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Provençal, you say?

I love it when you talk foreign.

For the uninitiated, Provençal means “relating to, or characteristic of Provence or the people of Provence”. Provence is a region in southeastern France bordering Italy and the Mediterranean Sea.

We’re all on the same page.

Ja, so about Gansbaai, hey. According to Seeff Property Group, semigration to the Western Cape is still on the rise and Gansbaai is proving popular.

This from BusinessTech:

The coastal town of Gansbaai, just south of Hermanus also achieved record turnover over the last year. Marlene Uys, a property agent with Seeff Gansbaai said there has been an influx of buyers, largely from Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal.

Gansbaai is very accessible from Cape Town and a great place to retire or invest in a holiday home. It has good basic facilities including fibre. The busiest property band tends to be around R1.5 million to R1.7 million while the average monthly rental is R7,500.

It has fibre shouldn’t really be a selling point, it should be a given, but anyway.

We’re not going to muck around in the R1,5 million to R1,7 million band. You won’t get Provençal for that.

A little search on Property24 and we found this “country villa” on the market for R7,5 million:

Blending the best of Provençal and rural Italian design, this country Boutique farm will transport you far from the noise and grind of city living, to a life lived at a gentler pace, amid fynbos, lavender and the sounds of the ocean in the distance.

…the Villa boasts the classic hallmarks of the Mediterranean style with its blue window frames, Juliet balconies, sprawling verandas and terracotta tiling. The interior is loosely grouped into three suites, of which all include private entrances, outdoor space, living area and kitchens.

Let’s enjoy a sneaky tour:

It’s all rather lovely.

I feel obliged to tell you that the villa is actually about 12 kilometres outside of Gansbaai, bordering Grootbos Nature Reserve.

To me, that’s an additional selling point but I’d hate for you to drive all the way out there and get a nasty surprise.

[sources:bustech&property24]