Charming Provencal Villa with garden in le Cannet - above Cannes. 3 Bedrooms, 1 Double Italian sofa, Sleeps 6 to 8.
The villa is located in a quiet residential street of the old village of le Cannet. The original mansion, (on 176 sq m grounds) in a green wooded setting offers peace and a quiet atmosphere for a simple stopover or a longer stay. It is a delightful place, only four kilometres and
a 10-mn drive from the Croisette and its beaches, the Cannes Congress Centre and the Massif de l’Esterel.
Built over 3 centuries ago, the cosy villa has recently been renovated and its original soul preserved. Perfectly integrated into its grounds, it is laid out over three levels where all the living spaces open onto the small garden.
It offers more than 120 sq.m. of living space: a master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and a second room with washbasin as well as a large Italian sofa bed in the drawing room. It can accommodate a maximum of 8 people.
The layout is as follows:
Entering the villa, you will find a small
hallway, paved with typical Provencal red hexagonal terracotta tiles (tomettes), that gives access to the quaint garden. The whole house is paved with those same “tomettes”. On the first level (ground floor), there is an antique Napoleon III sofa under the prettily curved staircase. There is also a separate toilet with washbasin. (To the right of the entrance hall, is the
hydrotherapy-column shower-room where the old winepress used to sit). The laundry corner is equipped with
washing machine and dryer.
A double bedroom (kingsize bed or two twins) with en-suite bathroom and toilet on garden level allows you to enjoy the sunny quiet of the garden.
Walking up the stairs, to your right you will find the dining room with fully equipped en-suite kitchen. The dining room has a large modern rectangular table that sits 6 to 8 (2 leaves available), as well as six comfortable table armchairs. There is a French window opening onto the terrace and the garden.
The fully equipped kitchen has a
Provencal "chicken-wire" cupboard, a small table, four gas burners, a hood, an electric oven, a refrigerator/freezer, a microwave oven, a dishwasher, a coffee maker, an espresso machine, an electric knife, a kitchen robot and a toaster. The kitchen has all necessary cooking utensils and crockery.
To the left of the staircase, you will find a drawing room that is equipped with a large comfortable Italian sofa, a carpet, coffee table and wardrobe. The room has
satellite TV, plasma screen, CD/DVD player, stereo.
On the second floor the master bedroom to the right is furnished with
two single beds that can be turned into a king-size bed. There is also a Napoleon III armchair and a large antique wardrobe. The room has a spacious en-suite bathroom with an Italian shower, a washbasin and lots of hangers.
On the second floor to the left is another bedroom with
two single beds that can be turned into a king-size bed. It enjoys a small stand-up balcony and a small view of the sea in the distance.
You will enjoy
the terrace and the garden that are planted with various Mediterranean trees (an orange tree, a fig tree but also a Muscat grape vine). Quality garden furniture is available as well as a
BBQ.
The garden is a very special place with
its former “lavoir” or wash place and
wine-press that the owner's ancestors used to press the grapes from their own land.
Neighbourhood:
Free parking space is available in the street or just in front of the house. There is also a covered public parking in the village that is free of charge.
Le Cannet (little Cannes) has much to offer in terms of artistic life. It has been the haunt of lots of famous painters. Pierre Bonnard, the famous painter who lived in Le Cannet is buried in the “Notre Dame des Anges” graveyard. A Bonnard museum will soon open in the village. All shops are within short distance (a cinema, a supermarket, cafés, restaurants…).
The historical town of Le Cannet is just at the top of Cannes’s famous Boulevard Carnot. Although not within walking distance of the Palais des Festivals, the villa is ideally suited for Festival de Cannes lovers and for other convention attendees.
Access:
By road: A8 Motorway, exit at Cannes-Mougins.
The Cannes train station is served by the high-speed TGV, only 5 hours from Paris; the regional centre and seat of the “département”, Nice, is 30 mn to the East; its international airport (Nice Côte d’Azur) has daily flights from all major cities in the world.
With a car, you can range far and wide on day trips alone: Italy is only 45 mn away, Aix en Provence 90 mn away.
For more information, please write to:
villa.le.cros.cannes@gmail.com