Description
The jewel of Provence. Nestled in the most elegant, desired neighborhood of Aix-en-Provence's countryside, only 6 minutes away of it's ancient Roman city center with it's shops, markets, restaurants, art centers and festivals. Aix-en-Provence , capital of Provence, country of Cezanne and his famous Sainte Victoire's mountain, is ideally positioned with only 20 minutes from the TGV station to PAris, 35mns from Marseilles international airport, 25mns from Marseille and it's beautiful bay, 35mns from Cassis' breathtaking Calanques, and 2 hours away from the southern Alps. It has the advantages of a city with excellent schools and hospitals, entertainment, and shops, with the easiness of a village. The estate: An immense gate opens up onto a pathway that meanders through the bucolic Provençal and Tuscan 50000m² gardens and its centenary olive trees, cypress trees, lavenders and grapevine. A typical ancient 10 bedroom Provençal Mas. 12 extra bedrooms in guest houses 2 swimming pools, a pool house, a tennis court, a greenhouse and a chapel. The Mansion: The Mas is rooted on a stone terrace with its massive/impressive chestnut trees offering you their natural shade, birds and cicadas singing. (The traditional home circulates around its heart, a generous 80m² kitchen, they will lead you to the non less generous dining and living rooms.) The heart of the home is a generous 80m2 kitchen that leads on to the dining room, piano room and living room. Walking up the stairs, you discover the numerous bedrooms and a billiard room, each beautifully elegantly tradionnally typically decorated. An authentic Provençal Mas that will provide a timeless family home for generations.
