Property summary
In the heart of the pretty village of Madiran, this superb Maison de Maître offers 7 bedrooms in 300m² of living area, and will absolutely captivate you with its gardens (7,000m²) which are planted with many unusual trees and shrubs, and shield the swimming pool (6 x 12m) and three horse boxes, all of which compliment the lovely building. Just a bit of restoration would turn this property into a fabulous home.
You enter the house from the veranda (8m²), into a small hall, and then another hall (3.4 x 2.3 = 8m²) leads, to the right to a boudoir (4.8 x 4.5 = 22m²), or to the left to a large living room (8.4 x 4.6 = 37m²) which boasts a superb open fireplace. The large kitchen (4.5 x 3.6 = 16m²) also has a period open fireplace. A door takes you to the laundry room (7m²) which has outside access. There is also a wc.
Going back to the entrance hall, a lovely wooden staircase which leads to the first floor and the second floor loft area.
The first floor landing serves 4 large bedrooms all with wooden floors and open fireplaces. Two of these, each of 21m², have access to a shower room with wash hand basin, wc and shower (2.5m x 2.3 = 6m²), the other two have access to a terrace overlooking the gardens, and have access to a bathroom with wash hand basing, wc and bath (6m²).
The second floor landing serves two large bedrooms (4.8 x 4.6 = 22m², excluding eave space). The wooden floors of the bedrooms on this floor are carpeted. There is also another room of 29m² which could be used as a play room, or artist's studio, or whatever you wish......
You will love the enchanting garden for its plants, shrubs and trees, many of which are unusual, but all laid out to give a sense of beauty and peace. Coming through the entrance gates, a small path leads to the right to the hardwood conservatory (6.0 x 3.1 = 19m²), to the side of which is a quarry stone shed (6.0 x 2.0 = 12m²). You continue along the length of the house to the 3 car garage (63m²), with a staircase leading up to the first floor which is covered with creeper (52m²). This garage could be converted into a gîte. To the left of the garage is an arbour (18m²), with a fitted barbecue.
Further down the well stocked garden is the swimming pool (12 x 6m), from which you have lovely views of the surrounding countryside.
To the right of the pool and a little lower down are 3 horse boxes, with electricity and water, and storage above for materials and hay.
The entire garden is served by an irrigation system which takes the water from natural sources, the mechanics of which are housed in a cellar underneath the house.
The construction is traditional and sound, and dates from the 1870's, the roof is local slate, the heating is oil fired, and the joinery is wood.
The property is situated close to schools, 30 minutes from Tarbes (Tgv), 50 minutes from Pau (Ryanair) and Tgv, 1 hr 30mins from Spain, and from the lower ski slopes, and from Biarritz and the Atlantic beach resorts, 2hrs from Toulouse (Tgv, motorail, International Airport Flybe, Easyjet, Bmibaby), and 3hrs 15mins from the Mediterranean.
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Main characteristics- 300 m² of habitable surface (3229 sqFt)
- 7010 m² of land (75455 sqFt)
- 9 rooms
- 7 bedrooms
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