Seillans Villa for Rent: Nice Provencal villa in quiet location with garden and pool - Property 84830

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The Grounds : The large garden (2000 m2),with private pool, lawn, large tree with hammock is ideal for children to play or just pure relaxation. The property is surrounded by conifer hedges and pine trees ensuring your privacy. A forest road (800 m) leads from the main road up to the villa. The large poolside terrace is fully equipped with garden furniture and parasols. The villa and grounds are South facing and enjoy maximum day long sunshine throughout the year. Nice walks can be made through the woods around the villa, or to the nearby villages of Seillans and Fayence.

The Local Area: Seillans is voted one of the 'Most beautiful villages of France' and located near the larger village of Fayence. The area has some of the finest scenery that the Provence has to offer. The countryside is predominantly wooded hillsides dotted with picturesque, perched villages and breathtaking valleys and deep gorges and rivers to swim in sparkling water. The nearby Lake St. Cassien is excellent for swimming, non-motorized boating and fishing. Near by nature trip include the Tanneron hills with great views over the lake, or the Esterel National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty and spectacular peaks. There are numerous interesting nearby villages, with many markets, country fair, musical festivals, and great dining and wine. The region enjoys over 300 days of sunshine per year. The Gliding club in Fayence is nearby; view the Cote d'Azur and Esterel moutains from above ! ; This the area is well known as one of the best places for Gliding in Europe.

The Cote d'Azur: In the dramatic easternmost South of France, fields of broom and oak forests stretch to the rocky peaks of the French Alps. Quaint villages perch on hillsides, luminous in the golden sunshine (over 300 days a year). This is Provence at its most picturesque, brimming with wineries, flower markets, olive festivals and antique shops. Yet it is close to the beaches of St. Tropez and the excitement of Monte Carlo, and a short drive from Aix-en-Provence, the Luberon, the Gorges du Verdon, and the Isola 2000 ski resort. Whether guests’ interests cover museums or sporting events, scenic drives or vigorous activities, all are easily at hand.

Ski: 1) Isola 2000 is the first ski resort of the southern Alps. It stretches on more than 2000 hectares and is nestling in a cirque formed by 15 summits which tower between 2450m and 2974m 2) La Grave with its unique unpisted high mountain domain and its more than 7000 feet of backcountry terrain, is considered one of the freeride capitals of the world. 3) Valberg is one of the greatest sunny stations of the Alps of the south, with its 60 alpine ski pistes, its 26 ski lifts and nearly 30 km of basic ski pistes!! As of the snow melt, Valberg is transformed into a vast ground of discovered nature. In the medium of larches and green meadows, fauna and flora will not have any more secrecies for you… And you will be able to find, in all serenity, the taste of the wild blackberry and wild strawberries!

Golf: The region has around twenty golf courses, notably the two magnificent courses just down the road in Tourrettes (20 min); The Four Season GC Provence is based on the Terre Blanche estate. A haven of peace offering a magnificent panorama on the mountains and the medieval villages up on the neighbouring hills. With its two courses ('Le Château' 6,616 m & 'Le Riou' 6,005 m), the club proposes a unique site in France. Majestically spreading around the Resort, both lines were drawn up by Dave Thomas, the world famous architect (De Verc Belfry). Here, water is omnipresent with sumptuous waterfalls and lakes. As regards technique, its two courses are very interesting, sometimes surprising while remaining accessible to all players.

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