An 18th-century dwelling with a guesthouse, a barn and around five hectares of grounds, near the city of Tours in France's Indre-et-Loire department -
An 18th-century dwelling with a guesthouse, a barn and around five hectares of grounds, near the city of Tours in France's Indre-et-Loire department.
The local town is nestled in France's Indre-et-Loire department on the north bank of the River Loire, in the Loire Valley, a remarkable region listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town is highly sought-after because of its vibrancy, shops and infrastructure. It is only around 20 minutes from the city of Tours and its high-speed train station. The region is known for its chateaux and remarkable gardens, including those of Azay-le-Rideau, Langeais and Villandry, which all lie around only 30 minutes away. You can easily enjoy golf and horse-riding in local clubs too. Many clubs in the local town also offer a variety of sports and cultural activities. Paris is 250 kilometres away. You can get to the French capital in three hours by road or one hour by rail.
Between meadows and woods, a lane leads to the property, which is set back from dwellings but is close to two vibrant towns. A long drive lined with trees runs through a meadow to the barn's covered entrance area. The main house then comes into view beyond a vast, grassy court with shrubs. This court leads to three buildings. The main house is made of rubble stone, beneath a tiled roof with dormers. The building is typical of architecture form the area around Tours. It has a ground floor and a first floor in the roof space. The vast reception rooms on the ground floor have kept their old decorative features. In the roof space, there are four bedrooms and two bathrooms. There is a guesthouse too. It has two rooms in addition to a shower room. The barn is divided into two sections.
The main houseThe main house is a long dwelling. It is a former stable. It is built of rubble stone that is partly rendered. It faces east and west. It is crowned with a gabled roof of flat tiles, punctuated with dormers that have arched pediments. Along the facade there are three glazed doors that alternate with rectangular windows fitted with wooden shutters.
The ground floor
The entrance door is glazed in its upper section. It leads into a dining room with a tuffeau stone fireplace, separated from the kitchen by a low wall beneath timber beams. The walls are partly adorned with old wooden panelling. On one side, a door leads into a lavatory. Another door leads to two connecting lounges. The first lounge is currently used as an office. A wooden double door separates it from the second lounge, which is the main reception room. The main lounge offers a 48m² floor area and is filled with natural light from three windows that face west and south. A large stone fireplace faces the door and a wooden staircase leads upstairs. The floors are terracotta-tiled. Exposed beams run across the ceilings. The beams are painted in the lounge.
The first floor
The first floor lies in the roof space. It is filled with natural light from five double-glazed dormers. On one side, the landing connects to a first bedroom with a bathroom and lavatory. On the other side, a long corridor connects to three extra bedrooms and a bathroom with a lavatory. In the main bedroom, there is a glazed door on the south gable wall. It is fitted with a wooden guardrail. The bed is surrounded by storage spaces. Exposed beams run across the ceilings. The walls are adorned with fabric or wooden panelling.
The guesthouseThe guesthouse is the original dwelling of the complex of old farm buildings here. It is made of tuffeau stone and crowned with a gabled slate roof. Its facade faces south. There is a wooden entrance door between two windows. There is also a bird's-eye window next to the door. The dwelling has two connecting main rooms. The first one serves as a workshop. ...
