French property in Provence Cote d Azur - Bouches du Rhone - ROQUEVAIRE: Well-appointed large 5-bedroom villa with huge pool in attractive Provence setting

ROQUEVAIRE: The villa is situated between the mountains of the Garlaban and the Ste Baume with impressive views of the Ste Baume from the south-facing rooms. Set in such attractive countryside with no overlooking neighbours, it is yet within 5 minutes of the town centre of Roquevaire.
It was built and decorated in a traditional, Provencal style and incorporates spacious accommodation of 170 m2 and a vast area of storage comprising the entire lower ground floor as well as attic areas. Recently refurbished, no works are required unless of course you want to!
Steps lead up to the front door as well as the large terrace of 100 m2 entirely covered by a pergola and awning. This area overlooks the very large swimming pool which is naturally heated by the insulating sliding cover allowing swimming from early spring to late autumn. The pool also has a system for swimming against the current.
Inside, from the hall you enter the spacious linked lounge and dining rooms - 60 m2 in total - which both have French doors onto the terrace area. The dining room has a working fireplace with insert and diffusion outlets to maximise the benefit of the fire's heat. The other side of the dining room is a sizeable kitchen with dining area for around 12 people. The kitchen is fitted and equipped and contains a second fireplace which can also we used for cooking barbecue-style. Another set of French doors provide access to a raised terrace with a dining area, summer kitchen and barbecue. This area is naturally sheltered from the heat of the summer sun, but also benefits from an awning. Also on this level is the 5th bedroom currently used as an office and a guest WC.

Up 3 steps are three further bedrooms, the main bathroom including WC and a shower room. Upstairs is a bedroom and a solarium that is currently accessed from the landing area, although it would be straightforward to add French doors directly from the bedroom. Also at this level is access to 2 attic areas - one is reduced in height and provides storage only, the other is full height under the ridges, but with a couple of low concrete beams and currently set out as storage and a children's games room. The majority of the property benefits from air-conditioning.

On the lower ground floor level is the garage sufficient for 2 vehicles incorporating a laundry area and the main boiler (there are 2). Windowed on both sides, this space could be converted into a generous studio/1-bedroom apartment for guests. The rest of this lower level includes a wine cellar, workshop, woodstore, further storage areas and technical control room including the swimming pool filters & equipment.

There are remote-controlled electric gates with interphones at both entrances and the plot of just over an acre (4,870 sq m) is entirely fenced with an automatic watering system. The well-planted garden is in 3 parts - one steeply terraced with large pines, another a veritable orchard of cherry, apricot, orange, lemon, plum, fig and almond trees, the third portion contains around 14 olive trees which produce around 40 litres of olive oil a year as well as a children's play hut.

Aix-en-Provence and Marseille are equidistant at around 16 miles to the north and west via the motorways A52/A8 and A50. The nearest airport is Marseille Marignane at around 40 minutes with Avignon and Toulon around an hour away. The TGV is available at Aix, around 27 miles away. The beaches of Cassis and the Mediterranean are around half an hour south.

Type

• Villa
• House

Location

• Village

Features

• Mountain view
• Close to the coast
• Close to golf course
• Detached
• Private parking
• Pool

Conditions

• Modern
• Habitable