Property for sale in Vence, France

A few steps from the historic city center of Aix-En-Provence, overlooking the entire city, this property extends over lush land of 2765 m2.A first house, built in 2001, can accommodate your guests or can be rented.It is designed on two levels, offering on the garden level, a first suite and a beautiful living room opening onto a terrace ideally exposed to the magnificent garden.The second level offers two additional suites and a second terrace with a breathtaking almost 360-degree view, even with a glimpse of the great lady Sainte Victoire.The main bastide, a former 19th century guard tower and annex to the Villa Mignet, is the very essence of Provenal architecture.This building, raised on one floor, has a simple volume, traditionally rectangular, to offer the longest possible facade to the sun and the view, and to protect itself from the wind.The garden level has a majestic entrance, a fitted kitchen with resolutely contemporary lines with its large central island and its row of lacquered columns, a living room with fireplace, and a lounge opening onto a workshop.All the rooms open onto the terrace area, which is resolutely natural, in the shade of the plane trees.The upper floor is structured around three large suites with all the amenities of modern comfort, including one entirely glazed, offering an incredible view of the entire city.A "secret" passage will take you from the first floor to an apartment, which also has an independent entrance from the outside, composed of a bedroom, a bathroom, a living room, an equipped kitchen and a charming little terrace shaded.Ideal for a young adult seeking independence or for a housekeeper who needs easy access to the main house while having their privacy preserved.The major asset of this property is undoubtedly its garden, all terraces and terraces, as magical as it is magnificent, carefully maintained and abundantly flowered.You can stroll through the orchard, olive trees, vegetable garden and the many species from here and elsewhere that make it up and give it its exceptional character.At the end of the garden, sheltered from view and all nuisances, a swimming pool, designed like a Provencal pond, completes the outdoor space, to delight lovers of sunbathing and refreshing or entertaining swims.This property is all the more unique as significant potential for an extension is still possible.A large-scale real estate project at the gates of the historic city center.