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On three floors, this dry stone house, with painted wooden shutters, offers direct access to the ground floor by a flight of stairs. The entrance, surrounded by an office and a dressing room, opens onto a lounge with a fireplace and a large dining room that looks out onto the surrounding nature. This room with an exposed beamed ceiling and numerous windows looks onto the terrace. Equipped with stone tables, arranged in a semi-circle under the imposing foliage of a splendid cedar tree, this peaceful haven is located high up on a terrace, with the water flowing below. The two upper floors are accessed by an elegant traditional staircase, with floor tiles and a wrought iron railing. On both the first and second floors, there are four beautiful bedrooms and bathrooms. And the amenities do not stop there; outside, an independent annex offers a suite with two bedrooms. In addition to its professional kitchen and cellars, this elegant country house features privileged access to a large pool (12m x 6m), which is fully tiled and surrounded by a wide paved area. Plane, hackberry and Judas trees, as well as other species provide shade from the summer sun. Located on the opposite side to the pool, with access for cars by a dirt road, the farm consists of three lovely old buildings, built in a circle around a stable yard. The first house, which was formerly a water mill, comprises a kitchen, a lounge with a fireplace, as well as three bedrooms, a bathroom and a shower room. Perfectly located, right next to the stream, it has a natural swimming pool, the camber, of which the only background noise is that of the waterfall. It is magical! The second house has two bedrooms, a bathroom and a shower room. An independent studio with a bedroom and a shower room completes this fully restored property. Only the third house, 120 square metres built on a ground floor and a first floor, requires some work to enhance the beauty of the building. This hamlet perfectly located in a green cocoon is ideal for a large family of nature lovers. You can already imagine several generations living together in this little corner of paradise, each with their own space. Together but never on top of each other. Acquired by Agnès Varda in the mid-90s, this wonderful property was much talked about last year. From May to September 2015, it welcomed Silencio, the mythical bar of the rue Montmartre and Rosalie Varda-Demy, Agnès Varda’s daughter, who programmed lectures, concerts, cinema-club and welcomed guests and friends, famous or not, with a cuisine that was entrusted to Armand Arnal (the chef of the “La Chassagnette” restaurant in Arles). So that, with a sense of sharing, the stones, like flowing water, could irrigate guests with their power.
Emmanuel Garcin
Emile Garcin Luberon
Emmanuel Garcin, in the footsteps of his father Emile Garcin, is a lover of the Luberon region of which he directs the agency.
The Luberon agency is chronologically the second office, after the Alpilles, opened by Emile Garcin. What area does it cover exactly? The Luberon office, which is installed in Ménerbes, was founded in 1985 on my initiative, initially to cover only the Luberon. Since then, we have extended our activity; in addition to the section of the Luberon which goes from Isle-sur-la Sorgues to Forcalquier, today we also cover the Ventoux region all the way to the Drôme, where the demand is particularly strong.
Who are your customers?
It is a region that was invested by artists at the time of the creation of the Avignon festival, just after the war. Besides intellectuals, painters, musicians, there is now a very international clientele. Many English, Americans and Swiss. Geneva is only a 3:30 drive. Also French people, Parisians and Lyonnais, all city people delighted to escape gloomy weather.