A late 19th century Belle Époque villa with sea views and 4 000 m² of grounds, 5 minutes from the centre of Saint-Raphaël - ref 604708
A late 19th century Belle Époque villa with sea views and 4 000 m² of grounds, 5 minutes from the centre of Saint-Raphaël.
Located in the south-east of the Var department, the seaside and health resort that has been Saint-Raphaël since the 19th century is renowned and appreciated for its surrounding natural landscape with its bright colours and unusual shapes, as well as for its unique atmosphere, typical of the Côte d'Azur, with a multitude of leisure and relaxation activities. Alongside neighbouring Fréjus, the town is the economic and cultural hub of eastern Var. Situated 56 km from Nice international airport, it is also very easy to reach via the southern motorway, the railway station and two marinas. The property is just a few minutes from the city centre, the seafront and the port, on the edge of the Saint-Sébastien district. Hugging the city's first hills, the area enjoys beautiful coastal views.
The property is set in large, gently sloping grounds planted with trees, structured by several terraces and bordered by ancient dry stone walls. This spacious late 19th-century bourgeois residence sits at the top of the plot, where it enjoys a south-facing view over the grounds, with the seafront as a backdrop. Built on a base of exposed ashlar, the building has four storeys with rendered façades, ashlar quoins, window frames and balconies. The roof has interlocking tiles and four slopes topped with chimney stacks. The former main entrance, a large gate at the bottom of the property leads to a carport in need of renovation. The way up to the house was via a wide, curved stone staircase looking over a wooded area. A second entrance, which was originally a service entrance, is now more useful as it is close to the building.
The main buildingIn typical late 19th-century style, the residence comprises three rectangular sections arranged one in front of the other from the rear façade of the main building, following the slope of the land. The two rear sections have one storey, while the front section, facing south, has two. The façades are wide and have several regularly arranged windows. Two of the façades face the grounds and the entrance. They are refined, combining the sobriety of their light-coloured rendering with exposed stone ornamental work, with straight and curved shapes for all of the corner ties, doorways and balconies. The windows are round-headed on the ground floor and rectangular on the garden level and the two upper levels. The wooden windows are high, which is typical of southern architecture. Several balconies and terraces provide access to the ground and first floors via French windows. Mascarons, framed by sculpted brackets supporting small stone balconies, adorn the main façade at the lintel keys. Lastly, upper storey bands and a cornice with modillions, all rendered in the same shade of brick as the pediments or lintels above many of the windows, provide rhythm and colour to the various façades. Inside, the three floors are accessed by a large solid wood staircase with steel railings, set against the rear wall. The floors, which are original, are terracotta and cement tiles.
The ground floor
On the main floor of the villa, the entrance is on one side of the building. A straight stone staircase leads up to a porch surmounted by a terrace and closed off at the side by two semi-circular windows filled with green-coloured glass. In the entrance area, a vast corridor houses the large wooden staircase leading to the upper floors, a door to the lower floor and a bookcase that occupies two walls. A large central corridor leads to the rooms on either side. On the garden side, the hall opens onto a living room with a terrace, alongside a living room that could be used to extend the space. At the end of the corridor, a dining room is linked to a kitchen. There is also a former ...
