PROPERTY HUNT For when Ryanair just won’t do, these four properties all have their own helipad Four more to dream about
Palma, Mallorca €15,000,000 (£12,743,000)
Twelve-bed country estate 20 minutes from Palma (by car). The main house is reached by a winding drive through the 880,000m2
plot. There is a
spacious gym, home cinema, heated indoor pool, sauna and steam room, all within the main house. Outside is a large swimming pool, ornamental lakes, tennis courts, country walks around the estate, and that helipad. Michael Perkins Finest Properties, michaelperkins-fi
nestproperties.com
Languedoc, France €3,450,000 (£2,931,100)
Near Montpellier, one of France’s buzziest cities, these two properties have been created from the ruins of two hamlets. Accommodation is spread over 12 rooms and more than 1,000m2 450,000m2
, with of their own land and astounding views
of the Cévennes Mountains. Could be used for rural tourism, or one building kept for family and the other used as a distinctly upmarket gîte, off ering spa treatments from the property’s own well. Sotheby’s Realty,
sothebysrealty.com
Provence, France €9,600,000 (£8,157,100)
Just 30 minutes from St Tropez, this vineyard combines a 16th-century chateau with a modern viniculture business. It is set on 500 acres of land, perfect for both wine-growing and horse-riding. The house has seven bedrooms, large living rooms with grandiose fi replaces, an enormous swimming pool and the heliport. With this kind of property, you wouldn’t be embarrassed to have the Bruni- Sarkozys over for a bite when they’re in the vicinity. Carlton International,
carlton-international.com
Normandy, France, €3.5m (£2,973,500)
Exquisite 17th-century chateau in Bernay, Normandy. Part of a 132-hectare estate, this is a classic example of Louis XIII architecture, and only a 90-minute drive from Paris. Off ers the main chateau (three receptions, dining room, 12 bedrooms), a guest house annex, thatched cottage pool house, stables, four-bed guardian’s house, cottage, two-bed mill, pool, barns, greenhouse, hunting. Aylesford International,
aylesford.com
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