As regards real estate, the portfolio includes luxurious villas in elevated locations with swimming pools and views over the Mediterranean, listed at between €5,000 and €12,000 per week during the summer season, luxury properties close to the beaches or in secluded spots inland for rents up to €30,000 per week, and more reasonably priced apartments with terraces, starting at €2,000 per week in peak season for 100 sq.m (1,076 sq ft) and three bedrooms. It goes without saying that residences with a concierge and swimming pool are particularly sought-after by French and international families.
La Croix-Valmer is renowned – with good reason – as one of the gems of this glorious coastline, its village nestling in a protected natural environment including two rugged headlands: Cap Lardier and Cap Taillat. The municipality also boasts seven beaches with mesmerising, crystal-clear waters, including Gigaro beach, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful on the French Riviera. The site is steeped in history, as it was here, on 15 and 16 August 1944, that French General de Lattre de Tassigny and American General O'Daniel landed with their armies to mark the start of “Operation Dragoon” and the liberation of Provence.
The authentic Provençal feel, still intact
Clients wishing to avoid the summer season can consider renting an apartment or villa in La Croix-Valmer even in the middle of winter, as the town offers a varied programme of cultural events, concerts, festivals and historical commemorations related to the Second World-War landings. Alternatively, it is the perfect place to spend a week simply enjoying the legendary mild climate of the French Riviera. The vineyards of La Croix-Valmer are famous too, among them Domaine de la Croix and Château de Chausse, whose wines produced using sustainable and organic methods are becoming increasingly popular with each passing year. Another particularly sought-after area, further on from Cap Nègre, is Cavalière beach – the place to be for lovers of chic water sports, with the five-star Club de Cavalière & Spa at its centre. But shhh! – the owners of the nearby villas are keeping this exclusive address hush-hush, to prevent it becoming too well-known! Cavalière has a number of sublime luxury properties which can be rented all year round, at prices starting from €4,000 per week off-season. Le Lavandou, north-east of Cap Bénat, is a charming town full of life all year round and that has preserved its authentic Provençal feel and its variety of attractions, including its harbour, beaches, markets and vineyards. In terms of rental real estate, the offering here is vast, between luxury properties high up with panoramic views across to the Levant and Port-Cros islands, old or recent villas with swimming pools, and apartments in gated estates. Rents start at €1,700 per week for a 3-bed apartment and €3,000 per week for a villa with a swimming pool off-season. A holiday in this area gives sports lovers a chance to try out Valcros Golf Course, about fifteen kilometres inland up in the Massif des Maures!
From the vineyards of La Croix-Valmer to the hidden coves of Cap Bénat, the La Croix-Valmer & Cap Bénat area is a top destination for luxury villa rentals. This peaceful stretch of coast offers elegant homes with sea views, nestled in nature and just a short distance from Saint-Tropez.
