Beautifully Renovated Maison De Maitre with Large Barns in Landscaped Grounds

Property Description

A private estate comprising of an historically beautiful ensemble of buildings, including a maison de maitre and extensive outbuildings, set in landscaped gardens, just a short distance from the medieval hilltop town of Sauveterre de Bearn.

From entering the wrought iron gates, the landscaped courtyard with its circular driveway welcomes you to this graceful estate. The generously proportioned maison de maitre, with origins dating to the 17th century, offers almost 400m2 of habitable space, comprising a large entrance hall, reception room, dining room, study, kitchen, laundry room, boot room, shower and two toilets on the ground floor, with eight bedrooms, two bathrooms and five shower rooms over the first and second floors. Ideally suited for luxury Bed and Breakfast accommodation, the property has benefited from very recent renovations and is beautifully presented by the current owners.

Sitting adjacent to the main house, and forming part of the entrance courtyard, is a most attractive detached barn, which epitomizes the typical architecture of the Bearn region. Almost as grand as the maison de maitre itself, the barn offers the perfect function room for weddings and events of all kinds, the upper floor carpentry beams and cobbled stone stable floors providing the most attractive of period features. Behind this remarkable outbuilding lies another enclosed courtyard, with open sided outbuildings, ideal for hosting BBQ's, dining underneath the shady plane trees.

The area here is rich in culture and activities, and popular with holidaymakers. Local towns Sauveterre de Bearn and Saint Palais provide weekly markets focusing on local produce, some excellent restaurants and plenty of cultural festivals. The Atlantic coast around Biarritz and St. Jean de Luz and the lower Pyrenees can all be reached within 50 minutes.