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8 Bedroom Chateau - €3,725,000 - Location: Pau, Pau 40 minutes
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NAPOLEON III CHATEAU WITH 110 HECTARE PARKLAND ESTATEReference: IP950 - 8 Bedroom Chateau - €3,725,000 Location: Pau, Pau 40 minutes  chateau
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€3,725,000 is approximately : Australian Dollars : $6,362,151 British Pounds : £3,112,647 Canadian Dollars : $5,769,057 Hongkong Dollars : $42,892,928 Japanese Yen : ¥597,526,356 New Zealand Dollars : $7,804,806 Swiss Francs : F6,008,649 US Dollars : $5,492,401
Please note that these conversions are approximate and for guidance only. They do not constitute sale prices.
€3,725,000  
8 Bedroom Chateau - €3,725,000 - Location: Pau, Pau 40 minutes 
  
   
Main Floor Six balustraded steps rise to the main entrance with period glazed doors set under a balcony within a stone arch and pediments. Pair of glazed inner doors. Hall, 7x4.9m with two decorative windows east, panelled wainscoting, fleur-de-lys ‘encaustic’ floor tiles, three double doors lead off. Office, 6.3x3.7, with two windows east, wainscoting, small stone fireplace, pine floor boards. Library, 4.5x4.4, with plain cornice, east window, sisal floor, secondary stair to First Floor. Bathroom, 4.4x2.6m, with period roll top bath, pedestal basin & WC, grey & white period floor tiles. Salon 1, 7x5.4m, with two windows south, stone fireplace, wainscoting, chevron-laid oak parquet. Salon II, 7x6.8m, two french windows south, white marble fireplace, chevron-laid oak parquet. Glazed doors to Dining Room, 9x7m, with monumental painted timber fireplace, triple windows west with patterned leaded glass, arched bay to small north plant verandah, built in cupboard, oak parquet floor. Passage through to Kitchen and Lobby, 5x3m, to with third stair to first floor and down to basement. Kitchen, 6.4x4.2 with stable door, french windows to south terrace, white marble floor, wall of Boffi white and stainless steel units with deep sink and 5-burner gas hob. Inner hall, 6.9x6m, with main staircase rising two floors to coffered ceiling, decorative north window, oak parquet floor. The ground floor has a height of approximately 4m with main room ceilings ‘à la francaise’, decorated in Salon II & Dining Room First Floor A magnificent stair with oak treads & massive painted balustrade rises to a galleried landing and lobby from the secondary staircase. The first floor has bleached pine floors throughout. Bathroom I, 7x3.4m, marble fireplace and white painted floor, Starck bath & bowl on marble table, Italian shower, wall of clothes cupboards and separate bidet & WC. Master Bedroom, 7x5.3m at best, two windows & french doors east to balcony, fireplace with over mantle. Bedroom II or dressing room, 6.5x3.9m, with three windows east & south, marble fireplace. Passage from lobby with clothes hanging cupboard. Bedrooms III & IV, both 7x4m, with marble fireplaces, french windows south to shared balcony, walk in wardrobes, basin in adjacent lobbies. Passage serving bedrooms V and VI and third staircase. Bedroom V, 6x4.2m, with marble fireplace and south window. Bedroom VI, 5.2x4.3m, with marble fireplace and two west windows. Bedroom VIII, 4.3x3.6m, with marble fireplace and west window. Bedroom VII or Sewing Room with west window. Family bathroom, 4x5.4m at best with north window, double-ended Starck bath, bidet & WC, broad pedestal basin and walk in shower. Separate WC with Catalano basin & period enamel blue & white tiles. The secondary stair continues to attic floor with a total of 6 unrestored former staff rooms, under eaves and a central area below the roof timbers. Basement Floor A double flight of stairs descends to rear ground level. Parlour, 6.5x6m, a splendid period room with skylight lantern, handsome stone fireplace, electric Aga, walls in original blue & white patterned tiles, encaustic tiled floor. Kitchen, 3.4x2m, galley-style, with original stone sink, timber worktops, tiling as main room. Laundry Room, 4.7x3.4m, with Belfast sink, marble worktops and connections for appliances. Lobby, with separate WC. Cold Larder. Main basement, 15x6.5m, with gas central heating plant. Wine Cellar, 3.5x3m, with original iron racking for several thousand bottles. Timber store with gas CH unit, doors to exterior. Internal stair to Estate Office, 11x6.7m, with mezzanine and gallery above, multiple windows and french doors to north roof terrace. The 70sqm office has potential as an artist's studio, home cinema or games room. Further storeroom off gallery with doors back to main hall. Gatehouse Attractively restored accommodation totalling 180sqm over two floors with walled gravelled courtyard and small garden. Ground floor with Arudy marble floors, open plan 10metre living room, well equipped kitchen, bedroom/bureau, downstairs shower room & WC. First floor with new oak floor, 3 bedrooms and full bathroom. Outbuildings A. Cottage. Living room with Gascon fireplace and open plan kitchen. Separate WC, planned bathroom, 3 bedrooms currently under refurbishment. B. Cowshed, dated 1773, with double doors, 4 vehicle bays. C. Farm buildings dated 1887-1894, former winery, cattle pens, loft above. D. Coach houses, 1830s with 2 coach bays, stables with cobbled floors, tack room. E. Secondary dwelling, one up one down, with new plasterboard cladding. Several water storage tanks. F. Pool, 15x6m, with Roman steps, set on a lawned terrace, overlooking a kitchen garden lined with fruit trees and bordered by a stone wall with climbing roses. Land 110 hectares approx. A turning drive leads in from the gatehouse beside lawns lined with limes and oaks to hard standing laid in river pebbles and three parterres beside a giant plane tree. The pebbled area continues across a broad southern terrace, broken in the centre by steps dividing into two flights descending to a grassed walkway. Beyond is a copse of majestic planes, limes and cedars with a small period summerhouse. To the south an enchanting bowl of pasture with a stand of feature tress is flanked by woodland. An almost identical situation exists to the north. An outstanding asset of the property is the quality of its woodland which includes many fine specimens of Atlantic cedar, Scots pine, Douglas fir, red oak, tulip tree, lime and plane, a haven for birds and wildlife. The remainder of the estate is made up of further woodland with paths and rides, some parts cut back and new woodland regenerating and several sections of pasture to the south and west.
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