Domaine de Terre Blanche
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The Domaine de Terre Blanche is located at Tourrettes, Var
just southeast of Fayence
in the Provence
region of France. Sean Connery
owned the property for 20 years before he sold the Chateau and its surrounding 266 hectares to Dietmar Hopp
in 1999. Hopp has transformed the property into an exclusive golf resort with luxury properties, two championship golf courses, the Four Seasons
Resort Provence at Terre Blanche and a world class spa. It was ranked as 5th in the CNN Money dream vacation home guide. The Domaine is 30-45 minutes by car from Cannes
, Nice
and St Tropez, and one hour from Monaco
.
Tourrettes, Var
Tourrettes is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Tourrettes is one of a series of "perched villages" overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the Esterel massif, which borders the sea between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël....
just southeast of Fayence
Fayence
Fayence is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Fayence is one of a series of "perched villages" overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the Esterel massif, which borders the sea between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël. Fayence is a...
in the Provence
Provence
Provence ; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
region of France. Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Sir Thomas Sean Connery , better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930), better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy...
owned the property for 20 years before he sold the Chateau and its surrounding 266 hectares to Dietmar Hopp
Dietmar Hopp
Dietmar Hopp is a German software entrepreneur. He was one of the founders of SAP AG in 1972 with other former IBM employees Hans Werner Hector, Klaus Tschira, Claus Wellenreuther and Hasso Plattner...
in 1999. Hopp has transformed the property into an exclusive golf resort with luxury properties, two championship golf courses, the Four Seasons
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. is a Canadian-based international ultra-luxury, five-star hotel management company. Travel + Leisure magazine and Zagat Survey rank the hotel chain's 84 properties among the top luxury hotels worldwide...
Resort Provence at Terre Blanche and a world class spa. It was ranked as 5th in the CNN Money dream vacation home guide. The Domaine is 30-45 minutes by car from Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
, Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
and St Tropez, and one hour from Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
.