Description
In Normandy, in the heart of Calvados and the Côte Fleurie, a few minutes from the seaside and family resort of Cabourg. Deauville Sotheby's International Realty presents for sale and exclusively, a place full of history "the Haras de Varaville", an emblematic place of the region and former fiefdom held for more than 8 centuries by the descendants of Jacques de Saffray developing 3,087.98 m² of living space. In the aftermath of the First World War, Mr. Clément Hobson, of English origin and president of the restaurant des Ambassadeurs in Paris and founder of the Ciro's restaurant company, became the owner of the castle where he created the stud farm and developed the breeding of racehorses. From this period, the Norman-style outbuildings and the 243 m² pavilion are still present. also called a manor house located opposite the inn and serving as a secondary entrance, the stud farm part of 1,867.81 m2 with its courtyard, its 17th century barns, press, stables (41 boxes), small riding school, residential house for the manager... In the sixties, this place became the property of Baron Thierry Van Zuylen, a great horse lover who undertook very important works and in particular, in place of the ruins of the castle, the establishment of a contemporary residence between 1967 and 1968 in the spirit of Californian villas with the assistance of the American architect Peter Harnden. This villa with more than 15 main rooms developing more than 828.67 m² of living space. and still present is illustrated by its large bay windows, its green roofs and its interior layout of the most free, but also by its gardens in nature rooms, work of the Baroness Van Zuylen and the famous landscaper of the 20th century, Russel Page. The villa and its gardens were registered as historical monuments. File and visits on request.
