Description
For sale, charming property with 3 buildings surrounding a central courtyard with a pool, located near Saint-Emilion. Situated in a hilltop village with a shop, restaurant, weekly market, school, park and post office - with a wonderful community.
The plot is 932 m² and features a main house, a separate guest area, a separate gite and a huge summer house plus covered terrace. There is also a courtyard garden and swimming pool. The property could be used as a "chambres d'hôtes", gites or private residence.
The total living area is approx. 415 m². There are 7 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. This property steeped in history was built in the 18th century and once belonged to a French writer who made this property an authentic, warm and very private place.
The main house:
The main house of about 280 m² has a double entrance door with an 18th century architectural style and an entrance hall of 24 m² with stone walls, terracotta floors and a stone staircase leading to the first floor. The hall has a guest WC and a door to a wine cellar of about 30 m². On the ground floor there is a dining room of 35 m² with wood floor, a beautiful stone fireplace and two large windows. The dining room leads to a very spacious kitchen/breakfast room (approx. 75 m²) with Gironde tile floor. There is a stone fireplace, stone worktops, over built-in cupboards, a built-in dishwasher, a 5 burner hob and large oven. There is a laundry/larder of about 10 m² with shelves. The sitting room has stone walls and wood floor with a beautiful period stone fireplace. There is a French window that leads out to a magical garden, a series of spaces each with its own character. The whole garden is walled like a courtyard garden and each of the 3 buildings look out onto the garden. There is a bedroom / office (20 m²) with a French window and an adjoining bathroom, which also leads out to the garden.
The first floor has a dual aspect landing (17 m²) with wood floor, a large window on the facade and a French window that gives access to a large terrace of about 23 m² with a view on the garden and pool. The first bedroom (30 m²) has a period parquet, a stone fireplace and a bathroom (5 m²) with bath, WC, washbasin, a towel rail and a skylight. There is a door to a storage space and another door to the attic. The second bedroom (27 m²) has a dual aspect, a wood floor, a stone fireplace and an adjoining bathroom of 4 m² with bath, WC, washbasin, electric towel rail and a large mirror. From the landing another staircase leads up to an attic that could be partially converted and that covers the entire area of the main house.
From the garden, there is a separate guest accommodation with two bedrooms (30 m² and 18 m²) with beautiful exposed beams and WC with washbasin each. They share a Shower room (with WC, basin and walk-in shower) and one of the rooms overlooks the pool.
The heated salt-water swimming pool (4 x 7.5 m plus steps to the side) is set in a very private setting in a corner of the garden enclosed by stone walls but still benefitting from sunshine.
There is a large 'summer house' of 138 m² with a summer dining room, a summer sitting room (relaxation area, games room) and a kitchen with worktop and sink.
The garden provides access to the third building, a cottage or gite consisting of a living room/kitchen of 42 m² with a wooden staircase that leads to the first floor with two rooms of 22 and 10 m² and a shower room of 5 m². The rooms have a view on its own courtyard with a beautiful magnolia tree.
Additionally, there is a wine cellar below the house, additional storage spaces as well as a garage and another store.
More details available on request by contacting Karin Maxwell.
