Château de Valmer, Gigaro, France
”L’Art de Vivre” in a Luxury Treehouse

Climb the stairs to the rustic luxury treehouse of the Château de Valmer, La Cabane Perchée, nestled among the rustling leaves of a 100-year old oak in the middle of the Château's vineyard and you feel like woody woodpecker gone lucky.

Leading up to the Château is an elegant and stately driveway lined with century old palm trees. The property is surrounded by the silvery-blue-green colours of Southern France, and sits amidst a 6 ha vineyard in a tranquil spot on the Mediterranean Sea. It is just 15 minutes outside of the hustle and bustle of St.Tropez. A romantic getaway and a treasure-find for honeymooners and lovers of the the good life alike.

The quality craftsman treehouse follows the shape of the tree and is elegantly decorated with wooden furniture and delicate fabrics like a fine country-house. The bed has a romantic veil for dreamy sleeps and the cabin is equipped with a 3-piece bathroom. The treehouse is sitting a little away from the main house that guarantees privacy.

Romantic Treehouse Retreat

Picture a lazy afternoon cocooning in the comfortable chairs on the sundeck shaded by the oak tree, cooled by a slight breeze waving through the leafs, sipping Veuve Clicquot rather than elderberry bubbly, overlooking the elegant Mediterranean Gardens of notable size and splendour and gazing out at the aquamarine glint of the sea in the distance, and bewitched by the soothing perfumed Provencal air. You get the picture?

What can I say - sigh! It's not a pleasure that comes cheap. But hey, one can always dream, n'est pas?

…sweet dreams

This is not a rugged Robinson Crusoe-type of tree hut; it's more a cabin for the Kelly-bag-carrier guest who seeks refuge from a "strenuous" sightseeing day at the Côte d'Azur.

The Chateau de Valmer itself offers 42 individually and charming decorated rooms and suites, though this is all about the cabane. What it means tough, is that you have all the amenities of a luxury land house at your fingertips. A splendid pool surrounded by stunning hundred-year-old palm trees in a park-like setting, a spa with indoor pool, fitness room, tennis court, a Restaurant with fabulous food - a second one at the beach - and a private beach to soak up the sun in that delicate "l'air de Provence".

Bathroom in the treetops

The Mediterranean Sea is walking distance away and the hotel offers its guests an exclusive private spot on a beautiful sandy beach.

The cuisine is exquisite, though rather hard on the valet. But so are most of the Restaurants at the Côte, since they are spoiled with well-healed guests.

This is a great spot for people who want to be based near the water but away from the flashy St.-Tropez scene.

Cabane: 1 (plus 1 Family tree house will be finished 2010)
Facilities: Two swimming pools,

…with a glass of champagne

Adresse

Century old Palm trees

Reservation

Private Beach

• 111 km Airport Nice/ Côte d'Azur
• 54 km Airport Toulon/ Hyères
• 20 km Airport La Mole

• 42 km St.Raphaël
• 70 km Toulon station

• Highway A8 - from Nice take exit St.Tropez/La Muy - from Paris take exit Le Luc/Cogolin, then RN98 then RD559 direct to La Croix-Valmer

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Area Attractions

Depending on your desire - you choose and it is there. Golf, Horse Riding, Watersports, mountain biking, cultural excursions, sightseeing and shopping.

The local Gigaro beach is a pleasant and pretty bay, with nice restaurants. Eeasy driving access to the Cavalaire and Cavaliere resorts with many bays and excellent public beaches.

• Opera House Nice
• Cote d'Azur events
• Cote d'Azur Tourism Office
• Nice Tourism Office
• Official Travelguide of the French Government
• Provence Tourisme Guide

Grasse

The French perfumes are still considered the best in the world with new fragrances coming out on a regular basis. A visit in the world city of perfume - Grasse - is a must. You can take home a custom made perfume that will always remind you of the beauty of the South of France.

• International Museum of perfume
• Information about Grasse

• Garden Tours by Louisa Jones
• Tours by Susan Worner
• Hidden Gardens in Hidden France

• Secret French Riviera by Jean-Pierre Cassely
• Cicerone Walking in Provence by Janette Norton
• A Garden Visitor's Campanion by Louisa Jones
• Gardens of Provence: And the Cote d'Azur by Deidi Von Schaewen
• New Gardens in Provence by Louisa Jones
• Provence: A country Almanac by Louisa Jones

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