Property ref: Brise de Mer
Port la Galère
BRISE de MER in the famous Port la Galère residence, home to Pierre Cardin, and designed by architect Jacques Couêlles, the infamous protegé of Gaudi, is an elegantly furnished apartment with a private terrace (a few steps up from ground level) and a fabulous sea view. The circular shaped living room has a spacious,comfortable seating area, fireplace (not much used!), satellite TV with DVD player, stereo and a library of books and DVDs. There is also a dining table and chairs. French doors lead from the living room to the large private terrace with outdoor dining furniture and seaviews.
The separate kitchen is fully equipped with hob, oven, microwave, fridge/freezer and dishwasher and all the utensils you’d need for elaborate cooking. On the same level is a double (fourposter) bedroom and a shower room/WC designed in the spirit of Gaudi. The bedroom also has access to the terrace and sea views. A spiral staircase leads down to a twin bedroom with a seating area and its own bathroom/WC. Also on this lower level the apartment has a small laundry room.
Equipment - plug conversion gadgets and hairdryers - are provided. As well as the TV with satellite facilities there is a DVD player with a wide range of DVDs and a CD player supplied. Files of information on local attractions and activities are there together with local maps and guidebooks. Linen-sheets, duvet-covers, duvets, pillowcases, towels.
Location
35 minutes drive from Nice airport which
is served by BA, Easyjet, bmi and other airlines from the UK. For private
flights Cannes Mandelieu is 10 minutes away. By car or taxi to the Cannes
Palais de Festival is 20minutes away.
The setting
Port la Galère – is a sophisticated domaine
set across from the baie of Cannes and facing the famous Lérins islands, both
only minutes away by car or motorcruiser,
on the Corniche d'Or and situated on the seafront itself. Consisting of uniquely curved apartments all
with seaviews and set in nearly 60 acres of lush tropical gardens with a
private port, 16 room boutique hotel, bar, sauna and gym, tennis courts and
pivate beaches and swimming pools with 24hour security.
Facilities
There are tennis courts, a fitness centre, 3 private (rocky) beaches, 2 swimming
pools (one heated in winter), a marina, an elegant bar and two excellent restaurants,
all in the atmosphere and style of a private club. The boutique club hotel also
has 16 suites.