IT'S A HEATWAVE
I am puzzled by this insulation business!!!! The very drastic new norms in building insist on this and that to prevent the wasting of energy both in winter and summer. So far,so good...Now explain to me why, when I visit friends in new houses built to these extremely strict norms, I can be sure to melt into a stupor despite the closed shutters while I am as snug as a... in my old farmhouse in stone, all windows open, no insulation, and, yes, the wine cave a cool 18°C, not airconditioned, just buried, did the old builders know something we haven't learned yet, I wonder!
BELOW: CHATEAUX, ESTATES, MANORS, ONLY THE BEST
A selection of very special properties for sale in the south of France
NOT ONE,BUT TWO HAMLETS IN THE CEVENNES 2.300.000 €
Arguably the most sensationnal property I have had to sell in a long time, served by a private road and surrounded by 45ha of it's own territory, there is no nuisance at all, the wildlife reigns, the air is sweet and Montpellier is only an hour away, all comfort and toys are installed, the materials are local and integrated in the environment and to top it all the view is to die for!
SELLING A FANTASTIC HUGE ESTATE 3.360.000€
Imagine 625 acres of land surrounding the most gorgeous country house and new plantations of hundreds of olive trees and truffle oaks, views to die for, an enormous pool, woods and wildlife as well as a river, an organic garden, all bedrooms en-suite, it could be tuscany but it is heaven!
A SMALL AND WELL KEPT CHATEAU IN THE GARD
This small château shows a classic yet simple architecture, harbouring the most charming and tranquil 500m² living space with 7 bedroom suites and seperate staff bungalow. It hides behind centuries old trees and sits on gently sloping 27 acres, bordered by two brooks and irrigated by 4 generous springs feeding the bassins. Views are lovely and so is life, while Nîmes and Montpellier are both a stone throw away.
price 1.995.000 €
REF 9155 A FULLY RESTORED CEVENNES CHATEAU 1.470.000€
set on the edge of a hamlet overlooking the Gardon river, this family seized château offers 500m² of state of the art restored accomodations. The grounds cover 40 acres of forrest and terraced gardens with several bassins filled with springwater. Inside you discover the old fencing room, today the living-room, graced with the most spectacular stone cobbled floor, and a vast kitchen with vaulted ceiling and historic bread oven.
REF 9156 HAMLET LOST IN THE WOODS 1.312.000 €
This Cevenol Hamlet lies near a small town and within an hour from Montpellier yet light years from all the ills of civilisation the likes of pollution and noise. It is surrounded by 68 acres of evergreen oaks and chestnut trees and a cascading stream as several sources run through the terraced gardens. The hamlet, which lived in for over a thousand years, offers 4 distinctive and comfortable habitations including a manor house built by a Napoleonic general and called "the château".
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