The Property

This elegant French Château is a beautifully renovated family home. The architecture and the parkland setting within the estate walls help to create the secluded and private atmosphere of the property.

Dominating the valley below the medieval village of Bar-Sur-Loup the house faces predominately south, with superb views of the local countryside, the village and Gourdon.

The main house is approached through wrought iron gates, along a cypress-lined avenue, to a wide gravel sweep at the eastern end of the house. Entry to the house is gained through the front archway, which leads off the driveway to the central courtyard. Within the courtyard is a spectacular waterfall feature, leading to the entrance hall with stone floors, special paint finishes and frescoed ceiling. Doors give access to the principal reception areas. The main reception and bedroom accommodation overlook the valley below.

Guest Cottage

Situated to the west of the swimming pool is the guest cottage. This also has views of the valley below the estate, with its own private entrance and parking outside. The ground floor consists of a kitchen and dining room leading off the sitting room. There is also a large double bedroom and bathroom and a separate room facing the Chateau that could be used as an office. The second floor has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. There is also a 3-car garage incorporated with this house.

Caretaker's Cottage

Within the Chateau walls overlooking the main entrance, there is a caretaker's cottage consisting of a sitting room, kitchen with cloakroom, and on the main floor, three bedrooms, a bathroom and below a large bedroom and shower room. The house also has its own garden, BBQ area and swimming pool.

Gardens and Grounds

Mature and attractive gardens surround the house and are mainly lawns with some well stocked borders, Below the house the lawns are split into three terraces, with a fish pond and a hidden garden. Beyond the estate walls are a further three and half hectares of land belonging to the property. T

To the west of the house is a walled garden incorporating the swimming pool and a large pool house that includes a number of storage rooms.

Overview

On the ground floor - Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, Dining, Library, Kitchen, Two bedroom Apartment, Laundry Room, Cloakrooms.

On the lower-ground floor - Eight Foot Summer Reception Room, Vaulted Cellars.

On the upper floors - Primary Bedroom Suite with Bathroom, Guest Suite with Bathroom, Four further Bedrooms, Two Bathrooms.

The Guest House - Three Bedroom Suites, Two Sitting Rooms, Kitchen/Dining Room

The Staff Cottage - Four Bedrooms, Two Bathrooms, Sitting Room, Kitchen, Private Garden with Swimming Pool.

The Grounds - 16m Swimming Pool with Pool House, Tennis Court, Beautiful Terraced Gardens with Statues, Mature Trees and Ponds set within the Chateau Walls.

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Château des Valettes is situated between the well known charming hilltop villages of Bar-Sur-Loup and Tourettes-Sur-Loup. The local villages provide for day to day shopping needs. There is a weekly market in nearby Vence. For more extensive facilities there are the large centres of Grasse, Cannes, Nice and Antibes all of which are within fair driving distance from the house.

The A8 motorway (Vence exit) provides easy access to Nice International Airport, in about 23 km and beyond to Monaco and Italy, or alternatively, west to St Tropez and Aix-en-Provence.

Recreational facilities in the area are varied with riding and walking in the surrounding countryside, golf at Cannes Mougins, Biot, Opio and Cannes are all about 15-minutes away (by car). The nearby coast offers a wide range of water sports and, in particular, for boating the Marina of St Laurent du Var is approximately 22 km away.