Morière Les TournesVar, France

A private estate high in the hills of the Forest de Morières, absolutely private and tranquil, with panoramic, unspoiled views over the wooded hills to the sea and island of Port Cros to the South.

High above the town of Heyeres (which is hidden from view by the hills) and midway between Nice and Aix en Provence, the property comprises a ‘petit hameau’ set in 120 acres (48 hectares) of private grounds with lawns, gardens and woodlands. The main house sits in its own elegant park, next to enormous cedars overlooking a large stone ‘bassin’ and lawns.

The surrounding landscape is of steep forest-covered hills and craggy cliffs, oaks, cedars, plane trees, cypresses, box trees and lavender on an ochre background set off by simple dry stone walls. It is hard to tell where the property ends and where the forest with its hundreds of kilometres of forest roads and hiking trails begins.

This accommodation is highly flexible and includes the beautifully renovated main house, a spectacular contemporary conversion of an ancient bergerie by an award winning architect, a large infinity hill top swimming pool with its own pool house, and a pretty

chapel. There is plenty of room for staff and a guardian cottage in the grounds

BastideThe main house is a beautiful Provencal bastide, the interior of which has been recently renovated in a modern style, while maintaining the character of the original building. The top floor is entirely taken by a big master suite which opens onto the loggia with spectacular views over the property, the wooded hills, and to the sea in the distance.

The villa offers four additional double bedrooms with bathrooms on the first floor and an independent studio accessible via a separate staircase. The reception rooms on the ground floor are spacious and elegant and the large kitchen allows for catering for large parties. There are three different outdoor terraced areas overlooking the beautiful park. The overall effect is that of calm and cool tranquillity without compromising on comfort and amenities.

Morière Les Tournes

• 1h20minsfromNiceInternationalairport

• 1h20minsfromMarseilleInternationalairport

• 30minutesfromToulon/Hyeresairport

• 1hfromAix-en-Provence

• 5minutesfromLeCastelletPrivateairport(byhelicopter)

Morière Les TournesVAR, FRANCE

Morière Les Tournes

BergerieThe former barn and sheepfold ‘bergerie’ served for many years as an artist’s studio before it was completely renovated by a leading architect in 2007 as a spectacular and fully independent guest annexe.

A short walk from the main house, set up on its own plateau, it comprises three bedrooms, two ultramodern bathrooms, and a small well appointed kitchen.

All rooms open to the wonderful terrace looking high over the hills up to bay of Bregancon.

PoolThe spectacular pools and its charming pool house in traditional Provencal stone sit atop their own hill near the main house. The infinity pool appears to literally drop off the cliff and the views from here are arguably the best on the property. The pool house provides indoor / outdoor living with a large living area, a full kitchen with barbeque, a shower, wc and a changing room.

LocationMoriere lez Tourne is extremely private, yet close to a village and only 12 minutes drive from the A57 motorway from where you can be in Aix, Marseille or Cannes in one hour.

Morière Les Tournes