The La Baraquette seaview vineyard estate, based in the Languedoc region of the South of France, is raising eyebrows amongst property experts and the press. Greg Taylor of the property website Creme-de-Languedoc.com looks into what they’re so excited about.
“One of the best developments I have seen in years”
– Charles Weston Baker, Director, Savills
“Probably the first world-class seafront resort in the South of France”
– Bruno Zermati, Director, Sotheby’s
”The most ambitious of all Mediterranean holiday developments”
– Anthony Peregrine, Sunday Times
So what is it about La Baraquette that is generating so much excitement? I visited the plot and met the developers and discovered the estate’s five magical selling points :
- Location, Location, Location Languedoc is Provence without high prices and the Côte d’Azur without garish bling. Relatively undeveloped, developers Propriétés & Co were able to secure for La Baraquette what is probably one of the choicest plots in the Mediterranean – on the edge of one of France’s prettiest port towns with spectacular views of oyster tables and the Mediterranean.
- Get in on the ground floor Think of the Languedoc as the ‘next Provence’ or the ‘new South of France’ – and you start to see its potential. It is as beautiful as its neighbour, but less expensive and less developed – so has much more room for price growth.
- Affordable luxury La Baraquette offers a 5-star hotel with restaurant and spa, luxury seaview villas and apartments and top-quality boutiques, eateries and cafés – which means you get Côte d’Azur quality at Languedoc prices. Visiting here is also less pricey – you’ll enjoy some of France’s most ‘up-and-coming’ restaurants and wines for far less than you’d pay further up the coast.
- Integrated not gated. Authentic not generic. La Baraquette has been designed to be integrated with the culture and landscape around it. It is located on the edge of the pretty and popular fishing port town of Marseillan, with its restaurants, cafés and shops. The estate sports its own working vineyard, where you’ll be invited to get involved with harvests and wine-making. And La Baraquette’s ‘concierge’ staff will be briefed to get owners and guests beyond the typical tourist traps and truly experience the more authentic side of the surrounding region.
- Amazingly connected The development is within 90 minutes of six international airports, with low-cost flights from scores of European cities. Barcelona is 90 minutes away by train, meaning you can pop down early in the morning and enjoy tapas on the beach and be back in time to watch the sun set on your terrace with a chilled glass of the estate’s rosé.
Developments that get so much right don’t come around often, so La Baraquette really does offer a unique opportunity – both as an investment and as somewhere to enjoy France’s superb ‘art de vivre’. We’d highly recommend you at least find out more:
Visit www.la-baraquette.com
Or call John Bartram on +336 7929 7115