Luxury villas in France invite you to savour life through the senses: lavender carried on a Provençal breeze, the fizz of Grand Cru in a Loire château, the hush of pines above a Côte d’Azur infinity pool.
These heritage estates and modern coastal sanctuaries span limestone bastides draped in wisteria to glass-clad retreats cantilevered over Cap Ferrat’s turquoise coves. Days unfold at an unhurried tempo—market baskets in one hand, a baguette warm against the other—punctuated by private vineyard tastings or a curator-led tour of the Louvre after dusk. Yet beyond the icons lie quieter pleasures: oyster skiffs at dawn in Arcachon, truffle hunts in the Perigord, jazz lilting down cobbled Saint-Paul-de-Vence lanes.
Whichever region whispers to you, each boutique residence offers a front-row seat to France’s timeless art de vivre.