Food & Drink -- 4 days ago
Villa la Colline – a reconditioned farmhouse in a medieval Provençal town left alone by the world – is exactly the type of place you picture when reading novels about the golden age of travel. Part of the premium property portfolio handled by The Hideaways Club – the venture that offers holiday-home co-ownership to its members – this hush-hush getaway on the Côte d’Azur immediately goes for the heart with its light-cream exterior and olive-green doorways, and its canopy-covered al fresco dining area makes for the perfect spot where you can while away a lazy lunch. There’s also a pristine garden that overlooks a water feature and a landscaped common area, and the swimming pool is a fine place to perfect your front crawl while keeping cool in the balmy summer heat. Moreover, though the property feels like an escape within an escape, it is easily accessible with Nice Côte d’Azur airport a 90-minute drive away.
Inside, you’ll find a sizeable living area complete with a slew of fixtures that will keep your guests busy: there’s a Bose speaker and a PlayStation 4, a flatscreen TV for catching up on the latest Netflix drop, and, for quiet nights in, try the wood-burning fireplace. For big groups, you’ll be safe in the knowledge that there are four ensuite bedrooms (two on the lower ground floor; one on the ground floor; and the master bedroom, complete with private terraces, is on the first floor) that can accommodate eight people in total. Natural light beams throughout the house, a fully equipped kitchen allows you to create local, soulful dishes such as bouillabaisse and ratatouille, and a simple colour palette of white and the odd splash of blue keeps everything looking classic and clean.
Beyond the walls is a stunning landscape to be explored. A short car journey through a forest of cork oaks and chestnut groves will set you up in La Garde-Freinet, which is defined by its warm, welcoming village spirit, its string of fieldstone houses, and its galleries run by local artists. Also a short drive away is Saint-Tropez, long a bastion of the good life and a glitzy hub for the jet-set crowd. There are, of course, the old charms to see around the port, but beyond this are the beautiful pastel-coloured buildings, the traditional bi-weekly market at Place des Lices, and the stretch of glorious white-sand beach at Pampelonne.
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