A pretty road leading up to the village reveals increasingly extensive and majestic views of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez against a backdrop of the snow-capped peaks of the Alps. You can park in one of the many car parks on the edge of the village. The property overlooks one of Gassin's pleasant pedestrian streets, whose stone facades mirror those of the surrounding houses. This two-storey building was created by combining three small west-facing dwellings with plain, rendered stone facades featuring five straight or arched windows on the ground floor and another five arched windows on the first floor. The old tiled roof is bordered by a triple genoise and topped by a chimney stump. You can imagine the Provencal shutters, worn by time, half-closed in the torpor of summer, when only the sound of singing insects interrupts the peace and tranquillity.

The house

The ground floor
The main entrance, located in what was the central house, opens onto an L-shaped corridor, lit by soft, subdued light. On the left there is a studio apartment, with two further bedrooms and a bathroom. On this level, the floors are made of terracotta, the walls are whitewashed and the ceilings have old exposed beams. The first bedroom overlooks the pedestrianised street, from which light streams in through a large double French window. The adjoining shower room, on the other side of the corridor, may surprise with its distinctive protruding rocks, but it is part of an overall very sober decoration. The second bedroom, whose threshold is marked by an elegant arched door with an original latch, has two windows that also face the street. The en-suite shower room features a piece of furniture sculpted by the artist Christian Caulas and top quality taps. The studio is more soberly decorated, with white walls or walls decorated with a colourful tapestry and a floor covered in terracotta tiles. It is made up of a living area, a sleeping area and a shower room.
The upstairs
The staircase from the corridor opposite the entrance door leads up to the upper floor. It is supported by a whitewashed stone wall with wooden treads, steps covered in terracotta tiles and a sober iron banister that leaves no doubt as to the building’s fine old age. It leads into a bright dining room with two arched windows, the white walls and ceiling supported by old beams accentuating the clarity of the vast space. A kitchen opening onto the dining room has all the equipment and storage you might need, and features raw wood and coloured quartzite. A few steps further down, there is a generously sized living room, with 4 m high ceilings and exposed roof timbers. Overlooking the entire length of the room there is a mezzanine, which is home to an office area and a large storage area and toilet. A functional open fireplace, in plaster and brick, adds a touch of antiquity: it is decorated with a fresco by Alix Waline. There are also two windows in the living room, one of which, to the north, provides a remarkable view of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. Opposite the living room there is a bedroom with en suite shower room, decorated in the same style as the other bedrooms. On this floor, the whitewashed walls and terracotta floors ensure the consistency of the interior design, which is particularly carefully designed.