Property Description
Summary
Located in a Corbières village at 20 minutes from Narbonne and 30 minutes from the Mediterranean.
This beautiful mansion has been tastefully restored and many original features have been preserved, it can be used as one large family home or house with a gîte, since it has 2 separate entrances and kitchens.
Just opposite the street, you’ll find its lovely treed and enclosed garden, completely private with swimming pool, sun terrace, covered terrace and garden shed. Opportunity for old stone lovers! Ready to move in
Location
Located in a little wine-growing village surrounded by vineyards and "garrigue".
With some amenities and others in surrounding villages, departure of hiking and mountainbike paths, all at walking distance.
Surroundings/distances:
*At 3 to 10 km: bakery, grocery stores, bar-restaurants, tobacco press, wine and beer shops, cash dispenser, pharmacy and doctor, several restaurants, ...
*15/20 minutes from Lézignan-Corbières: commercial area, motorway exit (A61), railway station, weekly market
*25 minutes from town center of Narbonne
*30 minutes from the Mediterranean beach
*45 minutes from Carcassonne, Perpignan and Beziers airports
Located in Cathar Country, Cathar castles, abbeys of Lagrasse and Fontfroide, the Canal du Midi, the city of Carcassonne, the historic center of Narbonne la Romane, beaches of Gruissan and Leucate, …
A corner of France which has kept its authenticity and offers you superb landscapes, a micro-climate and its great quality of life.
Access
*15/20 minutes from Lézignan-Corbières: commercial area, motorway exit (A61), railway station, weekly market
*25 minutes from town center of Narbonne
*30 minutes from the Mediterranean beach
*45 minutes from Carcassonne, Perpignan and Beziers airports
Interior
This village house is semi-detached and offers about 230m² of living space on 3 levels and a terrace on the first floor.
Through the handsome front doorway you enter a spacious dining/sitting room (4m x 10.2m). The adjoining large kitchen (4m x 5m) and salon (7m x 5m) – currently in use as a painting studio - both have beautiful vaulted brick ceilings. Behind the kitchen there are storage and laundry rooms and a bathroom.
An elegant curved staircase leads to the master bedroom and principal guest bedroom. A landing takes you to two further double bedrooms and a bathroom. A spacious lounge/ dining room and second kitchen open onto a roof terrace (10m2). A second staircase gives access to the side street. A further double bedroom and bathroom on the mezzanine floor are reached by a spiral staircase.
Exterior
Across the quiet street (open for residents and access only) is a beautiful garden (480 m2), enclosed and planted with a variety of trees and shrubs:
fig, olive, apricot, pomegranate, oleander, wisteria, rose, grape vines, and aromatic herbs. The garden is served by a well with electric pump.
The swimming pool (8.5m x 3.5m) is surrounded by wooden decking and flowering bushes and herbs. The large paved terrace (6m x 7.2m) has dining and relaxing areas, with a stone barbecue, a pizza oven, and a food preparation area.
There is also an attractive outbuilding (5m x 2.5m) equipped with wi-fi, plus a large tool shed and a pool pump room.
Completely private and not overlooked, a little corner of paradise.
The house also has a terrace of 10m² on the 1st floor