An 18th Century Provençal Villa With An Olive Grove, Spring And Pool At The Foot Of Lure

An 18th-century Provençal villa with an olive grove, spring and pool at the foot of Lure Mountain in France’s Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department. The villa was built in 1712 by a squire of King Louis XIV of France. Terraced with dry-stone retaining walls, the plot slopes down southwards, covering a hectare of tree-dotted land. Before, the main house was edged with a French formal garden with enclosing walls on three sides. Indeed, the pillars of the old gate that led into this former garden can still be seen. The house is elongated in shape. It has two main elevations. On its south side, it has three levels: a garden-level floor, a raised ground floor and a first floor. There is a series of outbuildings too, mainly grouped together opposite the villa’s lower level. A driveway, punctuated with cypresses, runs alongside an olive grove up to a parking area, then ends up at a gravelled court behind the house. Beside the eastern gable wall, a fountain adjoins a former drinking trough. Made of stone, this drinking trough dates back to the 17th century. It has been masterfully turned into a delightful swimming pool. There is a natural spring on the plot. It provides the property with some of its water. The roofing and elevations are typical of traditional local architecture.
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