La Bastide des Marres

La Bastide des Marres is a nineteenth-century villa set in the heart of a Ramatuelle vineyard, and it wears its history with real grace. Just two kilometres from the centre of Saint-Tropez and the celebrated sands of Pampelonne, it offers the increasingly rare combination of genuine tranquillity and easy proximity to everything that draws people to this coast.

Spanning close to seven hundred square metres over two floors, the bastide comfortably accommodates fourteen guests across seven double bedrooms and six bathrooms. Inside, historical charm meets a quietly modern sensibility. A fitness room, a spacious open kitchen, an office area and a warm, welcoming living space are complemented by carefully chosen details, a Sonos sound system, satellite television, a Technogym machine, Sub-Zero refrigeration and a Lacanche stove among them.

The grounds are the soul of the property. Across more than five thousand square metres of garden, enveloped by vineyards, guests can swim in a pool set among olive trees, wander the organic vegetable garden, play a spirited game of petanque or gather around the open brazier as the evening cools. Indoors, a playroom, a television area and a ping-pong table keep every generation happily occupied, and there is parking for six cars.

La Bastide des Marres is less a rental than an experience, a house that pairs the character of an old Provencal estate with the comfort of a modern one, in a vineyard setting minutes from one of the most sought-after corners of the French Riviera. Some houses you visit; this one you settle into.