Charming Property in Mountain Village 25 Minutes from the Ski Slopes

Property Description

Lovely 19th century semi-detached stone built property of 130m2. Entering the house into the large fully fitted kitchen and dining room with adjoining utility room with WC. Leading into the generous sized sitting room of 35m2 with its rare black basin made from Izeste marble is featured in a guide of historical regional objects. Upstairs an airy landing leads to three spacious bedrooms, one en suite and a family bathroom both with WC's. All rooms face the gardens to the south-east of 900m2 which are palnted with trees and shrubs and also include a brick and stone outbuiding of 24m2 on 2 levels perfect for transformation into a Summer House.

The village is renowned for its ski station which lies above the village 20 minutes away with daily bus transport throughout the holiday season. There are many fabulous hiking trails in the area including the GR10 the famous Hiking trail from running from the Atlantic coast in the West to the Mediterranean in the East and the Chemin de St Jacques de Compostelle. This lively village has many summer festivities with live music and dancing, communal meals and demonstrations of Basque Pelote (akin to Squash) and dancing.

Amenities in the village include 2 good restaurants, an excellent butcher, 2 bakers and a weekly market. The village is 20 minutes from the Spanish border, 25 minutes south west of Oloron Sainte Marie and just over an hour from the airports of Pau and Biarritz and the beaches of the Atlantic coast.
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