Contemporary villa in Brittany – Vintage Travel’s ‘Wow Property’ Rive Droite
Villa Rive Droite and Pont Aven – Brittany’s most breath-taking assets! Nestled in a small hollow in the lush and verdant valley of Aven in Brittany is the bustling town of Pont-Aven. Being located next to a river, this particularly attractive town boasts some delightful riverside walks that are just itching to be discovered.
Asides its prettiness and character, Pont Aven is famed for two things – Its association with the post-Impressionist painter, Paul Gauguin and an extremely colourful and vibrant festival that is held here every summer.
The town’s adherence to its artistic and cultural past can be detected by the many art galleries, antique shops and gift stores that line Pont Aven’s atmospheric streets.
If you are looking to stay in a villa that will do this exceptionally pretty corner of Brittany the justice it deserves, then you will be interested in learning about Rive Droite, the latest addition to the Vintage Travel portfolio of Breton properties.
This three bedroom, 2 bathroom highly stylish and contemporary villa in Brittany can sleep up to six guests. A master glassmaker was responsible for the compelling design behind this truly remarkable villa, whereby huge glass windows tastefully decorated with stain glass takes centre stage.
Although to be fair there are several astounding features in Rive Droite that take centre stage, including the villa’s incredible living room, which boasts a double height ceiling and crisp white walls, creating a true feeling of spaciousness and grandeur. Art deco is the name of the game at Rive Droite, with features such as a porthole-style window adding to the unique character of this exceptional Breton villa.
If you can manage to draw your eye away from the delightful contemporary décor of Rive Droite, then the views from the villas domineering windows are certainly a sight for sore eyes.
The eyes are immediately drawn towards the villa’s charming garden, which consists of a spacious lawn, an outdoor lounge that in the morning is usually doused in the daybreak sunshine and a courtyard style terrace within a stone’s throw of a thoroughly inviting plunge pool. Beyond this pleasurable garden the onlooker is then drawn towards a small park, where watching the moored boats bob up and down on the quayside is a pleasure that is enjoyed by practically every guest of Rive Droite.
Whilst you could easily spend a two week holiday and satisfy all your artistic, cultural, gastronomic and historical Breton cravings in Pont Aven alone, it is certainly recommended to venture further a field and explore this stunning stretch of coastline’s many rocky coves, inlet harbours, family-friendly sandy beaches and pleasantly traditional seaside towns and villages.