manor with pool for sale Tourrettes-sur-Loup, France

Imposing stone building on a park of olive and cypress trees at the gates of the village, like a manor outside of time, designed by André Svetchine, the architect of the legendary Colombe d’Or in St Paul de Vence. The main building houses 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, a triple living room, a huge kitchen loaded with famous names in gastronomy who have visited there. The caretaker's house comprises three apartments and terraces. Dacha, beautiful swimming pool, centuries-old terraces, terraces and cellars. Possible tertiary activities (accommodation for apprentices and training in gourmet cooking for example). Energy rating: 379 - G Greenhouse gas emission: 120 - G Housing with excessive Energy consumption: G Estimated annual housing energy costs: 8700-11770 euros. Transaction fees (all taxes included) to be paid by the seller. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr The luxury real estate market at the Côte d’Azur is one of the most attractive in the Mediterranean area. Whilst 'idyllic lifestyle and escape from city life' remains the primary reason people wish to purchase property in the French Riviera, due to the global economic situation, clients are also looking to buy secondary homes in the South of France as it is a stable investment and intelligent retirement plan. Located 14 kms from the sea, between Nice and Cannes, Tourrettes sur Loup is a charming medieval village which deserves a stop. Sited on a spurs right in the middle of superb and generous vegetation where aloes and fig trees grow naturally, Tourrettes sur Loup remains unshakable with its high houses as a fortification. It is called 'Cité des Violettes» as this nice and shy flower is cultivated there since approximatively a century. Nowadays, it is still one of the main activities in the village.