various storage areas.

A hillside villa in Toulon, south-east France, built on a 17th-century priory with vast wooded grounds and a sweeping view of the city’s natural harbour. An electric gate marks the main entrance. You reach it via a steep lane with two bends that is around 100 metres long. Beyond the gate, on the left, there is a large, flat parking space for four vehicles. A shelter there offers space for three vehicles. At a lower level, there is a half-open second space where two other vehicles can be parked. A few steps take you up to a wrought-iron double-leaf gate that leads into a covered entrance area from where you enter the house. The villa, crowned with a roof of barrel tiles, has two floors, extended with terraces on three sides. It was entirely renovated in the early 1990s, then in 1998. Its one-metre-thick walls rendered with roughcast bear witness to the building’s long history: the place was probably a priory that dated back to the 17th century – this is suggested by a millstone bearing the year ‘1630’ that was found on the site. The south-facing house is rectangular, built upon the rocky hillside with a flat ground floor. It offers a floor area of around 280m². Its many sliding picture windows across its facade herald a bright interior bathed in natural light. These windows are fitted with electric roller shutters. The west gable wall is made of exposed pointed stonework. A niche in this wall houses two small statues of cherubs. A vast terrace in front of the south-facing facade of white rendering offers a spectacular vista of the city below and, beyond it, Toulon’s natural harbour. On this terrace, you can relax in an infinity pool where you can admire an unrivalled view of the sea. On the left, two shelters offer shade and coolness in the summer heat. On the north side, two walkways lead to the first-floor terrace and the garden. The villa is surrounded by its vast wooded grounds on a slope.

A renovated, approximately 160 m² 19th century country house, with a wooded garden and swimming pool in a dominant position in La Seyne-sur-Mer. A tarmacked cul-de-sac around 100 metres long provides access to the property entrance, which is a metal gate supported by two stone pillars. From here, a short ramp leads to a wooded garden where a gravelled area provides parking for several cars on the eastern edge of the house. The house itself, built towards the centre of the plot, is flanked by a swimming pool on its western side. Two storeys high, with a cellar underneath, the building is roughly rectangular in shape, with a south-facing, rendered stone facade and three rows of windows on each storey, protected by wooden shutters. It is topped by a flat Marseille tile roof with four sloping sides. An impressive staircase with colonnades leads up to a vast travertine terrace, which borders the house on two sides. This extends to the swimming pool and the western part of the garden.

An 1862, renovated, traditional Bastide house, with a pool and more than 2,000 m² of land, in a wooded valley, near the beach and the centre of La-Seyne-sur-Mer. A no-through road, about a hundred metres long, is accessed from a street that is on the municipal bus route. Said road gives access to the entrance, with its remote-controlled gates, and a parking area for four or five cars. This property takes up a little more than 2,100 m² of enclosed land, enhanced with several species of plants, a swimming pool, a French bowls pitch, a well and a long, tiered area, backing on to a little hill. The traditional Bastide, house, spanning approx. 150 m² of living space, faces south. The neighbourhood is quiet, wooded and not very built-up; these premises are, consequently, preserved in a vast, private setting and completely unoverlooked.

Adjoining SIX FOURS LES PLAGES, the city center with all its amenities (shops, bus, school, shopping center), 5 min from the A50 access and 55 min from MARSEILLE, I offer you this property a favorite with its architecture, the inspiring interior layout of its owners. As soon as I enter this bastide steeped in history, I am contemplative of the crossing living space (living room, living room, open semi-professional kitchen) with neat and atypical decoration which opens before me. The bright ground floor with multiple openings has a master suite (dressing room, shower room) opening onto a private terrace, two toilets, a laundry room, access to the garage with storage spaces. Taking a wide concrete staircase with the most beautiful effect, we reach the first floor with 3 bedrooms with interconnected mezzanines, 1 of which has a shower room, 1 office, 1 other shower room with toilet. The heated swimming pool 7X3, a carport that can accommodate 4 vehicles in addition to other possible parking spaces, an exterior of 1072 m2 with a summer kitchen close the annexes of this opulent dwelling of 220 m2 ( 280 m2 Carrez law). Philippe CASOLARI - RSAC TOULON 908 064 934 Real Estate Consulting

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