This house with neighbouring buildings on either side is nested in the medieval walls. Its wooden archway is concealed in a semi-circular arch covered by a canopy of cypress trees. The stone facade, topped by a roof of half-round tiles underlined by a double genoise corbel, dates from the 13th century. The two-storey building currently houses an osteopathic practice on the ground floor. With no specifically ordered décor, cornices or rows of windows, it is difficult to guess the purpose and what goes on behind the openings, dotted in an almost random fashion and fitted with shutters. Indeed, the windows are a combination of modern wider ones and smaller openings of medieval origin. The uniform outer shell of the residence nevertheless boasts a certain suppleness through, on one hand, the light-colours of the rubble stone and ashlar door and window frames of different sizes, and, on the other, the random layout of the windows and elegant scalloped frieze of half-round tiles, which is the only indication visible to the eye of the flat roof. The east to north orientation is a wise element in the building’s design in this countryside bathed in sunshine.
The entrance door is to the left of the facade, via a double-leaf, solid wood door, dotted with wrought-iron studs. Behind it, a light-coloured gravelled courtyard, dotted with Mediterranean plants, fire pots and Medicis vases, illuminated by an antique lantern, forms the level from which the approximately 25-m² vaulted cellar, boasting masonry worktop and shelves, can be reached.
The entrance to the house is via a turning staircase and a small stone bridge paved with hexagonal terracotta tiles forming a foliage adorned patio above the courtyard. In a medieval carved stone frame, a wrought-iron gate acts as further security for the double-leaf, solid wood door with moulded panels, featuring a parrot-shaped door knocker.
The transformations undertaken in various stages since the 13th century have conferred its current appearance on the residence, in which certain work remains to be completed. It is not overlooked by any neighbours.

The house

The first floor
It is entirely paved with hexagonal terracotta tiles, while the ceilings boast either mouldings or exposed beams.
The entrance hall is bathed in light through a tall window standing opposite a double-leaf wooden door. A table, several chairs, plants and paintings fit nicely into the space. It leads directly to the lounge, on whose ceiling there are two coffered beams. A fireplace with sculpted floral and ribbon patterns, topped with an overmantel made up of twin-tone marble, is framed by bookshelves. On the wall perpendicular to this, there are two tall, large-paned windows.
As in the lounge, the dining room also boasts tall windows, as well as a double-leaf, panelled wooden door, which is replicated on the entrance to the kitchen. A dark-coloured marble fireplace with red veining stands against one of the walls and boasts a large trumeau mirror with a sculpted and gilded frame.
The kitchen possesses an antique style thanks to the tiled worktop, its tall period window, sculpted stone hood and exposed beams, which are probably remnants of the decorative features before the 19th-century transformations.
Nearby, a bedroom with an en suite bathroom echoes the design of the lounge and dining room, with a moulded and decorated ceiling, an overmantel and panelling on the walls, as well as a white marble fireplace with grey veining.
An office is adjacent to the kitchen, making it possible to keep an eye on the cooking whilst working. At the end of this long narrow room with a smooth ceiling and bookshelves, through an archway with convex angles, there is a spiral staircase with steps suspended from the delicate balustrade. It is a veritable decorative highlight of the property and climbs to the upper floor.

The second floor
The 360° spiral staircase climbs up to the top of the house where landscape worthy of a Renaissance painting and untouched by modernity can be admired. Beneath the rafters and the slightly arched roof, there is an artist’s studio next to a bedroom and a shower room, as well as two other rooms awaiting conversion according to the future occupants’ tastes. The flooring is covered with a coat of leveller that is robust, flexible and resistant to cracks. The exposed beams and ceilings are painted white. At certain times of the day, the light streaming in through the skylights, as well as through the three large windows with massive frames overlooking the courtyard, creates orange/yellow nuances on the walls’ stones and lime pointing.