Property Overview
- Sleeps: 6
- Bedrooms: 2 doubles & 1 twin
- Bath/Shower Rooms: 2 bathrooms, 1 shower-room
- Rent per week:€3,600 - €6,600
- Key features:
Single-storey villa
Infinity swimming pool
Modern architectuiral designOutstanding space and lightPrivate and peaceful
Stunning views
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Le Cygne
Le Cygne, is an incredibly striking, single-storey Villa, set around a panoramic infinity pool and with fabulous south-facing views over wooded hills and valleys. The Villa was designed and built in 1994 by a Chicago-based architect and the frontage is almost entirely glazed to flood the rooms with sunlight and make the most of the views. Reflecting the remarkable creativity of its owners, Le Cygne has a powerful sense of space and light, which, combined with its commanding situation and panoramic views, is hugely inspiring. With minimalist white décor throughout, the Villa is aptly named ‘The Swan’ and this provides the perfect blank canvas for the most arresting artwork and sculptures.
Spending all or part of hot summer nights on the couch installed on the Roof Terrace is a special experience. It's the ideal place to marvel at the star-studded skies, and to witness the occasional shooting star. It's also somewhere very pleasant to enjoy a drink in the late afternoons, and overlooking the spectacular wooded hills and valleys to the south.
'We have just spent a very relaxing week at Le Cygne. This spacious modernist house, with its wonderful pool, spectacular view from the terrace, and adorned with some striking sculptures, provided us with a very comfortable week in hot weather, suiting both old and young (teenage) alike. Regular use was made of the tennis courts at Villecroze, while there was much to explore in the surrounding villages including their hostelries.'
Jack of Anglo French Properties had direct experience of the house and was able to give an authoritative view of what it and the surrounding area offered. His process of administrating the letting was clear and simple, while I always felt that any query or additional request (such as locating a local cook at short notice) could be managed without difficulty.
James Gardiner London, England 2022
''We stayed at Le Cygne for a fortnight in August and enjoyed every minute of it. The House itself is truely stunning and quite unusual for the region in terms of its modern architecture and interior design. The side of the house facing out over the valley is entirely glass fronted and provides wonderful views while still being very secluded.
The owners are serious about art (he is a working artist) and have decorated the house throughout with beautiful paintings and sculptures. They were also very considerate and flexible in terms of managing our arrival and departure times. A cleaner comes in every 2/3 days so the house is always spotless.
The surrounding area offers plenty to do in terms of sightseeing and restaurants, while the village offers an excellent choice for local shopping.
Le Cygne is about 90 minutes drive from Nice airport, half of which is motorway''
Joe Topley, London, England.
Accommodation
Le Cygne is an ultra-modern single-storey Villa, with 3 bedrooms, sleeping 6 people with a magnificent roof terrace.
Entrance Hallway - with a Cloakroom and WC at one side
Sitting Room – luxuriously large and light, with a front wall of floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors opening onto the Sun Terrace. The room is furnished with sofas and armchairs, and has a contemporary stone fireplace, satellite TV, a DVD player and masses of DVD’s.
Next to the sitting room, behind the large chimney is an 'office area' with two desks and a printer/scanner.
Kitchen/Dining Area - with floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors that open onto a panoramic Dining Terrace with a retractable sun blind and a gas barbecue nearby. The Kitchen/Dining Area has a table seating 8, gleaming white units, a gas cooker with 5-burner gas hob, an electric oven, a fridge/freezer, double sinks, dishwasher, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, blender, juicer etc.
Utility Room – accessed from the Kitchen with a washing machine, a tumble dryer, an iron and an ironing board, and a laundry sink.
Bedroom 1 - the very large air-conditioned Master Bedroom, with floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors opening onto the Pool Terrace and a 6’ 6’’ double bed. The ensuite Shower Room 1 has a walk-in shower, a double wash basin and a W.C.
Bedroom 2 – has a 6-ft double bed and a large cupboard where the family’s games are stored. The ensuite Bathroom 1 has a bath fitted with a shower, a washbasin and a W.C.
Bedroom 3 – has two, 3’ 6’’ single beds and ensuite Bathroom 2, with a bath fitted with a shower, a washbasin and a W.C.
A separate art Studio adjoins, where art exhibitions are held from time to time, but not during tenancies, of course.
The roof terrace is a lovely feature of the house to enjoy, furnished with a sofa, chairs and low table from which the magnificent view and night sky can be enjoyed. Likewise from the comfort of a large round bed with a futon.
Garden & Grounds
Le Cygne has an immensely discreet and understated setting, approached via electronically-operated entrance gates to a shaded parking area. The Villa stands in 2 hectares (5 acres) of grounds and has magnificent views over the totally unspoilt wooded valleys and hills of the Var.
The Villa has been designed so the whole frontage opens onto a stunning Terrace with sun loungers, sun umbrellas and a dining area, then a few steps lead down to an infinity Swimming Pool.
The Swimming Pool is 8.60 metres long and 2.10 metres wide, with Roman steps into the shallow end which is 1.50 metres deep, sloping to 3 metres at the deep end. The Pool is filtered and alarmed.
In the gardens to the front of the house there is a boules court. The boules are kept in the house.
Location
Le Cygne is situated off a very quiet country road, and 500 metres from the scenic nature reserve called the Site de St Barthélémy. This reserve is a ‘must-visit’, with its shady trees, pond, streams and mini-waterfalls, offering many attractive walks, biking trails, and places for a picnic.
The village of Villecroze (5 kms) has a lovely square, a variety of cafés and restaurants, and a bakery, post office and grocery. The larger villages of Salernes and Aups (2 kms and 7 kms respectively) both have good shopping including supermarkets, and restaurants in various price ranges.
40 minutes' drive to the north is the 10 km-long Lac de Ste Croix with excellent swimming from its many beaches in crystal-clear water, as well as wind-surfing, sailing and pedalos.
To the east of Lac de Ste Croix are the dramatic Gorges du Verdon, known as the Grand Canyon of Europe and providing all kinds of exhilarating pursuits including hiking, canoeing, kayaking, canyoning and mountain biking. Electric motor boats can also be hired.
Toulon (Hyères) international airport is about 1¼ hours' drive, whilst the larger international airports of Marseilles (Marignane) and Nice are approximately 1½ hours' away. The super-fast train, the TGV, stops at Aix TGV station (between Aix-en-Provence and Marseilles), although some trains continue, rather more slowly, to Draguignan/Les Arcs, about 30 kms from the house.
Additional Information
Unless otherwise agreed, there should not be more than 6 people (including children) staying in the Villa at any one time.
No children under the age of 10 (or babies or toddlers) will be allowed.
Tenants will be met on arrival by the owners, and will be shown round the property. A cleaner is employed by the owner to clean twice a week.
Maintenance of the swimming pool and grounds is the owner's responsibility.
As long as sufficient notice is given, a part-time cook can probably be arranged. His/her/their wage/s will be the tenants' responsibility and, if requested, will be ascertained prior to the commencement of the tenancy.
Bed linen, bath and pool towels are provided free of charge, and will be changed on a weekly basis.
The Villa has Broadband/Wi Fi internet access.
There is a house telephone.
There is a set of "boules" in the Villa. There is a boules court close to the entrance of the house.
The owner’s insurance policy requires that all outside doors (sliding and otherwise) are locked, and that the alarm is set whenever all tenants leave the property for whatever reason. They will be shown how to set and unset this alarm, and also how to operate the electronically-controlled entrance gates.
This is an all-year-round property, with an underfloor heating/cooling system.
The Villa’s Information Folder explains how everything works (both inside and outside). It lists the names and telephone numbers of a doctor, dentist, electrician, plumber, pool man, etc, plus other emergency and useful numbers.
Things to See & Do near Le Cygne
A nearby lavender farm makes and sells lavender essences and related items. There are also nougat and honey producers in the vicinity.
There are many restaurants in the area ranging both in price and quality, with truffles being the local speciality. Details and descriptions of some of them are given in the Information Folder.
Markets abound in the local towns and villages, with details of where and when shown in the Information Folder. Local pottery and Provençal fabrics are very popular.
The Information Folder also includes details on the following:
- How to book the 4 outside tennis courts in Salernes.
- Nearby riding stables offering everything from lessons to dressage, to trekking in the stunning surroundings.
- Local golf courses.
-Bicycles can be hired in Salernes. Details are in the Information Folder.
- Wonderful walks in all directions. Very much including the nearby nature reserve of the Site de St Barthélémy (see the LOCATION section).
- The many activities on/in/around the Lac de Ste Croix and the Gorges du Verdon (both mentioned in the LOCATION section)
The Mediterranean beaches of Cavalaire and St. Tropez are within 2 hours' drive (in any month other than July and August when getting to them can take rather longer).
There are many stunning towns and villages to explore in the vicinity. Aups is known as Provence’s truffle capital - when in season, stalls of truffles are on display on market days. Tourtour is called the 'village in the sky'. Entrecasteaux boasts a marvellous château with grounds designed by Le Nôtre who also laid out the gardens of Versailles. Salernes has numerous pottery shops and an excellent Sunday market, whilst the pottery centre of Moustiers Ste Marie is also noted for its metal star suspended across the gorge above it, brought home in triumph from the Crusades.
During August the whole of the Var is "en fête". This can be most exhilarating, with concerts, fireworks, folkloric events and special markets for local pottery and handicrafts. Aups has a week of lively festivities, usually around the middle of August.
Vineyards abound in the region, producing red, white and rosé wines (rosé is a Provençal speciality). Many offer tastings and on-the-spot purchases, and details are in the Information Folder.
There are a number of children's adventure playgrounds and zoos in the area, including one near Vidauban which provides a range of activities for all ages from 3 to the teens. Details of these, as well as quad-biking opportunities for older children, are in the Information Folder.
Rents & Terms
2023 RENTS AND TERMS
June and September €4,800 per week
July and August €6,600 per week
All other available months €3,600 per week
A reduction of 5% is offered for the second week of a two week booking, or the final week of any let of more than two weeks.
Unless otherwise agreed, all lets will be for a minimum of 1 week, and will begin and end on a Saturday. Tenants should arrive between 4pm and 6pm on the commencement day, and should leave by 10am on the agreed day of departure.
A deposit of 25% of the rent will be payable to Anglo French Properties Ltd on signing the Rental Agreement, with the 75% balance to be paid 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the tenancy.
A Booking and Security Deposit of €600 will also be payable to Anglo French Properties Ltd on signing the Rental Agreement. This will secure the booking and will cover: (a) the cost of international telephone calls made on the house telephone during the tenancy, (b) the cost of heating the Villa - if required - €180 per week, (c) the cost of replacing/making good any losses, breakages and/or damages incurred during the rental, and (d) any exceptional cleaning work which may be required on its conclusion. This Deposit will be refunded (less any deductions as outlined above) within 4 weeks of the end of the tenancy.
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