Located just 10 mins north of Alès and 5 from thebeautifulCévennes is this magnificent stone-built and fully restored Provençale farmhouse, offering 370m² of living space with two habitation areas the first including, a spacious living room with open kitchen and the other has another big kitchen as well as eight bedrooms, five washrooms, a study, laundry, walk-in wardrobe, a loggia, terrace, garage, seven vaulted cellars, vehicle shelters and a 10x5m swimming pool with solar powered showeron a total of 10000m² of lush gardens.
Constructed several centuries ago, this splendid, south-south-west facing, stone-built home enjoys the peace and tranquility of the countryside whilst being close to the benefits of town life, only45 mins from Nîmes, its TGV station and airport, 1h10 from Montpellier,1h10 from the beach and only 1h15 from Avignon. This beautiful property is currently organised as a private apartment, giteand chambres d'hôtesbut thelayout of the rooms allows you to fully exploit the property as a gite or chambre d'hôtes, there are numerous possibilities.
The entrance is at the north facing side of the house with lots of parking space and a 15m² vehicle and motorbike shelter. A 30m² loggia allows access to the house and the 55m² living and dining room, complete with wood burner as well as air-conditioning and opening to its 14m² kitchen. Still at this garden-level of the house and south-facing is the 25m² covered terrace (perfect for creating a summer kitchen) with access to the seven vaulted cellars (total 150m²), currently serving as storage but which may serve other purposes.
At the southern edge of the building, a 26m² car shelter is attached to a stone staircase which leads up to a superb 28m² terrace on the first floor which leads inside to experience the full charm of this property with a 10m² entrance hall serving, to the right, a 26m² kitchen, 15m² study, 10m² walk-in wardrobe and 15m² laundry. To the left, via an 8m² corridor, is a suite with a 15m² bedroom and a 12m² space which could serve as a washroom and walk-in wardrobe. Opposite the main entrance, a wooden door opens to a magnificent stone staircase leading to the second floor and seven bedrooms (two of 11m², 14m², two of 16m² and two of 17m², one of which on a mezzanine), as well as four washrooms (4m² & three of 6m²) with walk-in showers and four toilets, three of which are independent. The mezzanine, a few steps up from the entrance also allows access to a 5m² storeroom, toilet and a 16m² laundry room with shower.
Hot water is produced by electricity. Heating is produced by electricity with a wood burner and fireplace. The farmhouse has excellent insulation. Windows are wooden-framed and double-glazed. The property is served by a septic tank system up to current regulations at time of publication.