La Verdière, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 83560

With a listed interior, exterior and park, this chateau with origins dating back to the 11th century has been tastefully renovated throughout. 5000 sqm of living space on five floors is accessed by a lift and no less than five staircases. The reception rooms boast 18th century decorative features including exceptional plaster work, considered to be the finest in the whole of Provence. The property comprises over 25 bedrooms or independent suites, all benefiting from contemporary comfort and accessing terraces enjoying panoramic views. The walled 16 hectares of grounds feature gardens, water features, two swimming pools, a manege and a heliport, as well as numerous annexes. The ensemble is truly unique... The main courtyard accesses to one side staff accomodation (caretaker, gardener etc) and kitchens (one professional), a spa, utility rooms, a workshop, garages and a warehouse. It also accesses an orangery, as well as an immense vaulted room set beneath an extensive 1st floor terrace. At the bottom of the courtyard, a wrought-iron gate leads to a vegetable garden, a greenhouse, and a little garden with water features. The chteau is also accessed from this main courtyard, by means of a grandiose entrance hall and a majestic staircase illuminated by a superb skylight. On the ground floor a magnificent reception room to the left accesses French formal gardens, while to the right is an immense period kitchen with a fireplace and broilers. This floor also comprises a TV lounge, numerous storage rooms, the professional kitchen and annex rooms.The first floor comprises the main reception rooms with their remarkable plasterwork. The entrance hall to this floor accesses an over 400 sqm terrace enjoying views of Sainte Victoire, Sainte Baume and Mont Faron mountains in the distance. To the left are an elegant dining room with an adjacent equipped kitchen, a bar and a cloakroom. To the right, the Forbin gallery featuring remarkable plasterwork as well as a marble fountain leads to two conservatories accessing the terrace, and a magnificent study featuring unique bookcases. To the right is a summer lounge, transformed in the 19th century to create a formal dining room with an adjacent pantry. This leads to a bedroom, two boudoirs, a bathroom and an exceptional Chinese salon featuring Louis XVI plasterwork. On this same floor, accessed by both terraces, are the heraldry room with its 19th century decorative features, and an immense ballroom which directly accesses the park by means of a little bridge spanning the drive. The second floor includes several beautiful bedrooms and suites. On this floor the entrance hall has been transformed into a library and recreation room, and accesses the Pauline suite which comprises two bedrooms, an Empire-style salon, two bathrooms, a kitchenette and a terrace. The chapel suite includes two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a little kitchen. The second floor landing leads to two further bedrooms with bathrooms and a kitchenette, an apartment with a sitting room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bedroom with a bathroom, a WC, as well as several storage rooms.The third floor includes a spacious apartment with a living/dining room, a kitchen, and two generous bedrooms with bathrooms, as well as two smaller bedrooms with a shower room. It also comprises 4 bedrooms each with a bathroom, and a smaller apartment with a living room, a kitchenette, a bedroom, a bathroom and a utility room. This apartment benefits from two terraces, one equipped with a hot tub. A staircase accesses the private chapel, while the other staircases allow easy access throughout the chateau. In the garden-level basement are a suite of cellars, some of which have been fitted to provide facilities for a swimming pool. The grounds include:16 hectares of walled park, 2 hectares of which are planted with olive treesA 15 x 6, 50 metre swimming pool with a pool houseA manegeRemarkable trees and vegetation including a Greek strawberry treeA warehouse for