Port Grimaud began to rise out of the sand dunes on the north shore of the Golfe de St Tropez in 1966. This extraordinary architectural experiment was the idea of Francois Spoerry, who envisaged a town built in the manner of Venice, with channels of water and traditional French fisherman’s houses, each with a private mooring at the end of the garden. The houses are designed to be individually different, painted with soft pastel colours of ochre, pink and turquoise, and feature shutters with wrought-iron balconies, and with roofs of terracotta tiles.  Known as the “Venice of Provence”, and arranged over several islands, the colourful houses are linked by bridges over the waterways and surrounded by gardens.

The house is set in a quiet and private road, and is in fact the result of two houses being joined together, and recently modernised with taste and charm. There is air-conditioning throughout.

There is a terrace at the back of the house (18×5) with no fence to the canal, with a private mooring. There are also two terraces at the front of the house. From the balcony off the master bedroom, you can see the famous clock tower in St Tropez across the bay.

There is a regular boat service, “Bateaux Verts”. across the bay to St Tropez harbour, and to Ste Maxime.