An exceptional estate for sale between Valbonne and Mougins: the Domaine de Beaumont, an elegant historic residence.

Domaine de Beaumont, located between the village of Mougins and Valbonne, a few minutes from Cannes, on the Côte d'Azur.

A true haven of peace where charm and authenticity reign, this prestigious private estate located at the top of a wooded hill welcomes in a dominant position a historic residence built in 1920 and offering very beautiful volumes, as well as a courtyard of honor quite outstanding.

The majestic property – creation of Jacques Couelle, world-renowned French architect – extends over a 10-hectare wooded park, with typical Mediterranean species, and also benefits from a panoramic view, a veritable green flow totally unobstructed up to the sea.

It is accessed through an imposing gate surrounded by two pavilions on either side, the first a real caretaker's house, the second offering on its floor an apartment dedicated to staff and the security post.

The “Atelier”, located in the woods at the entrance to the estate, is a partially furnished Provençal style house with a surface area of ​​150 m2.

The park, which has two water sources, is decorated with a very beautiful space with a 20-meter heated marble swimming pool, pool house, numerous ornamental pools and fountains, an olive grove, a tennis court, aviaries and spectacular flower gardens.

Part of the land, in meadow, currently accommodates horses – it is possible to establish stables and a career there.

This superb historic residence, former vacation home of JF Kennedy's family, has all the advantages of a mansion.

A truly exceptional place on the Côte d'Azur located between the villages of Valbonne and Mougins, the estate is located just 30 minutes from Nice airport and 15 minutes from the beaches of Cannes or Cap d'Antibes.

A majestic residence offered by the Private Desk – Côte d'Azur Sotheby's International Realty – your five prestigious real estate agencies in Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Nice, Beaulieu sur Mer and Saint-Jean Cap Ferrat.

Technical characteristics :

Main residence:
Ground floor: majestic reception hall and its marble staircase, dining room, breakfast room, lounge, large kitchen, laundry room, cinema lounge/games room.
Staff apartment.
Temperature-controlled wine cellar.
First floor: master suite with marble bathroom and dressing room, 3 en-suite bedrooms with dressing room, breakfast kitchen.
Second floor: 5 additional en-suite bedrooms, a third kitchen.

Outbuildings:
Pool house with shower, changing room, kitchen, pizza oven.
Staff accommodation with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a living room and 1 kitchen.
Two pavilions on each side of the sumptuous entrance portal.
A barn.

A little history: if when he was President the very famous American JFK spent his vacations in Roquebrune Cap Martin (a Riviera village in which his brother Robert Kennedy regularly rented a villa), it was in Valbonne that the Kennedy siblings grew
up spent their vacations at the Domaine de Valbonne, while their father Joseph Patrick Kennedy, American politician and diplomat, was the 44th Ambassador of the United States to Great Britain (1938-1940).

Remarkable architecture: a creation by Jacques Couelle for Mr. and Mrs. Carr, a wealthy American family who were undoubtedly sensitive to reused architecture.
Beaumont Castle actually offers reused materials – the beginning of an exceptional architectural movement that Jacques Couelle will develop all the way to New York, at the Musée des Cloîtres. The base of this museum specializing in European medieval architecture is made of stones from 12th century abbeys and churches partially looted and destroyed during wars and revolutions: a perfect example of reuse.

A sought-after area: this luxurious rural estate benefits from an ideal location close to Mougins and Valbonne, as well as the main roads. If the Estate remains close to activity areas, it nevertheless benefits from absolute calm, a true haven of peace hidden from view, landscaped and flowered for a privileged art of living on the Côte d'Azur.

Mougins, a tourist destination which surprises with the beauty of its residences and its architectural heritage, an authentic village in the South of France which promises local gastronomy and historical remains which have attracted big names including Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Paul Eluard, Winston Churchill , Christian Dior, Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, etc.

Valbonne, located about ten kilometers from Cannes, in the heart of the Riviera countryside, is an elegant historic town which has retained all its character with its stone facades, its colorful shutters, its doors surrounded by vines or bougainvillea...