Saint-Rémy de Provence (Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur)

With its hot, dry summers and mild winters, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a village in the heart of the Alpilles where life is good. The sun shines more than 300 days a year, overlooking exceptional landscapes between the Mediterranean coast and the Alps.

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence has attracted visitors since prehistoric times, as evidenced by the superb cave paintings found in the Otello cave. In Antiquity, the Alpilles became part of a trading economy involving the entire Mediterranean basin. The area continued to develop throughout the Middle Ages. Saint-Rémy became a county town and enjoyed an increasingly important reputation. The presence of antiquities such as its triumphal arch and mausoleum gave the town great prestige under the Ancien Régime. The town's economic heyday came in the 19th century with the cultivation of cardoon thistle.

Since the Ancien Régime, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence has attracted lovers of the arts and culture. The Trinitarians founded a college here, which trained the town's most cultured elite. In the 1850s, Saint-Rémy became the heart of the Provençal renaissance initiated by Frédéric Mistral. Van Gogh painted some of his best-known works here. The region is also home to Alphonse Daudet's famous mill and a hotel owned by the Marquis de Sade.

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence boasts an exceptional natural and cultural heritage. There are many historical and archaeological sites to visit in the region, set amid sublime rolling landscapes. Both isolated and close to the main roads, the sea and the mountains, Saint-Rémy is the village of all possibilities.

The region and its real estate market

Rich in exceptional real estate assets, Saint-Rémy-en-Provence attracts luxury property lovers from all over the world. Many are looking for a second home in the Alpilles. There are small village houses and apartments overlooking the picturesque streets of Saint-Rémy, as well as vast mas (farmhouses), some of which are also farmed. Estates further from the village are just as sought-after. The Alpilles region boasts many exceptional properties, scattered throughout its remarkable landscapes.

Sotheby's International Realty agencies in the St Rémy de Provence area

Sotheby's International Realty is located in the heart of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, on boulevard Mirabeau. Attentive to every market trend, its team of luxury real estate experts advises visitors and provides the very best services. Sotheby's International Realty provides expert support for the purchase and sale of exceptional properties in Provence.

Nestled in the heart of the Alpilles, between the sea and the mountains, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence never ceases to seduce with its exceptional quality of life. Sotheby's Realty supports its customers in all aspects of luxury real estate in Provence.