All our 8 bedrooms have flat screen TV, en-suite bathrooms and offer the finest Egyptian cotton linens.

Bedroom 1-L'Eau Vive
L'eau Vive is an exquisite 80sqm suite on the 1st floor with breathtaking sea, garden and pool views. Tall French windows, dressed with luxury silk curtains, give direct access to the vaulted loggia, and a private sea view terrace. A 3rd private terrace with pool view is the perfect place for meditation or yoga.  Guests are seduced by the luxury bathroom with Philippe Starck fittings... a walk-in shower with massage jets and rain shower head, a state of the art Jacuzzi bathtub, and your own private fire place! Enjoy Music from your own Sonos system and sip on coffee from your personal Nespresso Machine.

Bedroom 2-La Vue
La Vue, a 35sqm room on the 2nd and 3rd floor offers breathtaking 360 degrees sea and pine tree views. Magnificent views take your eyes as far as Arcachon and Cap Ferret. Guests are seduced by the luxury tranquility and peacefulness this room evokes. Enjoy a glass of wine or a book from our library whilst watching the exquisite golden sunsets. The large sea view bathroom has a bath-with-a-view, walk-in shower and luxury Philippe Starck designed fittings. Sonos Player and personal Nespresso Machine.

Bedroom 3-Le Bassin
Le Bassin is a 20sqm sea view room on the 1st floor with direct access to the large loggia vaulted terrace?enjoy a glass of wine or a book from our library whilst watching the magnificent sunsets. Guests are seduced by the crackling fire of their private authentic marble fire place and the green peaceful colours of the luxury decoration, silk curtains and throw-on pillows. The bathroom has a walk-in shower and Philippe Starck designed fittings.

Bedroom 4-Le Confort
Le Confort is a cosy 20sqm attic room on the 2nd floor. Attic windows overlook the sea and offer a romantic setting during moonlit and starry nights?velvety and fluffy fabrics enhance the luxury warm feeling. The bathroom has a large walk-in shower, a natural stone washbasin and Philippe Starck designed fittings.

Bedroom 5-La Verandah
La Verandah is a 20sqm sea view room on the ground floor with tall French windows directly opening up to the loggia and the gardens and beach beyond? Relax in the deck chairs and enjoy the luxury of watching squirrels play in the centenary trees. The luxurious spacious bathroom, especially equipped for guests with reduced mobility, has a large walk-in shower and Philippe Starck designed fittings. Dyson AirBlade Cooling.

Bedroom 6-La Foret
La Foret is a cosy 20sqm room on the 1st floor with a view of the pine and oak trees. Guests are seduced by the log fire of the private authentic marble fire place and the warm colours of the luxury decoration, silk curtains and throw-on pillows. The bathroom has a walk-in shower and Philippe Starck designed fittings.

Bedroom 7-Le studio
Le studio is a 30sqm bright garden level room with private kitchenette. The double French glass doors, dressed with luxury silk curtains, open up and give direct access to the Villa's back yard, parking and ecological swimming pool. Ceilings of garden level rooms are typically lower that the ceilings on all other levels. The bathroom has a walk-in shower.

Bedroom 8-La Chaudière
La Chaudière is a 20 sqm garden level room. Through its eye level windows you can enjoy the view of the Villa's backyard. Ceilings of garden level rooms are typically lower that the ceilings on all other levels. The bathroom has a walk-in shower.

The spacious contemporary dining room with its magnificent sea and garden view is a perfect place for a romantic dinner, or to receive guests for seminars. Its floor-to-ceiling windows open up to a grand covered terrace and to the arched verandah. Indoors guests may delight in the crackle of fire in the 2-way open fire place, connecting the dining room with the kitchen area.

The dining room opens up to the generous living room. Here guests can find the perfect spot to read a book, catch-up with friends or colleges or stroll onto the verandah and watch squirrels jump from tree branch to tree branch with the spectacular sea view as a back drop.

Taken back into time, guests can enjoy their favorite vintage, from a deep leather armchair, in front of the marble fireplace in our pinewood paneled library. They can simply let their fingers glide over the expansive selection of international books before picking the one of their choice, or seal that extensively discussed business deal.

Located on the 1st floor, the magnificent garden and sea views are reflected in the mouth blown glass windows of the original heritage cupboards. Guests can use the office for meetings, workshop sessions, faxing, printing, and a retreat to prepare meetings, or simply take their emails. La Tosca has WIFI throughout and every room is additionally equipped with a fixed internet access.

Originally the snooker room, the Home Cinema is boasting a 55 inch flat screen TV and state of the art video system. Guests can settle down in comfortable plush chairs and watch their preferred movie in our movie theatre. With the snip of a finger the theatre, can be turned into a meeting room for any kind of seminar or conference.

A private chef is available upon request. To avoid disappointment Art de Vivre needs 24 hours notice in advance.

The rectangular minimalistic pool, with its natural filtering and regeneration ponds, rather resembles a genuine lake blending into the garden.
The water is filtered and regenerated through plants, rocks, pebbles.

Art de Vivre's beach front property is hidden away in Lanton just a 30 minutes drive from the ravishing vineyards and Merignac/Bordeaux airport.

Merignac has many, scheduled and seasonal, international flights arriving direct or via Paris every day. There are also daily frequent flights from other domestic cities.

Art de Vivre is an easy 30 minutes drive from Bordeaux, Merignac Airport.

Based at the heart of the Bassin d'Arcachon, with the sand and sea tickling its toes and the pine forests caressing its back, Art de Vivretruly is your best bet for all kinds of sports activities on land or water.

The possibilities from deeply relaxing to highly animate are almost endless; horseback riding through the thick pine forests or on the infinite beaches of white sand, golfing on the International acclaimed Golf du Medoc Chateaux course at the foot of the vineyards, or for those seeking more adrenaline driven sports, what about speed sailing, paragliding at the Dune de Pyla or kite surfing?

And whilst you are at it, just soak up the magnificent surroundings around you.

Not only does Aquitaine have a rich heritage of golf, the pedigree is very high, with clusters of golf courses around the Bordeaux and Bassin d'Arcachon area. In fact, golf in France started in Aquitaine!

We have 12 golf clubs with 20 courses between 5 minutes and 45 minutes away from La Tosca. Two great courses nearby are Arcachon International and Gujan Mestras, where the latter is being used for the European PGA Tour.

The Golf du Medoc is internationally recognized and ranked amongst the best course of Continental Europe.
Enjoy the French golfing heritage either on the courses built on sand dunes and curving through pine forests or based at the foot of the world renowned Bordeaux vineyards.

Another plus : the courses of the Aquitaine are a lot less crowded than the ones in the South of France, Spain or Portugal.

Several tennis clubs are located between 5-10 minutes away from Art de Vivre. For guests who would like to play we are happy to make a booking.

The Bordeaux and Bassin d'Arcachon diverse land- and waterscape offers a chain of trails for walking and biking. Guests are offered the complimentary use of bicycles for exploring the nearby local fisherman villages and oyster ports. A stop for some delicious oyster tasting is a must! Alternatively guests may pedal through the immensity of the Landes Forest, the biggest forest in Europe.

Those guests who are in top shape might want to try the tour around the Bassin, closing the loop over the sea with a ferry that takes them from Arcachon to Cap Ferret and taking a refreshing dip in the roaring waves of the Atlantic Ocean before heading back to the relaxing tranquility of the Villa.

Meanwhile, there are excellent tracks for walking "around the Arcachon Bay", called the "TBA Arcachon Tour". It links each of the Bay's towns and villages and takes you through the exceptional natural sites like the protected bird migration park the Park Ornithologique du Teich, and the Domaine de Certes. Other popular options are strolls through the canals and Esteys at low tide, climbing up the highest dune of Europe the Dune the Pyla, and of course forest and beach walks.

Bassin d'Arcachon is a paradise for fishermen. At low tide fishing with hands and feet at the sand banks of the Bande d'Arguin, or the muddy waters of the Bay will reward you with delicious clams or use a pushing net to catch some grey shrimp. With a good guide guests might be able to harpoon eel or sole along the channels.

Or try your luck at the river the L'Eyre that finishes its route into the Bay. The waters are shallow, but fast moving, a great spot to catch lots of different white fish.

Sail or take a motor boat to your favourite picnic spot at the sand banks of the Bande d'Arguin, situated between the Cap Ferret headland and the Dune the Pilat, or stop half way at the island of natural treasures, the Isle aux Oiseaux, with its famous and protected Tchanquee huts, oyster parks and migrating birds-fish, cool down in the refreshing waters, admire the unique land- and seascape whilst getting a healthy tan. Several nearby sailing clubs offer different courses.

Guests may rent a canoe, small boat or sea-kayak and peddle towards the Ile aux Oiseaux, along the peninsula, on the Leyre delta or come back up around the Ile de Malprat. The Leyre River is a beautiful stream to explore with canoe, start at high tide and let yourself drift on the water out towards the Bay.

Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Scuba diving and Surfing are again more activities to choose from.

For high flyers, a scenic helicopter flight is the ultimate way to take in the unique land... and seascape of the Bassin d'Arcachon and the Bordeaux Vineyards.

Soar over the sand-white Dune du Pilat with magnificent views across the deep blue ocean, the Arguin sand banks with its oyster parks, the emerald green waters around the Ile d'Oisaux, Cap Ferret, The National Park and the green gold of the forests and meadows where guests might capture a glimpse of fleeing game.

The Bordeaux Vineyards and a wine tasting will mark the end of this unique experience.

The Mayor of Bordeaux, launched an urban project in 1996 to clean of façades, develop the quays along the Garonne river, commission the tram that runs on a ground-level power supply and to re-qualify urban areas.

This strengthened the desire to protect and showcase Bordeaux's heritage... Now, Bordeaux, Port of the Moon, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007.

Bordeaux has more than 350 classified buildings and buildings listed as Historic Monuments, including 3 religious World Heritage buildings since 1998 as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostella in France.

Guests may discover by foot the architecture that has hardly had any stylistic changes over the last two centuries, the quarter of Saint-Michel built around the flamboyant Gothic style Basilica and Sainte-Eulalie situated to the south west of the Mediaeval city wall and departure point for Spain and Compostella. Or find out about the newly renovated quays of the Garonne, the Port de la Lune, and Bordeaux's six bridges by river cruise.

Bordeaux has a rich culture of music and dance. Operas, operettas, classic ballet, contemporary dance, orchestras, and theatre performances are yours to choose from.

Let us know your interests and we will find out what's on the calendar.

From arts and crafts, old masters paintings, wine and vine to mention but a few, Bordeaux has many museums that preserve and showcase the regions historic and artistic heritage.

The Oyster House in Larros port, houses a modern scenographic museum entirely devoted to the techniques of oyster farming.

In 1823 the first Hotel emerged on the seashore at the entrance of the Bassin d'Arcachon. In 1857 the railway of La Teste is extended until Arcachon, and in 1862 the city planning took effect. Arcachon was born. Opulent villas of different styles appear in a maze of small alleys curved so as to be protected from the strong cold northerly winds, thus called The Winter Town.

The eclectic architecture of the bourgeois villas nestled in the Historic listed building site, The Winter Town, can be discovered by foot or by a little train. Enjoy the unique panoramic view over the Bay at the top of the belvedere.

By advance arrangement guests can visit the 12 hectares farm of Caviar de France, the first sturgeon farm in France, and learn all the secrets of caviar farming in a unique environment. The fish is being raised under the most stringent hygienic and natural conditions and without conservation products.

At the end of the visit guests can experience the salty taste and smooth texture of the Caviar de Gironde of glass of champagne.

Less then half an hour east of La Tosca lays the world famous French Bordeaux Wine District. Guests can relish the renowned wines from Saint-Emilion, Graves, Sauternes, Medoc, Entre-deux-Mers and Pessac-Leognan to name but a few? Absorb the beauty of endless grape green wine fields from the air with a helicopter flight of the Bordeaux Vineyards crowned with some wine tasting. Or, soak up the infinite grape hills in a luxury car with private chauffeur giving you the freedom to taste as many appellations you like.

Guests may stock their own wines in our cellar to enjoy during returning visits.

A private chef is available upon request. To avoid disappointment Art de Vivre needs 24 hours notice in advance.

In summer, guests dine on one of the outdoor terraces showered in sunset's natural light-show of pinks, oranges, yellows and reds, and in winter they can admire the same with a roaring fire from the indoors relaxing dining room.

On demand, a private chef will cook dinner using the finest fresh local ingredients to celebrate French cuisine at its best.

Culinary experiences, such as cooking and wine classes, may also be organized on the property.

Guests can indulge in a wide variety of French wines. Art de Vivre's original but renovated wine cellar maintains an ideal temperature and humidity for the careful maturation of French wines. Guests may stock their own wines in our cellar to enjoy during returning visits.

A pebbled garden path and wooden bridge lead to the organic vegetable garden, bathing in sunlight filtered through oak tree leaves. Here guests can accompany the chef to select a range of seasonal vegetables, herbs and berries for their own evening meal.

Guests may pick their own fruits from the apple, pear, fig and cherry trees. But if they hear the chirping of the robin, chances are they will come back empty handed?

Guests interested in massages in their room or on one of the terraces, need to let us know with their booking. We will be happy to accommodate.

If you are you looking for the perfect place to stay for organized seminars and meetings from Management, CEO, Teambuilding through to Writers, Painters, and Cooking and Wine workshops, Art de Vivre is the ideal lieu for small to medium sized groups.

Easy to organize teambuilding activities are numerous; from on-shore group sailing to the muddy shell-fish fishing and more. Or head out to off-shore activities from cultural visits to the city of Bordeaux ' listed as a UNESCO World heritage Site  and world famous Bordeaux Vineyards, to dune and forest activities.

For those with creative juices flowing through their veins, we promise the most outstanding natural light shows especially during sunset and dawn. It is not a coincidence that the world famous painter Toulouse-Lautrec spent many of his summers at the neighboring villa. Or those who prefer to seek seclusion, space and time to practice the verbal and literary arts... They will not be disappointed as the most powerful words and stories will come and flow-demanding to be printed on paper.

Tailor made Culinary and Wine workshops can be enjoyed on demand.

Let us know your wishes. We can help you organize.

The estate Art de Vivre is the perfect place for any private function from family reunions, anniversaries or dream weddings.

Unchallenged sea views and sunsets, wide vistas over the front lawn that extend as far as Cap Ferret and Arcachon and only the century old stone wall, lined with Tamaris trees, separating the grounds from a direct access to the beach truly is your ultimate setting for the ideal feast .

Art de Vivre, situated in the heart of the Bassin d'Arcachon and considered as one of the best examples of 'Arcachon Architecture', was built in 1903.

The typical Italian style lodge resembles, still existing, houses in Arcachon Ville d'Hiver, but is unique in its spacious chambers, its vast terrain and beach water front location.

Floor-to-ceiling windows open-up to grand covered terraces and arched verandahs where wide vistas over the front lawn deliver unchallenged sea views as far as Cap Ferret and Arcachon. This combined with the natural dawn light reflecting in the pools of seawater and the magnificent sunsets, breathe a promise of unique shots.

Only the century old stone wall, lined with Tamaris trees that have withstand the winds of all times, and its heritage gate separate the grounds from a direct stroll onto the beach.

The garden of the luxury seaside estate boasts a contemporary ecological pool clad in black slates. The pristine minimalistic pool, with its natural filtering and regeneration ponds, rather resembles a genuine lake blending into the garden. 180 degrees open views from the huge deck, draw your eyes over green grass lawns to the heritage fountain and beyond onto the endless beach'an irresistible invitation to make your perfect shot.

Since the late 18th century the Bassin d'Arcachon is renowned for its reinvigorating micro climate. The particular blend of pine forest and ocean air is proven to be health preventive and beneficial to many people suffering from heart or lung conditions.

At the heart of the Bassin d'Arcachon, the sea almost completely pulls back at low tide. This process exposes the sea bed which in turn releases the gas iodine. Iodine is proven to be extremely health beneficial and has a positive influence on the function of the Thyroid and thus on your metabolism. It is even said that iodine can increase your IQ with 10-15 points. Iodine deficiency is being associated with mental retardation.