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A<\/del>t the beginning of the century, taking the \u2018petit train des pignes\u2019 (\u2018little pine cone train\u2019), a few wealthy families discovered the shores at the foot of the Maures. Dazzled by the beauty of this unspoilt coastline, the Adam, Eiffel, Royce, Cl\u00e9ment-Bayard and Foncin families had their holiday homes built above the blue waters amongst the heather, rock roses and arbutus…<\/p>\n

The Courmes property<\/h2>\n

01.<\/span> The Farm and Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Courmes<\/p>

02.<\/span> Alfred et Th\u00e9r\u00e8se sous le porche d'entr\u00e9e du Rayollet, 7 septembre 1932<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n 01<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
<\/div>\n 02<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div>\n

A Parisian businessman, Alfred Th\u00e9odore Courmes, set up his retirement residence at Le Rayol in 1910. He had his house built on a headland overlooking the Baie du Figuier. He organised his ornamental gardens around an antique-inspired pergola, planting palm trees, date palms, eucalyptus, agaves and mimosa. Nearby, there was a terraced vegetable garden and an orchard on the side of a hill above a charming little farm. In 1925, whilst a real estate company was setting up a seaside resort in Le Rayol, the Courmes family sold their house which became the \u2018H\u00f4tel de la Mer\u2019. The couple then went to live in the Villa Rayolet built at the other end of the property.<\/p>\n

The Potez Domaine<\/h2>\n

03.<\/span> Henry et Alice Potez<\/p>

04.<\/span> Les enfants Potez et Chirac devant le Rayollet, vers 1943<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n 03<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
<\/div>\n 04<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div>\n

In January 1940, Madame Courmes sold the Domaine to the famous aircraft manufacturer Henry Potez. Forced by the war to abandon his factories in the Somme, Potez came to take refuge at Le Rayol with his family, at which point the houses underwent refurbishment. A number of servants attended on the family, whilst a dozen gardeners tended the garden. A majestic staircase was built under the pergola. It is during this period that the garden enjoyed its golden age. Once the war had come to an end, the Domaine du Rayol became only a summer residence. It was abandoned at the end of the sixties, for want of staff and maintenance.<\/p>\n

The Domaine du Rayol safeguarded<\/h2>\n

05.<\/span> H\u00f4tel de la Mer in 1986<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n 05<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div>\n

The property went on to escape many property projects thanks to the action of conservationists. It was bought in 1989 by the Conservatoire du Littoral. The landscapes, flora and fauna of the last wild shores at the foot of the Maures would thus be preserved. At the request of the Conservatoire du Littoral, landscape gardener Gilles Cl\u00e9ment\u2019s proposal for the site was to evoke the flora and landscapes associated with regions of the world with Mediterranean climates, namely: the Mediterranean Basin, south-eastern California, central Chile, the Cape region in South Africa and southern Australia. 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