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OrléansDiscover a true haven of peace in the heart of preserved nature.Let yourself be captivated by this beautiful bourgeois house from the 20th century, where every detail reflects elegance, charm, and comfort.A green oasis in the middle of the cityImagine opening your windows each morning to a magnificent 1,250 m² garden, which is also suitable for a pool, a true refuge of tranquility where the song of birds replaces urban tumult.This house, with a living area of 242 m², combines the charm of the old with modern comfort. Built in 1926, it has preserved all its authenticity with its moldings, oak parquet ceilings, fireplaces, and beautiful ceiling height, while meeting the demands of modern living.Generous and bright volumesWith its 7 rooms, including 6 bedrooms, this home is ideal for a large family or for welcoming guests in a convivial manner. The double living room is the heart of the house, offering a warm and bright living space, enhanced by a Victorian conservatory.In terms of parking, you benefit from 2 indoor spaces and 2 outdoor spaces to accommodate your vehicles with complete peace of mind, along with a complete basement and cellar.Main features:Living area: 242 m², Private garden: 1,270 m², 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms.A privileged living environmentLocated in immediate proximity to all amenities, the house offers easy access to schools, shops, and public transport.In less than 10 minutes on foot, you will also enjoy parks and green spaces conducive to relaxation and family walks, with health services complementing this pleasant and practical environment for everyday life.(Some images have been optimized)REF 3362ADPE in progress.Estimated amount of annual energy expenses for standard use between ... and .... per year. Average energy prices indexed on 2021, 2022, 2023.Fees are the responsibility of the seller.Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr.ONE SHOT IMMOBILIER29 Rue Jeanne D'Arc 45000 Orléans02 38 83 12 69www.oneshotimmobilier.coFees are the responsibility of the seller. Energy class D, Climate class D. Average estimated amount of annual energy expenses for standard use, based on energy prices for the year 2021: between €3780.00 and €5160.00. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: georisques.gouv.fr.Fees are the responsibility of the seller.Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr.One Shot Immobilier29 Rue Jeanne D'Arc 45000 Orléans02 38 83 12 69www.oneshotimmobilier.com

Villa Iloana, a contemporary oasis nestled in the heart of a secure private estate in Cannes, reveals itself as an exceptional residence offering views of the sea and the Lérins Islands. The ground floor extends to a vast living/dining room that opens onto a swimming pool, offering breathtaking panoramic sea views. Two sumptuously appointed bedrooms with double beds and en suite bathrooms with showers and toilets complete this level with a touch of refined luxury. Descending to the lower level, a second living area offers a new and captivating view of the pool. A gym, hammam and guest toilet create a sanctuary of wellbeing, while a laundry room, shower room with toilet and staff bedroom add discreet functionality. A spacious garage for up to four cars completes the villa. Upstairs, two double bedrooms (180) with en suite shower rooms and WCs, and the master bedroom with its double bed, bathroom, separate WC, dressing room and private terrace open onto breathtaking views. In all, Villa Ioana offers five sumptuous bedrooms, sleeping up to ten people. A discreet maid's room on the lower floor completes the offer of this exceptional villa, which brilliantly combines contemporary luxury, Mediterranean serenity and breathtaking sea views.

Swixim International Cévennes Sud Ardèche offers this superb 19th-century stone farmhouse for sale, providing a dominating panoramic view in the heart of a preserved environment in southern Ardèche. Located near shops, rivers, and hiking trails, this authentic property is set on a green plot of over 1.5 hectares with a natural spring and a 40 m³ cistern. The property features approximately 290 m² of living space, including a main residence of 105 m² and four independent rentals of 37 m², 62 m², 59 m², and 29 m², each benefiting from private outdoor space. As for outbuildings, you will have a large carport for four vehicles and a 45 m² garage. While the roof is in good condition, the entire building requires complete renovation (electricity, fixtures, insulation, sanitation), giving you the opportunity to shape this unique place to your taste. This farmhouse with exceptional character is ideal for a gite project, guest rooms, or a large family home. Photos and video available upon request. This property has been entrusted to us by the owners, and we are pleased to provide all additional details and arrange a visit. Contact Anne Portefaix by phone at 06.87.81.40.56 or by email: [email protected] or Aurélia SOBCZAK at 06.59.24.28.52 or by email: [email protected]. Fees are charged to sellers. Our agency is open to inter-agency collaboration subject to the presentation of a qualified client. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website http://www.georisques.gouv.frThis description has been automatically translated from French.

This beautifully decorated villa is located between Mougins and Valbonne, in the Castellaras area only 20 mins from Nice Airport. In a secured domain and high security, the villa enjoys perfect calm surroundings and an amazing panoramic view with the most beautiful sunsets. The property's entrance is a sweeping driveway leading to the front door with garages and approximatively 10.000m2 of landscaped gardens to enjoy. This impressive property has undergone major renovations and has been designed and decorated with great taste and elegance. The villa offers over 420m2 of living space over 2 floors with 6 en-suite bedrooms. The large main terrace of the living room and dining rooms has the pool and the sitting areas with attached summer kitchen. In addition to the bedrooms, kitchen, entrance hall and living areas the villa also has a luxurious cinema room, a fully equipped gym and hammam/steam room. A/C throughout, alarm and security systems, garden lights and irrigation system. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website : www.georisques.gouv.fr

This exceptional villa at the gates of Monaco offers an incomparable blend of luxury, elegance and serenity. Ideally located in a dominant position, it offers breathtaking panoramic views of the sea and the Principality of Monaco. Featuring refined architecture, every detail of this villa has been meticulously designed to offer an exceptional living environment. The expansive spaces are bathed in natural light and offer a feeling of luxury and comfort. High-end finishes, furniture, noble materials and cutting-edge equipment add a touch of sophistication to each room. A spacious living room, a fully equipped gourmet kitchen, a sumptuous master suite with 2 private bathrooms, elegant guest bedrooms, a home cinema, a cozy spa, and a garage for luxury cars, are all features which make it a remarkable property. Outside, the beautifully manicured landscaped gardens provide a peaceful setting for relaxing and entertaining. A swimming pool and sunny terraces are perfect for enjoying the Mediterranean climate all year round. Close to beaches, luxury boutiques and gourmet restaurants, this villa offers an incomparable lifestyle on the French Riviera. A rare opportunity to acquire an exceptional property in one of the most desirable locations in the world.

A California-style house with panoramic sea views set in 4,000 m² of grounds in the hills above Toulon. The property is located halfway up a sloping cul-de-sac, with an automated gate marking the main entrance. There are two secondary entrances on the south and north sides of the property. Once through the gate, five parking spaces are available, either directly in the large basement or outdoors. The house has three levels, extended by terraces. Each storey is set back from the one below: almost all the walls are of glass, with sliding glass doors and some concrete walls painted white. The flat roofs are either painted white and covered with gravel or form terraces, the largest of these extending across the first level, which includes a swimming pool. The roof of the second level is entirely covered with solar panels, for complete self-sufficiency in electricity.

A Gascon chateau, a commandery of the Knights Templar and their many outbuildings around an enclosed garden, in the centre of a charming and historic village, at the gates of the Gers department, one hour from Toulouse. Built on a rocky outcrop and enclosed by fortified walls, the detached complex of buildings overlooks the village's few neighbouring houses and enjoys a 360° view of the surrounding rolling countryside from each of its edifices. Sheltered from view, the property is also steeped in silence given that the secluded village is only accessible via one small road. The adjacent buildings that compose the architectural complex surround a grassy courtyard as well as the former chapel of the “Knights’ Manor”, which became a church in the 15th century. Although it forms a harmonious whole with stone exteriors topped with barrel tile roofs, different buildings stand out due to the masonry of their exteriors, their roofs and other architectural elements specific to the successive periods in which the property was remodelled, such as its patios or windows. Consequently, the chateau that houses the current 330-m² dwelling distinguishes itself from the rest of the property thanks to its towers that cadence its exterior walls clad in stone and small bricks, as well as its many windows and immense patio of more than 100 m², highlighted with authentic balusters. As for the former Knights Templars monastery, which was later used as a wine storehouse and then a residence, it is a perfect example of medieval architecture. The horseshoe-shaped building presents traces of its former functions as a fortified chateau as demonstrated by the arrow slits, loopholes and scars resulting from the multiples modifications to its exterior over the centuries. With a surface area of 450 m², it has two storeys, including the attic space, and is topped with a gabled roof bordered by a triple Genoise corbel, while its exterior walls, composed of an amalgam of unpointed massive rubble stone masonry and ashlar stone, are characteristic of medieval constructions. Nestled next to one another, the outbuildings – former barns, stables, wine storehouse and other storerooms – are arranged between the two main buildings in such a way as to create a single edifice, which acts as the village's epicentre. It was only recently that a tree-filled landscaped piece of land below the village was annexed to the property. Today, sheltered from view, it includes a swimming pool and pool house in need of a bit of refreshing.

A medieval manor, redesigned in the 18th century, perched upon a plateau in France’s Quercy province with a sweeping view of the River Dordogne. The manor stands where lanes cross paths, upon the Gramat plateau, where it enjoys a commanding position with views of the entire Dordogne valley. Indeed, the panoramic vista stretches to the Auvergne hills and the Château de Castelnau-Bretenoux. Over time, the hamlet provided the manor with outbuildings, before its population dwindled. Today, the hamlet still includes a little farm, which is in business and produces walnuts. This farm lies beside the property. With its elegant dovecote tower, the property brings together, in a harmonious L-shaped arrangement, a main section and a series of little dwellings, once inhabited by the estate’s 40 vineyard workers and artisan coopers. So a self-sufficient life of labour was enjoyed on the site. The protective enclosure formed by the layout of buildings bears witness to the estate’s small, hard-working community of yesteryear, at once focused on its own world and open to the world around it. The hamlet was already indicated on the Cassini Map – the first detailed map of France – so we know it existed before 1789. Yet arrow slits low down in the walls and the remains of a spiral staircase suggest that a fortification stood here before, doubtless during the Hundred Years’ War. The same family inhabited the manor from 1600 to 1785, as dates engraved here and there tell us. The edifice took on its current form at the start of the 18th century, when there was a drive to make fortresses more comfortable and brighter. Later, in the early 20th century, it was modernised with electricity and upper-middle-class comfort. During the Second World War, the manor, with its hamlet, formed an important site for the French Resistance, for which it served as a prime look-out. The manor was then neglected unjustly. But it was restored at the end of the 20th century and the current owners later created the warm, welcoming atmosphere that it offers today. All around the property, there is a natural backdrop with delightful luxuriance in the summer – this lush decor is the centrepiece of the site, which enjoys absolute privacy, nestled in France’s beautiful Quercy province.

In Chalosse, 1 hour from the beaches, a 19th-century castle and its wooded park with a view of the Pyrenees. Hidden at the end of a wooded park of about 1.5 hectares and accessed by a spacious drive, the noble house offers nearly 700 m² of living space over three levels. Remarkably maintained and partially renovated in 2012, it has retained many original features: moldings, antique doors, staircase, parquet floors, and paved stone or terracotta surfaces. With several reception areas, seven bedrooms, a dormitory, and an independent apartment, the property has been designed as a place to live year-round as well as a vacation residence. From the park and its terrace, the view encompasses the Pyrenees.This description has been automatically translated from French.

A characterful dwelling with a sweeping sea view and a walled garden dotted with citrus trees, nestled in the old town centre of Hyères in the south of France. It was under the reign of Charles I of Anjou, in the 13th century, that a fortified town with five gates was built around the chateau here. One of these gates, Porte Saint-Paul, still has the grooves of its former portcullis. The edifice has three floors and is built upon Porte Saint-Paul gate. It has been redesigned several times since it was first built and it was extended in the 19th century. Its elevations are coated with rendering and its window and door surrounds are made of exposed ashlar, as are its quoins. The windows are arranged in four bays along the sea-facing elevation. They are of different sizes. Most of them are arched and the others are rectangular. A double-row génoise cornice underlines a roof of barrel tiles, which crowns the main section. A turret marks a corner of the edifice. It is supported by the gate’s thickest pillar and is capped with a zinc cone roof that is crowned with a finial. Inside the building there are five apartments, including the three that are for sale and which lie on the ground floor and first floor. The current owners have brought the three apartments together into a single dwelling with a 160m² floor area. The dwelling surrounds a terrace and a walled garden dotted with old citrus trees. The garden faces south and enjoys absolute privacy. It offers panoramic views of the Îles d'Or islands and the surrounding hills, upon which Villa Noailles stands. The three apartments could be turned into three self-contained units, each with their own private entrance. From a small road behind Saint-Paul collegiate church, three steps take you to an old door, which leads to the building’s entrance hall and to a wooden spiral staircase. These stairs take you to the upper floors.

A striking house, with an estate keeper’s lodge in more than 5,000 m² of grounds, less than 50 km from Paris, in a village full of character. This edifice is situated in the upper part of a village on the banks of the River Seine, between Fontainebleau Forest and Sénart Forest, in the middle of more than 5,400 m² of tree-lined, almost entirely walled grounds. This striking house, locally known as an ‘Affolante’ and emblematic of holiday homes along the River Seine, boasts 375 m² of living space and a unique architectural style, dominated by an octagonal tower previously compared to the one at Gare de Lyon by the village’s inhabitants. It was rebuilt at the turn of the 20th century by a Parisian businessman and art enthusiast. It has retained the elegance of its classic appearance and the Japanese-inspired studio perched in the tower’s belvedere, with surrounding balcony, painted panelling and panoramic view. The house, the majority of which has been restored and regularly maintained, combines authenticity with modern comfort. The light-coloured façades are punctuated with horizontal recesses and large windows. Inside, moulding, cornices, coloured stained glass, marble fireplaces, plus chevron patterned and English bond wood flooring pay witness to the constant care lavished upon preserving the period decorative features. The property also includes an approximately 110-m² estate keeper’s lodge renovated fifteen years ago. Within the grounds, there are also a well and a 19th-century greenhouse.

A 17th-century manor house with a panoramic view, outbuildings, a swimming pool and helipad, in a 13-hectare estate, in the Limargue sector. The property is located in a farming hamlet that is very typical of the Limargue sector, in a dominant position on a ‘pech’, the name given locally to a hill. The manor house and its large courtyard to the north used for private parking can be found at the highest part of the estate and can be reached directly through a wrought-iron gate that opens off the country road running through the hamlet. There is another entrance via the south, via a long earthen track that winds through the fields, leading to the barn and hangars spread out through the 13-hectare estate. Opposite the splendidly looking manor house, built in 1608, restructured in 1688 and extended in 1823, there is a large building combining garage space and living space. It lines one side of the courtyard and separates the manor building from the other houses in the hamlet. The manor house and barn underwent extensive renovation work between 2002 and 2007. When work began, the manor house was in a state of near ruin and it took two full years of work to make this edifice alone habitable. The totally uninterrupted view takes in a succession of natural meadows bordered by hedges and woods. A long, 12-metres by 3-metres, salt-filtered, heated, granite swimming pool fitted with a waterfall fountain, counter-current swimming system and a security roller shutter that is fully concealed when open, has been installed to the northwest of the house. Alongside the earthen track that leads down to the vegetable garden, another barn has partially been converted into a fitness room. Further to the south, a helipad and its modern facilities have been smartly blended into the wooded countryside, away from view. On the other side of the valley, a third barn still serves its original agricultural purpose. At its southern tip, the property is enclosed by a naturally cultivated vegetable garden, an orchard and a storage hut. Not far from the vegetable garden, there is a 20-metres by 60-metres dressage area, next to which a hangar for the horses has been erected; there is also another shelter to the north, nearer to the residence. In the shade of a small wood, a natural pond into which a spring on the estate flows also stands on the property.

A former municipal tax collection office renovated into a village dwelling, between Mount Lozère and Mount Aigoual, in the Cévennes National Park. In the village, the former municipal tax collection office – which once housed the local school a century ago – has been entirely restored and converted into cosy guest accommodations. With approximately 170 m², the house stands out thanks to its high ceilings and rooms bathed in light, which provide 180° panoramic views of the surrounding Cévennes valleys that extend as far as the eye can see. Facing south, it marks the village’s southern border and is extended by a wooden patio that seems to float above the landscape. As for its renovations, they were able to conserve the soul of the premises, while still retaining its original materials and incorporating all modern comforts, such as a pellet furnace, fibre optic cable, a contemporary kitchen and bathrooms.

A 19th-century family residence, with an annex and outbuildings in more than 2 hectares of grounds, 20 minutes from the Côte d’Émeraude coastline, in the countryside. Set back from a B road, a country road winds through a hamlet before arriving at a farm track. This old farmhouse stands in the centre of a more than 2.5-hectare wooded estate. The main residence, built with rough-hewn blocks of granite, dates from the 19th century and was erected upon the vestiges of and using the materials from a former manor, of which a dovecote remains. The quoins on the door and window frames as well as the lintels are made of dressed granite blocks. The house boasts two storeys with an attic level above part of them. The front façade is punctuated by classically, almost symmetrically arranged windows, aligned in three vertical rows over two levels. There are three entrance doors into the ground floor, framed by three windows, one of which is panoramic. Three windows punctuate the first floor beneath a gabled roof, in which there are two wall dormers and a skylight. The windows boast views over the landscaped garden, the woods and surrounding nature. A former estate keeper’s house is also made of rough-hewn granite blocks and is topped with a slate roof. Next to it, there is a second outbuilding. A monumental picture window looks from it towards the façade of the main residence. The old dovecote has been transformed into a storeroom. The farm also includes former pigsties which are now used as a log store, while an old stone wall denotes the presence of a former bread oven, now in ruins. The garden has been organised into different zones, surrounded by meadows and woods.

A large 18th-century Provencal country house, with its gardens and sea views, in the middle of the world’s perfume capital. A few minutes from the historical downtown area of Grasse, the property is made up of a group of buildings surrounded by vegetation, in the middle of the city, while, perched halfway up the hillside, it enjoys unobstructed panoramic views of the sea and the neighbouring countryside. Situated on a plot of land of more than 4,000 m² and nestled within a rolling landscape, it is made up of a long rectangular main building, as well as a caretaker’s cottage. The first is a three-storey construction typical of the 18th century, which was most likely extended lengthwise later on, judging how its roof changes in height almost at its centre, while the second building, located at the property’s entrance, is more modest in size, of similar craftsmanship and from the same period as the main dwelling. Featuring solid constructions, with thick local stone walls covered in light-colour plaster, rectilinear windows placed densely and symmetrically throughout, ashlar stone window/door surrounds or brick window ledges, as well as barrel tile gable roofs, the property also includes, in front of the main dwelling and facing mostly south, a flat swath of lawn with a swimming pool as well as a terraced garden flourishing with vegetation.

A dwelling from 1900 surrounded by wooded grounds, partially classified as “Remarkable Landscape”, near the Arcachon Bay waterfront. Characteristic of the shores of Arcachon Bay, this dwelling from 1900 is surrounded by more than 7,000 m² of densely wooded grounds and lush vegetation. Located on the waterfront, it overlooks the coastline and provides an enchanting panorama of the bay’s calm waters, while its coastal architecture, specific to the Southwest seaside, embodies the understated elegance of holiday homes from the 19th century. With light-colour plaster-coated exteriors, typical of other dwellings in the area, cadenced by red brick window surrounds, quoins, friezes and lintels, its painted wooden balconies, pelmets, shutters and structural elements come together in a harmonious contrast of white, red and wood, one of the architectural signposts from that period. Rectangular in shape, the dwelling, with two upper stories of identical proportions, is topped with a red tile, evenly pitched gable roof, featuring wide overhangs sometimes decorated with delicate pelmets, while its top-floor dormer windows stand out thanks to their triangular pediments. Facing the great outdoors, the dwelling boasts many patios and windows in order to enjoy the mild climate, which remains protected from the wind thanks to the surrounding vegetation.

An old stone house and shop nestled in one of France’s most beautiful villages with a view of a rocky cirque. This fine dwelling is tucked away among the round and square towers that grace the village’s many country houses, which also feature quaint dovecotes – some genuine, others false. The house is inconspicuous, its architecture unpretentious. Its shape softens the angular forms of the surrounding medieval structures and the sturdy remains of the fortified old town. The building was probably made in the fifteenth or sixteenth century as a modest home. It captures much of this castle village’s unique history. Its simplicity makes it stands out from Autoire’s other houses. Unlike other dwellings in the village, this property does not feature towers, dovecotes, mullioned windows, half-timbering and corbels. Instead, it features straight lines and the stout design of the old block-like houses with upper floors that you find along the Dordogne valley. There are two entrance doors leading into the building. One is on the west side. You enter it at the garden level of the dwelling, at the end of a small garden with a terrace that enjoys a splendid corner spot with a clear, breathtaking view of the nearby limestone cliffs of Autoire’s spectacular cirque. The other one is on the north side. You enter it via a courtyard – a former threshing area – at the ground level. This expanse takes you to a large entrance into two shops next to each other, in front of which chairs and tables are placed for customers. At the back of the courtyard stands a fine modern extension of timber boards that runs along part of the facade made of Quercy stone, where a semibasement with a workshop, boiler room and storage space lies.

Just 1 hour and 30 minutes from Paris, in the small Sologne region, an old wine estate has been redeveloped within an 1.8-hectare park overlooking the vineyards. The access to the property is preceded by vast expanses of forests, ponds, and vineyard plots. The estate, located on a gentle hill, overlooks the vineyards. Three distinct entrances marked by double gates lead to the main house, the park, and the outbuildings. A driveable path gradually ascends towards the houses through the well-kept park, planted with tall stems of various and colorful species, revealing some resting areas with seating and ornaments, vases, and stone statues. The main house is bordered by a stone terrace on its north façade. Small brick walls delineate floral flowerbeds. Close to the wine cellar, there stands an old icehouse buried under vegetation. A delicate place that offers breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside. Several outdoor locations, covered with stone paving, allow for full enjoyment of the site.This description has been automatically translated from French.

A town house with a classical style, a garden and a stunning view in the historical heart of Nontron in France’s Périgord Vert area. The property extends over a long, narrow plot from a street to a valley drop. The house is built in a classical architectural style. It is a terraced house with a facade that leads straight out onto the street. The dwelling was built upon a medieval cellar. It has three floors, excluding its basement and its loft space. The latter could be converted. The house dates back to the 18th and 19th centuries. Its street side faces north and its garden side faces south. Its classically designed faces rise up to a gable roof of monk-and-nun tiling. Rendering coats the stone walls but leaves the dressed stone of the quoins and window and door surrounds exposed. The windows are perfectly aligned with one another. Stringcourses demarcate each floor. Solid and louvred shutters protect the house’s wooden windows, which are original features and are laid out symmetrically. A timber spiral staircase with a wrought-iron balustrade leads from the ground floor to the upper levels, including the loft. There is a landing on each floor. The town house conceals a walled garden behind it. The walls surrounding this garden were built upon the old ramparts of Nontron and its chateau. The property’s commanding position overlooking the valley offers a spectacular panoramic vista.

A more than 140-hectare hunting estate with an 18th-century Provence farmhouse, in the Alpes de Haute-Provence area. The estate can be reached via a discrete tarmacked track that winds through the greenery to the entrance gate. Beyond the gate, the grounds of the vast, entirely fenced, 138-hectare estate, fully preserved from any hustle and bustle, are divided into two separate parts. An old edifice made from local stone and built in the 18th century can only be seen from inside the estate, tucked away in the centre of the first part of the grounds. The typical Provence farmhouse stands in the middle of meadows overlooking the valley. It is set around a central courtyard and includes several independent homes. There is a summer kitchen that is dominated by a swimming pool surrounded by a covered patio and a summer lounge, boasting a panoramic view over the Alpine relief. A second entrance on the Luberon side of the property can be reached by carefully maintained tracks. They also lead to almost 3 hectares of truffle oak trees whose produce is farmed and sold, as well as two lakes. As for the outbuildings, a large edifice contains several garages, a workshop and storage space for agricultural equipment. A well-structured kennel area is made up of twenty boxes, all of which are lit and boast a water supply. The water supply for the estate, which has become a crucial issue in southern France, is guaranteed by a 105-metre-deep borehole fitted with a submersible pump in 2020 that fills a 75-m³ water reserve equipped with a UV treatment system. Several springs and a traditional Provence stone well further enable the property to be self-sufficient in terms of water. The estate is connected to the electricity as well as telephone networks and also boasts potential for production of photovoltaic solar energy.

A 20th-century villa with outbuildings, a garden, swimming pool and panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea, to the west of Marseille on the Blue Coast. Perched on a promontory, the land where the old mill once stood was gradually divided up in order to make room for several villas in the 1960s. All that remains from the former mill is a tower now encircled by the building complex, which has progressively been expanded over time. With the arrival of the train, followed by various services and amenities, the traditional lifestyle of this seaside village quickly transformed into a sought-out coastal resort town, while the proximity of the famous actor Fernandel once again increased interest in this holiday destination, secluded and yet close to several dynamic business hubs. With immaculate and rather massive architecture, including multiple building structures, but with an overall traditional appearance thanks to its ochre-colour plaster-coated exteriors, arched windows surrounded by ashlar stone as well as its barrel canal rooftops bordered by genoise cornices, the villa combines the character of yesteryear with modern comfort. As for its large glass doors and picture windows, they allow the natural light to bathe its interior and provide panoramic views of the sea, while inside, noble materials and soft tones were chosen in order to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere. In addition, the bedrooms, sizeable and sunny, were designed as individual sanctuaries, their bathrooms were tastefully decorated with several luxurious touches and the living areas, generous in size, are extended outdoors thanks to several sun-dappled patios, bordered by understated wrought-iron guardrails or stone balustrades, intended for convivial moments between family or friends as well as peaceful relaxation lulled by the wind in the pine trees. With a separate flat and recreational amenities, including an impressive swimming pool, which provide a sumptuous touch and augment the property’s inhabitable spaces, the latter seems as if to melt into the horizon like the bow of a ship, surrounded by an immense terracotta deck as well as a variety of outbuildings. Last, but not least, the garden, meticulously landscaped, is an invitation to stroll through its verdant pathways, while terraced areas lead to more intimate spaces, ideal for reading against the soothing soundtrack of the waves in the distance.

A 16th-century hamlet in need of a renovation, with a swimming pool, 23 hectares of grounds including 4 hectares of vineyards, overlooking the Garonne valley between Bordeaux and Toulouse. On a plateau overlooking the Garonne and Albret valleys, past several villas built on either side of a municipal road, a final property stands at the edge of a village, which can be reached via a driveway bordered by cedar trees. Surveying the surrounding landscape, it seems to be cut off from the outside world, sufficiently distanced from its neighbours to avoid all disturbances, both visual and auditory, while still remaining in proximity to the village. Nestled within its grounds, which include flower-filled pastures, fields and vineyards draped on the hillsides as well as woods below, only a faint buzzing sound can be heard from the motorway, which traverses the centre of the northern side of the valley. A gravel drive runs alongside a square dovecote and its patio before arriving in front of the U-shaped main building edified in 1536. At that time called “the chateau of Pelon”, at some point between the 17th and 19th centuries it became a noble house owned by the Espalangue family, a member of the court of Henri II, King of Navarre. Built out of stone over two levels and topped with a barrel tile roof bordered by a triple Genoise corbel, the house is arranged around a gravel courtyard punctuated with an ancient cedar tree. To the south, a square turret abuts the central main building with a floor area of approximately 385 m². The east wing, which houses the former village stove, and most likely flanked by a mill at one point, could easily be connected to the current dwelling. Combined with the 360° panoramic view, the creation of new windows, which are currently small in size and low in number, could provide additional light for the building and make it possible to take advantage of its different perspectives throughout the day. At a distance from the main dwelling, on the other side of the gravel courtyard, a guesthouse, a former Gascon farmhouse in need of renovation, is located not far from the 6 x 18-metre swimming pool and a vegetable garden with chicken coop, while a second driveway ensures this building’s independence if needed. Scattered throughout the property are three wells, an undeniable asset.

A villa designed by André Stern in the 6th arrondissement of Marseille, opposite Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, with a panoramic view of the city and its bay . Situated on a rocky headland, the villa that its designer and first occupant christened 'The Eagle's Nest' certainly lives up to its name, taken from the name of the vegetable garden which it was built on. After climbing the steps of a typical Marseille street, once you have gone through the front door, a flight of brick steps framed by exotic vegetation such as a Japanese pagoda tree, cycas and ice plants runs along the rear facade and leads to the house entrance, which looks almost suspended above a limestone fault. The tone is set before you enter the vast premises: a huge patio door gives you a view of the character and architectural style of the curved building. More than 400 m² of living space has been designed to fit in with the landscape and environment, with a vast terrace and terraced garden that look out over the Mediterranean Sea. The architect, town planner and scenographer André Stern, a disciple of Le Corbusier, had this unusual house built for his family between 1984 and 1987, based on a 16th century Indian mandala design. The building’s architecture is unique, both in terms of its appearance and the materials used. It has an inverted half-shell roof with glulam beams, large round windows, a concrete and aerated concrete structure, geometric features repeated in rhythm, and even reflected in the shape of the swimming pool.

In Brittany, nestled within the heights of Val-André, an early 20th-century villa, its garden and panoramic sea view. The house appears around a bend in the road, at the same time as the panoramic view of the Val-André beach. Accessible by foot via a gate, then a flight of stairs to the elevated garden, it also has a second entrance to the north of the property. On the street below, lined with a high rubble stone wall and local rose sandstone guardrails, a garage door provides access to a garage located under a portion of the garden. The latter, flanking the hill, fully benefits from its orientation, ideal for its many thriving exotic plants. Built on the highest part of the lot at the beginning of the 20th century, the three-storey house is made out of granite and sandstone, with a façade coated in cement. With pink sandstone surrounds for the windows and doors, a wooden balcony on the first floor, the house is also adorned with a front porch topped with a slate Mansard roof. The house’s gabled roof has two long sloping sides and is topped with a decorative metal roof ridge and finials, while the eaves on the gable ends are half-hipped.

A 19th century townhouse in Le Castellet in Provence, with a floor area of 300 m² and panoramic views over the vineyards and the sea . The upper section of the house - the ground floor with terrace and upper floor - totalling almost 200 m², could be sold separately for €660,000. Once you have entered the village, admired the 17th-century wash-house and crossed the Place des Remparts, there is direct access to the lower part of the house - level B-2. Alternatively, once you have passed through the “Portalet” - the old fortified gateway - and followed the alleyways for 80 metres, you can reach the ground floor via the main entrance situated in the centre of the village. The terraced house has a four-storey southern facade. At once bright, impressive and graceful, it features two turrets framing the large terrace. This 18th- or 19th-century complex of almost 300 m², built atop the old ramparts, exudes a certain aesthetic and visual balance. The two-storey northern facade resembles a sober, generous 'bourgeois' residence. Its typical Provence style monk-and-nun tiled roof is bordered by a triple cornice of shortened tiles. Although most trips are made on foot to take full advantage of the pedestrianised streets and close proximity to shops in the village, a car can be parked along the south-facing facade. The public and residents' car park is around 150 m away.