A house in Montsoreau, reinvented by an architect specialised in heritage, with a loggia and views over River Loire and chateau - ref 340882
A house in Montsoreau, reinvented by an architect specialised in heritage, with a loggia and views over River Loire and chateau.
Montsoreau, at the edges of the Indre-et-Loire and Maine-et-Loire areas in the Pays de la Loire region, embodies the peaceful elegance of a typical Loire Valley village that is lively throughout the year. It is situated at the confluence of the Vienne and Loire rivers, whose banks accompany the gaze up to the village's chateau, which is the first trace of the Renaissance in France and is today dedicated to modern art. The village possesses all essential food shops and eateries, such as a bakery, grocery, butcher's and restaurants. There is a local producers' market each Sunday, while on the second Sunday of each month, antique dealers take over the quays. Paris can be reached in 1 hour 40 minutes by train from Saumur and Chinon, which are respectively 15 minutes and 20 minutes by road from the village.
This three-storey, tuffeau stone built house is situated on a cobbled square in the village. Its main facade faces south and is rendered with lime and sand, while its window and door surrounds are made of stone. It has a slate roof punctuated by two low arched dormer windows. On the ground floor, the entrance hall leads to a lounge merging into a dining room that in turn leads to the kitchen. The cement tile flooring is made up of a black and white chessboard pattern. The reception rooms boast exposed beams, while the lounge is organised around a brick fireplace in which a wood-burning stove has been installed. A quarter-turn staircase climbs from the kitchen to the upper levels. On the first floor, a tiled landing leads to a lavatory and a bathroom that opens onto a balcony. A corridor paved with terracotta tiles leads to two south-facing bedrooms, one of which boasts a stone fireplace. On the second floor, the landing opens into a vast, north-south, dual aspect bedroom with sloping ceilings. An approximately 11-m² loggia, whose structure is made of oakwood with chestnut panelling and poplar weatherboarding, adds to the room's volumes and boasts a view of the chateau and the River Loire.
