Authentic Prestige Property, Château 18th & 19th Century Italian...

• Bedrooms: 13

This Château in Italian Renaissance style has an unusual history and is an exceptional luxury property with its Tuscan feel. It was built originally In the 18th Century as a Bastide and got converted several times in the 19th Century. Entirely restored by passionate owners with attention to details, the property offers all modern comfort combined with the authenticity and heaps of charm, cosiness and the feeling of serenity. The Château is ideal for entertaining; the privileged guests enter in another world with 6 reception rooms and several terraces overlooking the 18th Century park.

The property offers a big business potential with the existing houses and further outbuildings. The Château itself offers various possibilities too and could be divided without any work in a family part with complete privacy and a B&B part.

With easy access to infrastructure, the property is located near the sea and a historical town which is as well a valuable asset for business.Description of the Château
It offers about 800m² of living space on 2 levels facing east and west.
The 18th century park on the east leads to a beautiful Loggia in Italian Renaissance style with columns, Corinthians capitals, vaulted ceiling and mosaic floors, accessed by a double staircase. There are 2 further terraces overlooking the park.
A beautiful iron gate on the west opens to the welcoming courtyard ‘à la française’ with a fountain in the middle and the Château opposite. A caretaker’s house and outbuildings are forming the courtyard, please see description below. A double staircase is leading to the reception rooms and another access


Garden floor: former wine cellar with nice arches, heating room, storage etc.

1st floor: outside double staircase, large entrance hall, corridor, guest cloak room, ceiling hight 3.95m
Overlooking the courtyard are:


dining room with beautiful wooden fireplace and panelling, parquet floor
lounge with marble fireplace and terra cotta floor
guest bedroom with shower room, WC



Overlooking the park and all lounges are opening up to the beautiful loggia:


beautiful Italian Renaissance style loggia with mosaic floor with fresco
small corner salon with marble fireplace
cloakroom
library
sitting room
sitting room
master suit with sitting room, bedroom, dressing room and bathroom and access to another small loggia, in the same style as the large loggia, overlooking the park



Next to the dining room, a second entrance staircase arrives on a landing 3 steps higher, with access to the following rooms


reception bureau
large kitchen with original ‘potager’ and a fireplace/barbecue with access to a lovely terrace
terrace overlooking an east facing very charming courtyard and the park
pantry




2nd floor: there are a suite and 5 en-suite bedrooms and 2 terraces.
Overlooking the entrance courtyard are:


Suite with salon, bedroom and bathroom
En-suite bedroom with bathroom
Office



Overlooking the park:


en-suite bedroom in the tower north with bathroom
en-suite bedroom with bathroom leading to the terrace east overlooking the park
en-suite bedroom with bathroom leading to the east terrace
en-suite bedroom in the tower south with bathroom leading to the south terrace
large south facing terrace



Over the kitchen ail are former employees rooms which have not been touched.

Swimming pool 11m diameter in an 18th C. stone basin with bath in roman style, equipped with a powerful filtration system for Hotel standards
pool house with kitchen and authentic bred oven
shower room, wc
summer dining room in orangerie

Further houses all between 80 and 100m² living space
house 1   (guest house) with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, almost restored
house 2   (caretaker’s house) with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, almost restored
house 3   (baker’s house) still to restore
house 4   (worker’s house) still to restore


Outbuildings
In the Château courtyard is a Garage, a Stable and a Work shop as well as the caretaker’s house (see above). Further the houses 3 and 4 to be restored.

Former winery courtyard with secured entrance leading to further outbuildings in stone from the 17th, a patio with an old olive tree leading to the guest house (see above).
Covered parking

Grounds
The total 2.6ha comprises a beautiful tercentenary park, the courtyard à la française, the courtyard east and a meadow which could be ideal for horses. To the feeling of history add some thousand year old olive trees in the courtyards, stone basins with fountains and many other features. An automatic watering system is feed by a borehole and well which provide the water as well for the whole property. Rain water is collected. A septic tank with certificate is in place.
There is a possibility to buy more land.

General condition
The property is in top condition and has been restored to its perfection with knowledge and taste. There have been used only high quality materials like for floors, wall paper, paintings up to the sanitary equipment and radiators. There is a new central heating system by fuel throughout; most of the joinery is double glazed, alarm, remote gate, automatic outside light and much more comfort and quality.
A Château ready to move in which is rather unusual for this sort of properties!

Comment
The current owner has devoted a lot of time, energy and care to create an exclusive home!
Ideal for a big family home and/or offers a big business potential.

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