At the foot of the Luberon mountains, in 10 hectare grounds, An estate made up of an eclectic 20th-century residence and 16th-outbuildings - ref 61053
At the foot of the Luberon mountains, in 10 hectare grounds, An estate made up of an eclectic 20th-century residence and 16th-outbuildings.
This property, located in the Vaucluse area, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, is 40 minutes from Aix-en-Provence city-centre and 45 minutes from its high-speed TGV train station. Marseille-Provence international airport is within less than one hour's reach. The residence and its farm outbuildings are situated in the Luberon regional natural park, amidst the vineyards and mountains of the same name, in the southern part of the Vaucluse area. In the surrounding sector, there are many old villages with markets typical of Provence, paying witness to local activity that is focused on agricultural and craft production.
The main entrance to the estate is via a gateway on its northern side, along a small road running between two villages. It opens onto a driveway bordered with pine trees leading to the different buildings within the 10 hectare grounds that are entirely enclosed and away from any immediate neighbours. The grounds combine woods, meadows and landscaped gardens. There is a second entrance via the woods on the other side of the estate. The construction of the estate took place over almost four hundred years, from the 16th to the 20th century. With a total habitable surface of approximately 600 m², the property is made up of two separate buildings. To the east, the nearly 300 m² outbuildings and adjoining almost 100 m² covered area were built according to the traditional architectural techniques of the 16th century, with rubble stone walls and barrel tile roofs. Next to this first group of buildings, an approximately 300 m² edifice was added in the 18th century and totally transformed in the 20th century in keeping with the specific characteristics of the eclecticism movement. On the western side, there is a three-storey stone tower.
The main residenceIt has been recently redesigned in a truly theatrical manner. From the southern gate, the edifice, which can be reached via the lower garden, displays a southern facade worthy of a theatre set. The ground floor overlooks visitors, thanks to a double staircase leading to a patio with an 18th-century stone balustrade, and is made up of a series of rooms set one after another, comprising living spaces facing onto the patio to the south. The central entrance leads into an oval room covered by a dome of mosaics and stained-glass depicting figures from the play Othello. To the west, it leads to a dining room beneath a roof frame with exposed trusses, where there is a neo-medieval fireplace with a half-spherical hood resting on column-shaped jambs. Next to it, there is a kitchen in the tower leading to a vestibule in the north. To the east, a rotunda leads into an English-style study, with black and white lozenge-shaped taco tiling beneath a staff coffered ceiling. Light streams in through arched windows that overlook the patio. Carrying on, a lounge with a neo-medieval fireplace combines Spanish twisted columns with modern stained-glass windows.
It in turn leads to a protruding section erected on southern side, via a continuous patio and double staircase. This section of the residence opens out into the garden via two large, pointed arch windows. On the side of the patio, it also boasts a watchtower turret. Inside, two bedrooms share a shower room. One of the bedrooms possesses a balcony. The roof terrace on this section is bordered by balusters and offers views of Mount Sainte-Victoire. On the northern facade, there are three different entrances: in the centre via the rotunda or on the sides, via the vestibule to the west or the lounge to the east.
A former wine cellar at the foot of the south facade offers a substantial volume for full conversion.
