Saumane De Vaucluse - 4-5 Bedroom Villa with a Pool and a Stun

Property Description

4-5 bedroom villa with pool at Saumane, 5 minutes from the buzz of l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
On the doorstep of the peaceful, picturesque village of Saumane de Vaucluse, this is a villa with pool and view that is a 3-minute stroll to the village restaurant and a 7-minute drive to all the amenities of the great market town of l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue: all the convenience of a town, with the tranquility of lush Provence countryside.
The villa has 5 bedrooms, and downstairs is one large familial living space made up of two living rooms, dining room and kitchen opening through to each other. There are outside relaxing areas by the kitchen and living room, as well as around the pool, and these areas all have a great view, of the village of Saumane and down the valley to the Luberon. The wooded garden is on terraced levels and includes a boules court and local stone shepherd huts known as bories.
Downstairs
On the ground floor are the kitchen/dining room, opening through to a sitting room and a TV room. The whole space measures 60 m2, or 645 sq ft.
Kitchen: Open-plan to the dining area and fully equipped, the kitchen opens out to the outside dining area.
Dining room: With wood-burning stove and french doors out to patio south-facing.
Living room 1: opening out to the patio.
Living room 2: with TV, phone and internet points.
Utility room: off the kitchen, used for washing machine and tumble dryer, and as a pantry.
Guest WC: off the dining room.
Upstairs
The house has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, as well as a secret' bedroom/study and bathroom in the garage.
Bedroom 1: The large master bedroom opens through french doors to the pool area, and has an en suite bathroom with jacuzzi bath, shower, WC and basin.
Bedroom 2: The village of Saumane and the view down the valley are framed in the window, and the en suite bathroom has walk-in shower, basin and WC.
Bedrooms 3 and 4: Two smaller double bedrooms with the view to the south.
Bathroom 3: On the landing by bedrooms 3 and 4, with bath and overhead shower, basin and WC.
Bedroom 5: The back part of the garage, which is not attached to the house, has been converted into a private space a study or bedroom, with an en suite shower room. This could be a work place, a teenager's separate bedroom, or a place to hide from the children.
Outside
This house really comes into its own in the 6 months of summer, with its great view, pool, outside dining and relaxing areas, and boules court.
The property has 3400 m2 (36,600 sq ft) of land, which is mostly terraced with oak and olive trees.
The pool is on the upper terrace and measures 10m x 5m (33 x 16ft), with that lovely view of Saumane and beyond.
Below the pool, on the same level as the kitchen and living rooms are patios on two sides of the house. Outside the kitchen is the dining area under the shade of the pergola. Also on this level is a boules court edged with lavender.
The garden also comes with two 16th century bories, the stone huts typical of the region, and this tells you that a few centuries ago this hillside was terraced for olive cultivation, being right outside the walls of the village of Saumane.
The property has an electronic gated entrance and secure parking for several cars to the back, as well as a double garage.
Location
The house is in the historic, medieval village of Saumane de Vaucluse in the Luberon region of Provence.
Saumane is a very pretty perched village, typical of the region, with narrow cobbled streets, fountains, beautiful views, vestiges of the old ramparts, a 12th century Romanesque church, and a 14th century castle which is in private hands. Saumane has a tucked-away feel, it is in a little valley that ends on the plain of the Luberon, and wooded with pines and olive trees.
The Bistrot de Saumane is well rated and has a great view of the valley.
The real benefit of this location is that it is very quiet but in 7 minutes you can be in the town of l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue with its full amenities: supermarkets, restaurants, cafes, schools for all ages, the pedestrian centre full of shops, medical facilities, not to mention its famous Sunday markets. L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is the antiques capital of France, and as it was built straddling the Sorgue river it is also known as the Venice of Provence.
The other perched villages of the Luberon are 10-20 minutes away, and the extraordinary source of the Sorgue river at Fontaine de Vaucluse is 5 minutes away.
For golfers a beautiful course awaits at Golf de Saumane, 5 minutes away.