alhalla is located in the foothills of the Alpes-Maritime of the Provence region of France – on the famous French Riviera, or Cote d’Azur (coast of blue). The villa is 9 km from Grasse, the French perfume capital, 25 km from Cannes, home of the International Film Festival (mid-May), and spectacular beaches, hotels, and restaurants.

Valhalla, loosely meaning Viking heaven, is a perfect name for the property, as it is perched high above the seacoast – secluded, quiet, and away from traffic, but close enough to the hustle and bustle of the French Riviera’s coastal towns 30 minutes away. (You will appreciate this much more once you have experienced the traffic along the coast during the summer months.)

The villa (‘maison’ in French) is a very large, private home located in a beautiful Mediterranean mountain setting. The villa has a master bedroom with bath; “queen-size” guest bedroom with bathroom; “kids” guestroom with two twin beds and hallway-access bathroom; spare bedroom with a king-sized bed and hallway-access bathroom. All total, 4 bedrooms that comfortably sleep 8 people. There is also a day bed in the lower level family room that will sleep one extra person, for a total of 9.

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There are two distinct floors to the villa. The top floor flows off of the courtyard and has the master bedroom, powder room, large living room, large eating area, and upper level kitchen. A deep, stone deck covers the back of the entire floor overlooking the terraced back yard and pool. The view is spectacular, overlooking nearly 60 miles of countryside from Nice, in the east, toward Draguignan and St. Tropez in the west. The Mediterranean Sea is visible about 15 miles away in Cannes. 

 

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The ground floor of the villa, leading to the pool and spa, contains the three bedrooms mentioned above, as well as the laundry room, hallway bathroom, huge closets, family room with day bed, and first floor kitchen and wine cellar. A deep stone deck also surrounds the entire first floor overlooking the pool, spa, yard, and valley below.  Click here for pictures of the interior.

 

Enjoy the impeccable landscaped gardens of olive, orange, lemon, fig, pear and apricot trees surrounding the pool, spa and covered gas barbecue area. Smell the fragrance of lavender and other Mediterranean flowers permeating the air as you walk among the many gardens and patios throughout the fenced and gated hillside property. Park your cars in the attached two-car garage for safe keeping. Take a dip in the 18’ x 36’ heated pool while overlooking the valley and coast below, or lounge in the 6-person spa. Barbeque and dine under the large stone and tile pergola, or on the upper deck patio furniture close to one of the two Mediterranean kitchens.