mansion for sale Charolles, Saône-et-Loire

Burgundy, Near Paray le Monial. The thickness of the stone walls of this tall-standing and charmingly renovated property suggests that the stories of its 15th century origins are very plausible, and it was built on a hillock overlooking the stream. The house is entered by a hall with stone staircase, and to one side a single large and high room with massive old ceiling beams and stone fireplace, with at the rear a modern kitchen with French windows leading out to the garden, a laundry and storage/boiler room (gas central heating on the ground and first floors) plus WC. Then on the floor above, another high room with beams and fireplace matches its counterpart below, with two bedrooms and a bathroom at the rear. Finally on the top floor (only electric heating here), a large landing, three more bedrooms and a second bathroom. All the original features have been preserved : the fireplaces and terracotta floor-tiles, the fine stone staircase. And the newly made double-glazed doors and windows fit perfectly with the style of the old house, while ensuring that it is a good deal less draughty than in mediaeval times. A separate barn stands to one side, across a courtyard. The grounds on the other side of the property include a formal garden and a pergola with tables and chairs ideal for summer meals, a newly created terrace garden outside the kitchen, and then at the furthest point some fields - for the total area of the property is nearly five acres. A high-quality renovation in a delightful and quiet valley a few miles from Charolles.

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