French property in Provence Cote d Azur - Var - SIX FOURS LES PLAGES: High quality renovated 2-bed apartment, close to beaches with view of the Bay of Sanary

SIX FOURS LES PLAGES: Close to the beaches and commerces, but in an elevated position with views of the sea. This 2nd floor apartment of 110 m2 comes with a very large garage and cellar in a secure block of 4 storeys with lift access. Totally renovated, it now provides a hall with fitted cupboards leading into the living room with sliding patio doors onto the huge south-facing terrace of 34.5 m2. The semi-open kitchen is fully fitted with a corner laundry area, but has a separate access from the living room and links with a small terrace facing north-east. The 2 bedrooms both have fitted wardrobes and share a shower room with large shower. There is a separate WC. Electric shutters all round.
On the ground floor of the apartment block is located the double-sized garage. A separate parking space is also provided in front of the block.
The nearest airport to Six Fours is Toulon-Hyeres to the east at 35 minutes with the larger Marseille Marignane an hour to the west. The town of Toulon with the TGV is 11 km to the east with motorway access at junction 13 Camp Laurent of the A50 just 5 minutes to the north. The name of Six Fours is thought to come from the six positions of maritime observation which in latin is "sex fur". A cave at Cap Sicié bears witness to a human settlement 40,000 years BC, but the modern inhabitants are descended from Greek mariners who populated the Mediterranean region around 600 BC. In this area, they landed at Le Brusc which was, and is still, protected by Ile d’Embiez. What developed was a mixture of fishing culture and agriculture both defended by country houses or "bastides". In the Middle Ages, the community stretched up to just north of Ollioules to Toulon harbour and then just to Sanary - which was for a long period occupied by the Saracens. The main village was situated on top of the hill and encircled by 3 sets of ramparts which protected it from all assaults - it was never taken. In the 15th Century, when Provence realigned itself with the rest of France La Seyne benefiting from protection from the mistral winds concentrated on the fishing industry whilst Six Fours specialised in orchards, vines and vegetables. The two communities only separated 170 years later. In the 18th Century, the inhabitants increasingly spread out onto the plain below the ramparts and the current location of the village was in place in 1800. Just after the Revolution, Captain Napoleon was injured here in the successful assault on Fort Balaguier. In 1875 a military fort was built but today only the Collegiale Saint Pierre remains along with a small part of "la Bourgade" on the eastern slope.

Type

• House
• Apartment

Location

• Coastal
• Village

Features

• Seaview
• Approx 15 km or less from coast
• Close to the coast
• Close to golf course
• Private parking
• Garage
• Walking distance to shops
• Mains Drainage

Conditions

• Restored
• Modern
• Habitable