A Sea-View Estate in a Quiet French Riviera Enclave Near Saint-Tropez Asks €6,500,000
Just 180 meters from the Mediterranean in Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, once described by The Times as the “Secret South of France.”
Listed with L’Exploreur, this sea-view estate sits just 180 meters (590 feet) from the shoreline in Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, a small coastal village along the Côte d’Azur between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire-sur-Mer.
The property spans approximately 460 m² (4,951 ft²) across a four-level main villa and a separate caretaker’s house, set within 4,260 m² (0.426 hectares / 1.05 acres) of landscaped Mediterranean gardens overlooking the sea and the pine-covered coastline of Cap Nègre.
The residence was built in 1990 by Saint-Tropez architect Georges Grateau, whose work includes a number of Riviera villas as well as Le Maquis, a hotel in Porticcio, Corsica. Interiors were designed by Paris decorator Jean-Paul Faye, who began his career in the 1970s working with renowned designer Victor Grandpierre on projects for Dior and members of the Rothschild family.
The main villa spans approximately 445 m² (4,789 ft²) across four levels. The garden level includes two bedroom suites with bathrooms and dressing rooms, a dining room opening onto terraces, a separate kitchen, pantry, cold room, laundry room, boiler room, and a cellar measuring 18 m² (194 ft²).
A lower level includes an independent bedroom suite with bathroom and dressing room.
The first floor contains the main entrance hall and a large salon opening onto double terraces facing the sea, along with a bar, cloakroom, guest suite, and a 30 m² (323 ft²) double garage.
The top floor is dedicated to a 95 m² (1,023 ft²) primary suite with bathroom, dressing room, and a panoramic terrace overlooking the Mediterranean.
A separate 80 m² (861 ft²) caretaker’s house sits elsewhere on the property and includes an open living space with kitchen and two en-suite bedrooms.
Additional structures include an independent 18 m² (194 ft²) garage, and the property provides parking for approximately seven vehicles.
The landscaped grounds descend gently toward the coastline and include a 12.5 × 6 meter swimming pool set within the terraced gardens.
Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer developed in the late nineteenth century following the arrival of the Provence railway in 1885, when villas and botanical gardens began appearing along this stretch of coastline as seasonal retreats. Portions of the former railway line now form a scenic coastal path linking the beaches of Rayol, Canadel, and nearby Pramousquier.
Much of the coastline around Rayol-Canadel remains protected forest, contributing to the area’s lower development density compared with many Riviera resort towns.
Today Rayol-Canadel remains one of the quieter villages along the Côte d’Azur, defined by preserved landscapes and a lower density of development than many Riviera resort towns.
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